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ACCIONA and J.R. Filanc Construction have been awarded by the South Coast Water District the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new ocean desalination plant that will provide fresh drinking water for residences and businesses in the South Orange County region.
The Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant – to be located in Dana Point, California – ...
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ACCIONA and J.R. Filanc Construction have been awarded by the South Coast Water District the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new ocean desalination plant that will provide fresh drinking water for residences and businesses in the South Orange County region.
The Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant – to be located in Dana Point, California – will include up to five fully submerged slant wells, one mile of raw water pipeline and a treatment facility utilizing reverse osmosis technology.
Alongside the South Coast Water District, including two public partnering agencies and California State Parks, ACCIONA and Filanc will work with Hazen on the design of the project where the new oceanwater slant wells will be located and all conveyance and treatment facilities, while also developing a carbon-neutral energy supply strategy.
DROUGHT PROTECTION
The Doheny Ocean Desalination Project will create a new local water supply that is drought-proof, while also providing an emergency water supply in case the area’s existing imported water supply is disrupted by earthquakes or other natural disasters.
The slant wells located below the ocean floor will provide the raw seawater source, avoiding any disturbance of marine life. The brine will be mixed with treated water from an adjacent wastewater treatment plant in an existing ocean outfall pipe (San Juan Creek Ocean Outfall) and released back into the ocean which is the regulatory and environmentally preferred method.
Once complete, ACCIONA will lead the operations and maintenance of the project for approximately 15 years to provide sustainable, local, high-quality water at a reasonable cost, with a facility able to withstand natural disasters and resilient to drought and climate change.
ACCIONA is a world leader in saltwater reverse osmosis, which is the most advanced, sustainable and widely-used desalination technology, capable of improving water quality and reducing environmental impact.
Reverse osmosis produces 6.5 times less CO2 emissions than conventional desalination technologies. The company can carry out all of the processes involved in developing a desalination facility: design, construction, operation and maintenance.
Some of ACCIONA’s most important desalination projects include the Port Stanvac desalination plant (Adelaide, Australia), Al Khobar 2 (Saudi Arabia), Collahuasí (Tarapacá, Chile), Tampa Bay (Florida, USA) and the <a href="https://all-andorra.com/torrevella/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Torrevieja</a> desalination plant in <a href="https://all-andorra.com/alicante/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alicante</a> (<a href="https://all-andorra.com/spain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spain</a>).
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Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the world, and Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, today announced a long-term partnership to make Fortnite and the Epic Games Store more accessible on millions of Telefonica Android devices. As a first step in this partnership, the Epic Games Store will be ...
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Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the world, and Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, today announced a long-term partnership to make Fortnite and the Epic Games Store more accessible on millions of Telefonica Android devices. As a first step in this partnership, the Epic Games Store will be available on all new compatible Android devices on the Telefónica network in <a href="https://all-andorra.com/spain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spain</a>, UK, Germany, Mexico and Spanish-speaking Latam. Players will now be able to more easily download Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe as well as third party games in the future. This is just the beginning, and over the next year the companies plan to expand the partnership and bring more benefits to mobile players across the Telefonica network.
The partnership between Telefónica and Epic Games has deep roots. Telefónica was the first mobile carrier to introduce Direct Carrier Billing in the Epic Games Store. Telefónica and Epic Games also created an unparalleled interactive music experience in Fortnite with the O2 Arena during the pandemic that attracted over 10.8 million players.
Lorena Senador-Gómez, Telefonica´s Director of Partnerships and Devices, said: “With this collaboration with Epic Games we strengthen our relationship and go one step further in delivering high-quality, accessible and innovative digital experiences to our customers”.
Michael Modon, Senior Director of Growth Partnerships for Epic Games, said “Thanks to our partnership with Telefonica, players will now be able to access the Epic Games Store and Fortnite directly on their Android devices. We look forward to expanding our collaboration with Telefonica to bring even more benefits to players.”
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SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 – Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL), Hispasat, and SES, has signed the agreement that will see the consortium design, build, and operate the IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) constellation on behalf of the European Union under a Public-private Partnership (PPP) model in ...
