ecovillage

A sculpture at one of the lakes in Tamera, Portugal

Give

A sculpture at one of the lakes in Tamera, Portugal

Blueprint meeting at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

From the outside

Blueprint meeting at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

Biogas experts discussing the production of a new biogas storage

The plan I

Biogas experts discussing the production of a new biogas storage.

An then there were stars

An then there were stars

I'm living in Essen, Germany. One of those city full of light pollution.

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

Solar Cities intern working on an IBC

Fit

Solar Cities intern working on an IBC.

more seeds for growth

more seeds for growth

more seeds for growth

Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant

Discuss I

Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant.

Working on parts for a biogas plant during the biogas experimentation week in Tamera, Portugal

Team work I

Working on parts for a biogas plant during the biogas experimentation week in Tamera, Portugal

I like tomatoes, growing only for seeds

I like tomatoes

I like tomatoes, growing only for seeds

ripe figs on a tree read to be cropped

ripe figs to be cropped

ripe figs to be cropped. They are so delicious.

Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant

Discuss II

Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant.

under the serious moonlight in Tamera, Portugal

under the serious moonlight

under the serious moonlight in Tamera, Portugal

A professor explaining a biogas plant to the audience

Biogas workshop II

A professor explaining a biogas plant to the audience.

Fairtrade arabic coffee sign at the hills of Tamera, Portugal

Fairtrade arabic coffee

Fairtrade Arabic coffee found on my why to hill

Shredding the straw bale at Tamera, Portugal

Straw bale shredder

Solar C³ITIES intern is Shredding the straw bale at Tamera, Portugal

TH Culhane explaining the Puxin biogas plant to biogas training course participants

Biogas workshop I

TH Culhane explaining the Puxin biogas plant to biogas training course participants.

Sundown at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

Sundown

Sundown at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

loci the cat sleeping on a bank in Tamera, Portugal

loci the cat

this cat needed much of scratching and fondling.

A small transporter besides a tree at an ecovillage

Sahara camping

A small transporter besides a tree at an ecovillage

A sunn distiller invented by Jürgen Kleinwächter, shown at Ecovillage Tamera in Portugal

Distill the sun

A sunn distiller invented by Jürgen Kleinwächter, shown at Ecovillage Tamera in Portugal.

"Self portrait" during sundown in Tamera, Portugal

Selfportrait

"Self portrait" during sundown in Tamera, Portugal

Besides the football field

Besides the football field

Besides the football field

A free wish - falling star during a night in Tamera, Portugal

A free wish

A free wish - falling star during a night in Tamera, Portugal

Optical engineer presenting a reverse optical path measurement.

Reverse optical path measurement

Optical engineer presenting a reverse optical path measurement.

Golf car

Golf car

Golf car

Different soils and its clay content during the testing process

Testing the clay II

Different soils and its clay content during the testing process.

Composting toilets

Composting toilets

Composting toilets

A view through a window into another world.

Wall cut

A view through a window into another world.

Part of the biogas experimentation week cheering for the cam

Happy together

Part of the biogas experimentation week cheering for the cam.

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Team site visit

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Sundown in Tamera Portugal

In the shadow

Sundown in Tamera Portugal.

A small junk yard in the middle of an ecovillage

Junk Yard

A small junk yard in the middle of an ecovillage

Working on the insulation of a biogas plant

Team work II

Working on the insulation of a biogas plant.

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

oh my portugal

Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people.…

The empty counters at the airport of Faro, Portugal

into the blue

In April 2015 I went to Portugal for the 2nd Tameran Blueprint meeting.

The moon

The LINK exchange

While being on Gran Canaria - specifically Las Palmas - for the LINK project - I had the chance to take my old Nex 7 out and shoot some photos.…

A40, a waste of time

Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye

Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.

A40 Essen at night

Ruhrpott Part One - a new city

Over 8 years I took a lot of photos. I started with a Canon 60D and then switched to a Sony Nex 7. Those bulky and heavy DSLRs are like dinosaurs.…

The listeners

Meetings for sustainability

A series shot during the Nordic Permaculture Festival 2022.

Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant

biogas experimentation week

In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week.

The escalators at Dupont Circle, Washington DC

the 7 states

In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Portuguese days

In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.