The autumn issue of SHAPE, a magazine from SCA on trends, markets and business, focuses on sustainable energy sources and how SCA turns foresting scraps into renewable energy. Another story tells how the French have re-discovered wood in house building.
Search for future energy
Algae that produce fuel oil? Turbines that harness tides? Solar panels in space? In the race against climate change, scientists are pursuing a dizzying array of visionary ideas for renewable energy. Perhaps one of their initiatives will lead to the breakthrough we need.
Fuel from the forest
Throughout the 20th century, the world took inexpensive and abundant oil for granted. But those days are over. That’s why SCA seeks alternative, renewable energy sources to satisfy its energy needs.
Work in time of cholera - 10 questions
Heike Haunstetter, a doctor on assignment for Doctors Without Borders, has battled epidemics and saved lives in Haiti and Malawi. But returning home to the comparative safety of her homeland is sometimes tougher, she says.
More stories
French constructors using more wood in houses, page 20.
The Empire State Buildning making a smaller carbon footprint, page 22.
Where you live may affect what fragnances you like, page 24.
Tricking the eye is a good way to make packaging stand out, page 27.
A visit to jake Symmond's tattoo parlor, page 32.
Norway's oil fund major shareholder in SCA, page 37.
Konstantin C Irina
SCA magazine SHAPE 3 / 2011 focuses on sustainable energy - English