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SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 – Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL), Hispasat, and SES, has signed the agreement that will see the consortium design, build, and operate the IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) constellation on behalf of the European Union under a Public-private Partnership (PPP) model in the form of Concession with an initial duration of 12 years.
The constellation will comprise around 290 spacecraft including 264 low Earth orbit (LEO) and 18 medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites and is expected to be in service in 2030. The EU and Member States will be the anchor customers of the IRIS2 constellation, which will deliver enhanced communication solutions and high-speed broadband connectivity for consumers, governments and businesses, reinforcing Europe’s digital sovereignty and security.
The project is valued at some €10.6 billion, with public funding from the European Commission, EU Member States, and the European Space Agency representing c. 60% of the total project cost, supplemented by private financing from the consortium members. Eutelsat will invest in the region of €2 billion, back-end loaded to the later stages of the project.
Eutelsat will act as Consortium System Development Prime, the technical authority within the consortium. In this role it will leverage its unique LEO expertise and make available its priority spectrum rights in the Ku band to lead on the design of the LEO segment of the constellation, as well as co-leading on the conception of the common elements. Eutelsat will benefit, along with the other SpaceRISE members, from the scale advantages of shared fixed costs and R&D investments in the development of new technologies, while revenues from the EU will flow in during the build phase covering the up-front operating costs of the concessionaire. Finally, it will benefit, alongside its SpaceRISE partners, from commitments from the Commission and Member States for IRIS2 capacity to the tune of several hundred million Euros.
Eutelsat’s involvement in IRIS2 represents a key step in the company’s strategy to develop and expand its low Earth orbit capacities, and the extension of its existing OneWeb constellation will be technologically compatible with the future IRIS2 assets. Once operational the IRIS² constellation will offer compelling complementarity with Eutelsat’s existing LEO business, notably giving Eutelsat access to additional sellable LEO capacity secured by its investment of at least 1.5 Tbps out of a total of 2 Tbps of LEO capacity, at an attractive cost per Gbps, as well as to KaMil capacity not consumed by EU sovereign needs. Eutelsat will also be able to complete IRIS2 with further satellites to scale up capacity and carry additional payloads based on demand.
The project is fully consistent with Eutelsat’s financial framework and compatible with its required returns on investment. Eutelsat’s financial commitment is clearly capped, while the agreement signed today comprises protections to support the economics of the project including notably strict milestones providing for exit possibilities and compensation for consortium members in the event of missed of delayed targets compromising anticipated returns. Over the period of the concession, Eutelsat expects to generate revenues of at least 6.5 billion euros, derived from anchor EU customers as well as the global distribution of its LEO capacities to commercial customers.
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TotalEnergies announces the sale to EPUKI, the UK subsidiary of EPH, of 50% of its shares in West Burton Energy, a company wholly acquired in June 2024 with the announced intention to resale one half.
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TotalEnergies announces the sale to EPUKI, the UK subsidiary of EPH, of 50% of its shares in West Burton Energy, a company wholly acquired in June 2024 with the announced intention to resale one half.
West Burton Energy owns a 1.3 GW gas fired power plant and a 49 MW battery storage system in the United Kingdom. The plant will be operated by the joint venture between TotalEnergies and EPUKI.
“We are delighted to partner with EPH, a recognized and experienced power producer in the United Kingdom. Thanks to this operation, we are adjusting our net flexible generation capacity at 700 MW, which is consistent with the capacity required to support our Renewables growth in the United Kingdom. This integration between flexible and renewable assets will contribute to the objective of our Integrated Power business to reach 12% return by 2030”, said Sophie Chevalier, Senior Vice President Flexible Power & Integration at TotalEnergies.
TotalEnergies has been present in the UK for more than 60 years, employing more than 1,800 people across the energy value chain. As one of the country’s leading oil and gas operators, the Company operates around 30% of the UK Continental Shelf’s gas production, with average daily production of 142,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 2023 in company share.
