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Flexpark for Nissan: one in thousands

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:52:54 +0000

When Nissan wrote out a competition called ‘Think outside the parking box‘ to challenge the future of urban parking we knew we had a big chance with Flexpark. Many cities struggle with the parking issue, resulting mainly in higher prices (Amsterdam being the most expensive in the world) and expensive and risky parking garage construction projects in historic city centers. ULURU|Beagle thinks a lot can be gained from the space that is already there by using it more efficiently.

Flexpark is all about flexible parking: saving space by fitting your car in the most efficient spot. You can reserve your parking space in advance based on car size, price, term, location and additional services like security and battery charging for electric cars. The result: more cars parked in the same space and fair prices. As you pay per centimeter Flexpark stimulates driving smaller cars allowing even more cars to be parked.

Technology is proven, using satnav to navigate and communicate with Flexpark and using LED to frame and guide you to your exact spot. Actually, city counsils could start right now using just a bucket of paint…

From over 3000 (!) participants from 96 countries ULURU|Beagle made it to the final 66! Do we agree with the jury on the winning concepts? Let’s just say we think our concept is certainly realistic and is bound to show up somewhere in the future of urban parking. Kanagawa maybe?

ULURU|Beagle energy efficient

admin — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:30:08 +0000

ULURU is developing several products and services that use less energy efficiently. Many new energy sources provide more efficient and cleaner electricity and ULURU is looking into new ways of harvesting this energy. Don’t complain, just rework the system!

Sustainability viking style

evert — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:07:43 +0000

Captain Rob McDonald from Emmeloord knows how to shift from thinking green to acting green. In the port of IJmuiden he showed us his viking replica ‘the Thor’ which he built entirely out of fifteen million popsicle sticks.

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Act green
Captain Rob built his ship – which is fifteen metres long and seven metres tall – in five years using recycled materials such as popsicle sticks.

He did this together with some five thousand young students. He received support from an ice cream manufacturer that donated surplus popsicle sticks and a company offering 2,5 tons seawater proof glue. In addition to that, people from all over the world sent used popsicle sticks to McDonald.

A nice way to shift from thinking green to acting green. Or, as McDonald put it: “I want to show people what we can do with the stuff we throw out every day. Kids pick up the popsicle sticks, let’s build something really cool with it.”

Sailing to Florida
The captain wants to sail his eco friendly ship to England and then cross the Atlantic. The goal is to take the same route the vikings once used and finally arrive at Key West in Florida.

Captain Rob has an obvious affinity with popsicle sticks. In the past, he built a replica of the Zeven Provincien using 17,888 popsicle sticks. Later, in 2003, he built a ship using 370,000 popsicle sticks. McDonald has already made several attempts at crossing the Channel to England but each time he was forced to abort his mission, amongst others because of heavy storms.

Water speed record
However, Captain Rob is not about to give up and is already making plans for the future. One of his plans is to be the first to sail a viking ship up the Thames. He also wants to set a water speed record with a different vessel equipped with an eco-friendly propulsion system. “I want to do that when this dream is done and the boat sold.”

Like ULURU|Beagle, Rob believes that nothing is impossible. “You can do anything. If you can think it, can dream it, you can do it.” ULURU|Beagle wishes captain Rob a safe journey. Going green on a beautiful blue ocean.

More efficient and cleaner electricity
ULURU|Beagle is a big fan of innovative green concepts, which is one of the reasons our reporters set out on an eco friendly electric scooter. We are also working on several products and services that help reduce our daily energy consumption.

Stay tuned for more news on our green innovations.