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Photography Series biogas experimentation week
In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week. I shot a lots of photos, documenting the Experimentation week. I also created a small temperature logging board using an Arduino and some DS18B20 temperature sensors. More info about Biogas are at Solar CITIES and at Biogas Central

Give
A sculpture at one of the lakes in Tamera, Portugal

From the outside
Blueprint meeting at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

The plan I
Biogas experts discussing the production of a new biogas storage.

The plan III
Checking the notes for a biogas plant design.

The plan II
Caps of IBCs used for a biogas plant.

Fit
Solar Cities intern working on an IBC.

Discuss I
Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant.

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

Testing the clay I
Clay tasting at the Permaculture Tamera, Portugal

Compare
Comparison of different soil / straw mixture and its clay content.

Discuss II
Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant.

Testing the clay III
Clay testing at the ecovillage Tamer in Portugal.

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

Sundown
Sundown at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

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

Selfportrait
"Self portrait" during sundown in Tamera, Portugal

Reverse optical path measurement
Optical engineer presenting a reverse optical path measurement.

Biogas sensor board
Temperature sensing unit for a biogas plant

A piece of art
A euro note origami looking like a shirt

Testing the clay II
Different soils and its clay content during the testing process.

Wall cut
A view through a window into another world.

Happy together
Part of the biogas experimentation week cheering for the cam.

In the shadow
Sundown in Tamera Portugal.

Team work II
Working on the insulation of a biogas plant.

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…

to the north
from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.

the blue flame tour
In 2014 I went to Ireland for protest, permaculture and biogas.

a Finnish year
On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne.

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.…

Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye
Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.

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

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.