TotalEnergies is deploying its Integrated Power strategy in the UK, which combines renewable power production and flexible power generation capacities. Its renewable portfolio in the county includes 1.1 GW of gross installed capacity (Seagreen offshore wind farm) and 4.5 GW under development. It was complemented in 2024 by the acquisition of gas-fired power plants (CCGT) with total output of 1.3 GW.
The Company is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of gas and electricity to businesses and the public sector. TotalEnergies also offers EV charging solutions and markets petroleum products including lubricants, aviation fuel, bitumen and specialty fluids.
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Airbus and BMW Group have pushed quantum computing forward another step to leverage its significant potential for future mobility solutions. At Q2B, the companies have unveiled the winners of the Quantum Computing Challenge, an international initiative to identify and mature quantum solutions for the most promising mobility applications.
Quantum computing has the potential to impact various ...
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Airbus and BMW Group have pushed quantum computing forward another step to leverage its significant potential for future mobility solutions. At Q2B, the companies have unveiled the winners of the Quantum Computing Challenge, an international initiative to identify and mature quantum solutions for the most promising mobility applications.
Quantum computing has the potential to impact various industries by speeding up our responses to an array of computational challenges, from optimising supply chains and manufacturing processes to improving vehicle and aircraft engineering. Quantum-inspired algorithms, already able to run today on classical high-performance computers, can be used to impact the design of the next generation of mobility solutions and give us a glimpse of the significant impact real quantum algorithms could have on future mobility solutions.
“The teams have achieved outstanding progress, and the results of this challenge confirm that quantum technologies have the potential to shape the next generation of aircraft,” said Isabell Gradert, Vice President Central Research and Technology at Airbus. “Quantum technology is no longer confined to only fundamental research. Even if it might still be a long way off, it’s clearly advancing towards industrial applications, and we must collaborate with the best experts in the world so that we can fully leverage its potential as soon as it becomes viable,” she added.
“Quantum technology has the power to redefine innovation across industries. This year’s Airbus and BMW Group Quantum Computing Challenge underscores the importance of cross-industry partnerships in accelerating the journey from groundbreaking research to practical applications,” said Robert Bruckmeier, General Manager Computing & Network Artificial Intelligence at BMW Group. “While we are still in the early stages, the progress made in this challenge reaffirms our belief in quantum technology’s potential to drive extraordinary advancements for the automotive industry.”
The results of the challenge will enable both companies to identify the most promising quantum computing applications to improve the way aircraft and cars are designed, manufactured and operated. A winning team was selected for each of five competition categories:
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<li>Quantum Simulation – The team from the University of Southern California in the U.S. demonstrated that material behaviour such as energy absorption and binding properties can be better understood by using quantum technologies.</li>
<li>Quantum Solvers – The team from the University of Hamburg in Germany showed how quantum computing could be combined with classical computing solutions to solve complex equations to minimise aircraft noise and maximise aerodynamic efficiency.</li>
<li>Quantum-powered Logistics – The team from 4colors Research, a start-up from the UK, used quantum computing to minimise CO2 emissions and other costs required in the supply chain logistics process, a particularly complex challenge for the mobility sector.</li>
<li>Quantum Machine Learning – The team from Quandela, a start-up from France, explored whether quantum computing can enhance critical scenario generation, such as transforming limited daytime data into precise and realistic nighttime conditions. The potential application for mobility would be to improve the reliability of autonomous systems in diverse environments.</li>
<li>And in the Golden app, open category – The team from TU Delft, a Netherlands University, provided a novel solution in quantum composite design. Their work stood out for its real-world applicability, specifically addressing optimisation techniques in the layering of carbon fibre materials. The weight-saving properties of carbon fibre are particularly important to reducing fuel consumption in the aviation and automotive industries.</li>
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All finalists in this competition were given access to quantum resources through Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run their algorithms, as well as an opportunity to work with aerospace, automotive and quantum experts from Airbus and the BMW Group.
Launched in December 2023 and hosted by The Quantum Insider, the Quantum Computing Challenge aims to inspire the global quantum computing community to take solutions out of the lab and put them into practice in the field of transportation. A jury composed of world-leading quantum computing experts – from academia to industry – teamed up with Airbus and the BMW Group to select five winners from more than 100 submissions. Each of the five winners was awarded a prize of €30,000.
