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Badajoz (Spain), Sep 21 (EFE).- (Camera: Carlos García) Cooperation between Spain and Portugal designs its future to prioritize actions and projects that contribute to having a smarter, greener European Union (EU), social and, above all, "focused on the citizen."FOOTAGE OF THE DAY OF COOPERATION THAT WAS HELD IN BADAJOZ ON DECEMBER 18.
This array of 149 Xenon short-arc lamps is called Synlight, and it's designed to be an artificial sun. Invented by the German Aerospace Centre, or DLR, Synlight can produce up to 10,000 times the intensity of natural sunlight experienced on Earth. Researchers and scientists turned on their machine for Ruptly in Juelich on Monday. The Synlight array measures 45 by 52 feet but all the powerful bulbs are designed to concentrate their light radiation on a small space which measures just 8 inches by 8 inches. Its inventors claim that the synthetic sun can generated temperatures up to 3000 degrees Celsius and beyond. Synlight was created with a specific purpose in mind. Hydrogen fuel, considered by many to be the fuel of the future because it emits no carbon when burned, is derived by breaking water down into its base atoms. However, this process requires a huge amount of heat energy. Synlight is meant to power the reaction to obtain hyrdogen fuel in a way that uses as little fossil fuels as possible. The high power array also has potential uses in other fields as well, including scientific research and commercial applications which require an intense source of heat. The project cost about 3.5 million euro to buid, funding which was provided by the German government and automaker BMW.
German unemployment fell by more than expected in January, with the jobless rate sinking to a new record low, pointing to steady growth in Europe's largest economy despite an economic slowdown in emerging markets. Sonia Legg reports.
German consumer morale holds steady going into February as shoppers felt more upbeat about the outlook for Europe's largest economy. As David Pollard reports, there are encouraging signs elsewhere in the euro zone too despite the slowdown in China.
German manufacturers return to growth but France and Italy's weaken further - while the euro sinks on a warning from Mario Draghi that the ECB faces an uphill struggle. Ciara Lee reports.
Tens of thousands of farmers take to the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw in protest against what they see as excessive EU environmental requirements and unfairly cheap imports. EU ministers met on February 26 in an attempt to streamline the rules and reduce red tape that have fuelled Europe-wide protests in recent weeks. IMAGES - CONTINUES VID No 34KB86M