Germany’s Solar Sleeping Pods Are Turning Freezing Nights Into a Chance for Survival.
Imagine spending a freezing winter night on the street, with nowhere warm to go. Now imagine a small shelter that uses the power of the sun to help protect you from the cold. In Germany, solar-powered sleeping capsules are offering homeless people a safer place to rest during harsh winter nights.
Designed to provide protection from the elements, these compact shelters show how renewable energy can serve a deeply human purpose. But there is more to these unusual shelters than meets the eye. The Ulmer Nest capsules have insulated walls, fresh-air systems, and sensors that alert support workers when someone uses a shelter. The next morning, workers can check on the person and connect them with additional help.
These capsules are an emergency safety measure, not a replacement for permanent housing or proper shelters. But on a bitterly cold night, a small, secure space can make a meaningful difference. Sometimes, the most powerful use of technology is not changing the world. It is helping someone survive another night. Source: Stadt Ulm. Ulmer Nester stehen ab dem 10. November wieder bereit.
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