About BMW Group
With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2023, the BMW Group sold over 2.55 million passenger vehicles and more than 209,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the financial year 2023 was € 17.1 billion on revenues amounting to € 155.5 billion. As of 31 December 2023, the BMW Group had a workforce of 154,950 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action, from the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase of all products.
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<title>Leonid Antipenko: A comment on the book by Robert Laughlin “Another Universe”</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Antipenko Leonid Grigorievich – candidate of philosophical sciences, senior research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
My message concerns Laughlin’s criticism of Einstein’s general theory of relativity (GTR) and the cosmology created on its basis. (Since general theory of relativity is not the only relativistic theory of gravity, we shall ...
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My message concerns Laughlin’s criticism of Einstein’s general theory of relativity (GTR) and the cosmology created on its basis. (Since general theory of relativity is not the only relativistic theory of gravity, we shall call it the orthodox theory of gravity.) They call Laughlin a “troublemaker,” in the West, and one can understand it by reading his book, Laughlin, Robert B. A Different Universe (Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down), New York, 2005. However, before discussing the contents of the book, I provide a few introductory remarks about the prerequisites on which GTR is built.
The GTR language is used for Riemannian differential geometry and tensor calculus. Since Riemannian geometry can vary in different directions (the concept of curvature or radius of curvature is important for it only), then it is subject to tensor calculus, metric tensors in GTR. It is also important to note that Riemannian geometry should not be confused with Rieman or parabolic geometry. The latter belongs to the number of geometries that I would call system-standard geometries, which are based on three concepts: elliptic (elliptic geometry), parabolic (Euclidean parabolic geometry), and hyperbolic (Lobachevsky hyperbolic geometry). The first two geometries are special cases within hyperbolic geometry.
The special theory of relativity (Special relativity) uses four-dimensional Hermann Minkowski space-time, or Pseudo-Euclidean space. The space geometry is a result of the Lobachevsky geometry (Hyperbolic geometry). This means that the Lorentz transformation group is isomorphic to the translational motion group in hyperbolic geometry. Serbian mathematician Vladimir Varićak was the first to demonstrate this isomorphism.
Theorems of Noether (Emmy Noether), which demonstrate the correspondence between the symmetries of geometric space-time to the laws of physical quantity conservation. These theorems are valid in all cases, including STR, but are factored out in GTR. This theory separates the dynamic conservation laws of physical quantities from the invariance laws of geometric quantities.
D. Hilbert-derived equations for the general theory of relativity. For this purpose, he applied the calculus of variations to the magnitude of physical action. It seems that Hilbert lost interest in these equations after he became convinced that the law of conservation of gravitational energy was not respected in GTR.
The concept of covariance replaces the concept of invariance in GTR. The principle of general covariance formulation states that equations describing physical phenomena in different coordinate systems must have the same form. The term is generally a covariant equation. The principle consists of two provisions.
The equation fulfillment occurs in the absence of gravity, i.e. it corresponds to the laws of special theory of relativity when the metric tensor in it is equal to the tensor of flat Minkowski space-time, so that the equivalence of all inertial systems takes place (the affine connection is equal to zero).
A physical equation is generally covariant, i.e., it retains its form under arbitrary coordinate transformations (the physical content of the equations does not depend on the choice of coordinate system). There are two methods of transforming coordinates (basis vectors): covariant and contravariant.
The main drawback of GTR, which has led to many misunderstandings and errors, is that it does not distinguish between geometric movements and physical body movements. It is impossible to directly identify force fibers (P. A. Florensky), which exist between electric charges or point massive bodies (material points), using geodesic lines in Riemannian geometry. In GTR, where such identification takes place, the question arose, among other things, of what to do with the structure of empty physical space, which has lost its classical ether. They tried to solve this issue in the following way. In the Einstein-Hilbert gravitational equation, which relates the Ricci tensor, scalar curvature, and metric tensor, the components of which allow us to determine the square of the space-time interval, the cosmological constant Λ is sometimes included and sometimes excluded.
In particular, researchers needed to introduce into the general theory of relativity the concept of a physical vacuum, the energy density of which was calculated from a combination of three parameters: Λ, c and G, where c is the speed of light and G is the gravitational constant. However, this did not lead to any positive results regarding determining the properties of a physical vacuum or establishing a connection between GTR and quantum theory.
Of course, regarding the hyperbolic geometry of Lobachevsky, the question of how to relate geometry to physical movements in this case still exists on the agenda. The hyperbolic geometry of Lobachevsky provides an answer to this question. The constant contains a constant with dimension K. Gauss called “absolute length”. The Lobachevsky constant complements other universal physical constants.
I’m turning directly to Laughlin’s book now. He shows what the temptation of that mental experiment is, which Einstein around was guided by when he created the General Theory of Relativity. He writes that we should imagine astronauts falling to the ground (an unfortunate experiment). They initially thought that they were in deep space; however, after a while, they noticed that the objects traveling with them were moving slightly closer. Why is this happening? Because the closest paths in free fall are directed toward the center of the Earth and eventually meet there. «Einstein was struck by the similarity between this effect and the convergence of lines of longi¬tude at the north and south poles. In that case, the tendency of some straight-line paths to converge is a consequence of the curvature of the earth-a medium made out of conventional matter. Then, in a flash of insight that leaves us breathless even today, he guessed that free-fall paths actually are lines of longitude on a higher-dimensional surface, and that gravity occurs because large masses stretch this surface and cause it to curve».
This is how he obtained mathematical equations to describe the gravitational field according to Laughlin*. The equations express the relationship between the momentum-energy tensor (matter) and the curvature of four-dimensional space. (Laughlin calls the momentum-energy tensor (of matter) stress-energy. It follows from these that space-time can pulsate and become covered with ripples in addition to its tension. This conclusion is consistent with our physical intuition and analogous to how a seismic wave propagates on the earth’s surface when an earthquake. On the one hand, Laughlin notes, we take the view, based on the success of the (special) theory, that space is something fundamentally different from the matter moving in it. On the other hand, the similarity between Einsteinian gravity and the dynamic curvature of real (italics ours – L.A) surfaces is quite obvious – a similarity that leads us to describe space-time as a material fabric. (“Bright young students inevitably pick up on this and ask the professor what moves when gravitational radiation propagates. They receive the answer that space-time itself provides, which prevents them from feeling cold. It is like learning that the surface of the sea undulates because it is an undulating surface”).
Students’ curiosity, Laughlin continues, is neither naive nor misplaced. The equations of general relativity must be adjusted to fill the existing vacuum (empty). The correction consisted of adding a known cosmological constant, which could have the physical meaning of “a uniform mass density of the relativistic ether.” “Einstein originally, − Laughlin writes, − set this constant to zero on the grounds that no such effect [of ether] seemed to exist. The vacuum, as far as anyone knew, was really empty. He then gave it a small nonzero value in response to cosmological observations that seemed to indicate the opposite, and then later removed it again as the observations improved”.
Laughlin further notes that the manipulation of the cosmological constant has become fashionable. But no one here notices the deeper problem. It is associated with the mystical belief that the symmetry of the theory of relativity (the identification of space-time with matter) is absolute and that it is impossible to violate it for any reason on any length scale. However, the concept of absolute symmetry is not relevant. If the theory of relativity is always true, then there must be a reason. If we try, as Laughlin says, to use relativistic equations to describe vacuum spectroscopy, then we face the fact that they are meaningless unless relativity or the equally important gauge invariance is discarded at extremely short distances.
By clarifying the essence of the physical vacuum, Laughlin concludes about the existence of emergent physical systems and matter. What should be considered primary in general – the laws of interaction of individual parts from which the whole arises, or the (emergent, collective) condensate? Laughlin tended toward the second alternative, relating the physical vacuum to an emergent whole. “Another Universe” author argues that the theory of relativity says nothing about whether matter infiltrates the universe, but only that any such matter must have relativistic symmetry. However, the existence of a physical vacuum cannot be ignored without examining the corresponding experiments on this matter. The physical vacuum should be called the dynamic ether, if this name were not taboo.
Likewise, according to Laughlin, the cosmology that emerged on the basis of this theory is not consistent with the facts. Instead, it is an ideology that emerged from old controversies over the validity of the theory of relativity. The concept of emergent states of matter assumes the existence of phase transitions between states. Laughlin in “Fractional Quantization” Nobel lecture expressed the following important judgment: “I myself have come to suspect that all the important outstanding problems in physics are emergent in nature, including particularly quantum gravity”.
According to Laughlin, it also seems strange that the Big Bang concept announces the existence of phase transitions but does not draw the correct conclusions from these. One such transition is the inflationary era. But what had come before was not detectable because it had been beyond the horizon. In general, the Big Bang concept or hypothesis is meaningless because it does not satisfy the falsifiability criterion. We would like to add that the language of tensor calculus, in which gravity is described in GTR, is not adequate for describing gravitational phenomena on a universal scale.
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<title>The expansion of the Instituto Cervantes in Andorra has as its main function the promotion of Spanish culture, said Luisa Fernanda Garrido, director of the Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse</title>
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The Spanish Embassy in Andorra inaugurated an exhibition of photographs by Judith Prat entitled Witches. The Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse is Co-Organiser of this exhibition, as well as many other cultural events that took place at the embassy. We talked to the director of the Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse, Luisa Fernanda Garrido, about this exhibition, ...
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The Spanish Embassy in Andorra inaugurated an exhibition of photographs by Judith Prat entitled Witches. The Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse is Co-Organiser of this exhibition, as well as many other cultural events that took place at the embassy. We talked to the director of the Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse, Luisa Fernanda Garrido, about this exhibition, as well as the significance and international impact of the institution she heads.
Interview: Irina Rybalchenko
Tell us about the cooperation between the Instituto Cervantes and the Spanish Embassy in Andorra. How many joint cultural events have been organised in 2024? What are your plans for 2025?
In Andorra, the Instituto Cervantes is represented by the Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse, which organises a series of cultural events in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in Andorra, as well as the DELE Spanish certification exams, which are recognised worldwide. The exams are organised in collaboration with the Andorran Ministry of Education—each year, two exams are organised for the many candidates who are nominated.
As for cultural activities, in addition to the events organised by the embassy itself, there are a dozen cultural events aimed at different audiences. Students, for example, enjoy scientific seminars such as: ‘Microbial perception: history and current state of biotechnology’, or a seminar on maths and magic called Mathemagic.
We have hosted literary and scientific evenings with the writer-historian Elvira Navarro, a high school teacher Àgatha Ortega Cera, and a scientist Jaime Lira. We have also held exhibitions, both in Toulouse and Andorra. One of them was entitled: A New Dialogue, Another Work, Two Artists. The Andorran artist Javier Balmaceda and the Spanish artist Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, both from Andorra, were the main contributors. For 2025, we are just recently creating the programme, but we can say in advance that we will have exhibitions, concerts, and, of course, various literary meetings.
What can you tell us about the current photography exhibition Witches and its concept? Judith Prat is a photographer and documentarian with a strong gender focus. What does this have to do with witches?
Through numerous images, the exhibition Witches traces the thread of the history of witch hunting that took place in Europe between the 15th and 18th Centuries, and in particular in the Pyrenees. The photographs recreate a map that visually recalls the events and key locations of the witch hunts with portraits of women currently living in the mountains on both the Spanish and French sides.
Judith Prat. A Personal View: this exhibition identifies symbols, traditions, and stigmas with the aim of breaking down old stereotypes and honouring the memory of them, thus facilitating the encounter between past and present.
The Andorran witch hunt investigation is the least studied in Europe. The most serious research was first carried out in 2004 by journalist Robert Pastor. The cataloguing of these studies by the National Archives of Andorra made it possible to bring together the entire corpus of documentary material and to expand on Robert Pastor’s work, much of which was transcribed and studied as part of Pau Casteia’s doctoral thesis. How has Andorra progressed in its study?
Andorra has very good specialists: among them is Aurora Baena, who gave a brilliant presentation at the opening of the exhibition in the Principality.
The Instituto Cervantes was created in Spain in 1991 and is already present in 89 cities in 45 countries on five continents. Tell us about the unit in Toulouse: how many students does it have? 
The Instituto Cervantes disseminates and promotes the linguistic and cultural diversity of Spain and Latin America in collaboration with various regional, national and international organisations. This happens either through courses and activities in the network of centres, or through various projects or resources that the Institute develops on the Internet. The official and popular languages of Spain find an international impetus in the Institute’s various actions around the world. During the 2023-2024 academic year, the Institute registered 132,776 students worldwide—110,702 students enrolled in Spanish language courses and the remainder in teacher training courses.
In the Toulouse unit, we had around 500 students in the 2023-2024 academic year and 783 candidates took the DELE exam, 104 of whom were Andorran.
Our range of courses is diverse: from general Spanish courses to specialised courses such as Spanish for children, Spanish for radio, or DELE preparation courses.
The Instituto Cervantes in Toulouse offers a cultural programme all year round and also participates in the city’s many festivals. Can you tell us about these events? 
The Castilian and the Spanish culture is well represented in Toulouse. Many schools include Spanish in their subjects and organise events with guest writers. Spanish is a very popular language in France, with almost all schools having it as a subject or as a bilingual baccalaureate option. And all universities have Spanish departments.
I would also like to highlight the Spanish departments in the universities, which have outstanding Latin American professors in disciplines ranging from the humanities to law and science.
The life of the Instituto Cervantes is largely centred on Cervantes-related activities and is in constant connection with the recovery of the historical memory of Cervantes. The holdings of our library, named in honour of Manuel Asagna, are extensive and highly valued (they contain real bibliographical gems).
The people of Toulouse appreciate our efforts and our dedication and consider us an important player in the cultural life of the city and the preservation of the historical heritage.
The Instituto Cervantes collaborates with many of the city’s cultural agents and festivals to work with them to promote Spanish musicians, photographers, historians, film directors, writers, as well as actors and authors of shows for children.
As far as Andorra is concerned, some events are organised twice: once for young audiences and schoolchildren, and once for adult audiences.
The expansion of the Instituto Cervantes in Andorra has as its main function the linguistic certification and promotion of Spanish culture. The invaluable assistance of the Spanish Embassy, together with the Ministry of Education, is essential for realising this expansion.
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The University of Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia), scientific starts campaign to study the impact of global change and human activities in Antarctica.
Antarctica is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planet. Climate change, invasive species and the impact of human activities are threats to a delicate balance of biodiversity and natural systems on this continent. The University ...
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The <a href="https://all-andorra.com/university-of-barcelona/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Barcelona</a> (<a href="https://all-andorra.com/spain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spain</a>, <a href="https://all-andorra.com/catalonia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catalonia</a>), scientific starts campaign to study the impact of global change and human activities in Antarctica.
Antarctica is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planet. Climate change, invasive species and the impact of human activities are threats to a delicate balance of biodiversity and natural systems on this continent. The University of Barcelona is launching a campaign in the southernmost latitudes of the planet: CHALLENGE-2. This campaign aims to understand and mitigate the effects of human activities and natural systems on the Antarctica’s marine ecosystems.
The campaign, which begins on 8 January, is led by researchers Elisenda Ballesté and Conxita Ávila, from the UB’s Faculty of Biology and the UB Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio).
CHALLENGE-2 will expand the scientific understanding of the Antarctic marine ecosystems and will provide critical data to develop sustainable management strategies and improve the protection of ecosystems increasingly exposed to human pressures and the impact of global change.
The new campaign, which is a continuation of the previous CHALLENGE and BACTPLAST projects on the Antarctic Peninsula, will integrate scientific data to establish clear links between different environmental pressures and observed changes in biodiversity and ecological health of ecosystems.
For five weeks, the project team will study the impact of global warming and changes in biodiversity at different scales (macro- and microorganisms), especially on species that act as bio-indicators of the environmental health of the ecosystem. They will also study marine litter — especially microplastics — both in the water column and in sediments, as well as in some benthic organisms, to understand the distribution of these compounds and the effects they have on the natural environment. The project will also study the microbial communities of plastispheres — an emerging habitat associated with plastic waste that is highly resistant to environmental change — and the presence and transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacterial genes, a potential threat in terms of the spread of disease in the same remote environments.
The sample collection campaign, on board of the oceanographic ship Bio Hespérides, will follow a latitudinal gradient from Margarida Bay to the South Orkney Islands. They will collect samples from pristine areas — with minimal human influence — and from areas that are more affected by anthropic activity — areas close to scientific bases and tourist activities. This comparative approach will make it possible to contrast the results between areas with different anthropogenic pressure and to obtain a more complete perspective on the differential impact of human activities on Antarctic marine ecosystems.
In previous campaigns, UB research activity in Antarctic regions has been decisive in expanding the natural catalogue of marine biodiversity, with the discovery of new species of marine invertebrates — molluscs, annelids, nemertea, bryozoans and other organisms — as well as identifying bioactive compounds of marine origin of potential pharmaceutical interest and deepening our knowledge of the ecology of Antarctic benthic ecosystems.
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<title>Research reveals the asymmetrical nature of the language model in the Spanish Constitution</title>
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Joan Ridao, lecturer at the University of Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia), has published an article in the International Journal of Constitutional Law (Oxford University Press) on multilingualism in Spanish public authorities. Among his conclusions, he points out the lack of presence and promotion of linguistic diversity by the central government.
The article states the following: “There is ...
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Joan Ridao, lecturer at the <a href="https://all-andorra.com/university-of-barcelona/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Barcelona</a> (<a href="https://all-andorra.com/spain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spain</a>, <a href="https://all-andorra.com/catalonia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catalonia</a>), has published an article in the International Journal of Constitutional Law (Oxford University Press) on multilingualism in Spanish public authorities. Among his conclusions, he points out the lack of presence and promotion of linguistic diversity by the central government.
The article states the following: “There is a lack of state legislation to ensure that all people can interact with central public authorities or general public institutions in the official language of their choice with full validity and effectiveness.”
The text also stresses that the linguistic model of the Spanish Constitution is asymmetrical, as it considers Spanish as a “lingua franca” and as a “tool to create a bond of political union”. “There is no recognition of multilingualism in all public spheres, as there is in Belgium, Canada or Switzerland”, says Ridao. One specific aspect of this asymmetry is that the Constitution establishes the duty to know Spanish, but this is not the case for the other co-official languages.
The possible solutions suggested in Joan Ridao’s article are the reform of Article 3 of the Spanish Constitution, on the languages of Spain, or else an expansion of the Constitution so that Spain would be oriented towards a system of national languages that would “make effective” the dual-official-language regime.
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<title>The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show 2024 attracted attendees from 100 countries</title>
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The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show 2024 drew to a close in December 2024, with a series of key deals and announcements, all set to drive the business aviation industry forward. The event attracted attendees from 100 countries, showcasing a notable rise in international participation compared to previous editions—underscoring its ...
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The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show 2024 drew to a close in December 2024, with a series of key deals and announcements, all set to drive the business aviation industry forward. The event attracted attendees from 100 countries, showcasing a notable rise in international participation compared to previous editions—underscoring its importance to the global business and private aviation sectors.
Throughout the show, more than 145 local, regional and international exhibitors displayed the latest business aviation aircraft, technology and solutions which are supporting the industry’s strong growth trajectory.
The MEBAA Show 2024 concluded on a high note, witnessing over 145 exhibitors and more than 30 aircraft on display, cementing its position as the foremost business aviation platform in the Middle East and North Africa. It was one of the most remarkable static displays in the MEBAA Show’s history, with representation from leading names such as Airbus Corporate Jets, Boeing Business Jets, Bombardier, Dassault Aviation, Embraer, Gulfstream, Textron, and more.
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