Otilia Drăgan
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A master’s in International Relations, as well as working in online media for more than five years, have given her a deeper perspective on how people everywhere can inspire each other.
Homes on wheels, aircraft or boats, these fresh, sometimes quirky, ideas from all over the world are worth sharing.
Rare $3.5 Million Earthship With Five Bedrooms Is the Epitome of Luxury Off-Grid Living
18 Apr 2022, 02:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Living in a home that respects the environment, supports a circular economy, and is almost entirely self-sustainable doesn’t mean that you have to say goodbye to luxury amenities. This gorgeous earthship is even more than a home; it’s s...
Oil Tycoon Sells His Brand-New $63 Million Superyacht After One Year
18 Apr 2022, 01:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / While some superyachts can stay on the market for years before finding a new owner, others quickly move from one billionaire to another, despite their price tag. It’s not uncommon for wealthy owners to go for an even shinier new toy after bar...
Carrier Vessel Completes a Pioneering 42-Day Biofuel Trail in Oceania
15 Apr 2022, 05:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / LNG, e-methane, biofuel, ammonia – these are some of the current power words in the maritime industry. Just as SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) is considered the best solution that’s available now for green flights, alternatives to conve...
A Specially Equipped Drone Will Keep an Eye on Harmful Ship Emissions in the Baltic Sea
15 Apr 2022, 04:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Modern aviation technology is being used for the benefit of the maritime environment as well. Over the next few months, an unmanned air system (UAS) equipped with special technology will conduct monitoring flights over the Baltic Sea for a new Euro...
Russian Gold Tycoon’s Megayacht Crossed the Ocean for Nothing, Its Crew Detained in Fiji
15 Apr 2022, 03:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov is one of the oligarchs sanctioned by the U.S., the EU, and Great Britain. Earlier this week, his majestic megayacht Amadea was crossing the Pacific Ocean, apparently trying to make its way back to Russia to avo...
UK’s Royal Air Force Completes Successful Electric Aircraft Trials
15 Apr 2022, 03:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s almost impossible to talk about the future of aviation without including SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) and electric propulsion systems, which are two of the main solutions envisioned for zero-emissions flights. The environmental factor...
Millionaire Businessman’s “Entry-Level” Yacht Is a $19M Award-Winning Custom Beauty
15 Apr 2022, 02:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You know someone is ultra-rich when their “entry-level” yacht is a custom 154-footer worth almost $19 million. Yes, this Russian millionaire felt that he needed to upgrade from this gorgeous boat, several times. But 14 years later, the ...
Not Cats, but U.S. Paratroopers Stuck in Trees Were Rescued by Firefighters
15 Apr 2022, 01:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Any military training can have its bad moments, especially when mother nature gets moody. In this case, luckily, nobody got hurt and, at the end of the day, it was good practice for everybody involved. The 82nd Airborne Division prides itself in...
Shell to Develop a Charging Station for the First Electric Tugboat in the U.S.
14 Apr 2022, 05:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An energy giant and a major player in the maritime industry are expanding their joint commitment to green shipping. Shell and Crowley are not only introducing two pioneering vessels for the U.S. maritime sector but plan to accelerate the use of zer...
Lilium’s High-Speed eVTOL Jet Takes Final Steps Toward Certification
14 Apr 2022, 04:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Instead of luxury private jets, some could opt in the future for a new generation of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) jets. One of them, the Lilium eVTOL jet, is closer to certification. The Lilium German startup claims to have dev...
Airbus and Kawasaki Are Paving the Way for Hydrogen Commercial Aircraft in Japan
14 Apr 2022, 03:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The European aerospace giant Airbus is determined to turn its Zeroe emission-free aircraft concepts into reality as soon as possible. Another significant step on the path towards green aviation is the recent launch of a collaboration with Kawasaki ...
Robosen’s Awesome Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller Set Joins Optimus Prime
14 Apr 2022, 02:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Last year, Transformers’ fans and anyone with a passion for technology were happy to meet the new Optimus Prime toy created by Robosen and claiming to be the world’s first auto-converting, interactive robot of its kind. Now, Optimus Pri...
Russian Millionaire’s Extravagant Superyacht Takes Customization to Another Level
14 Apr 2022, 01:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Even before the current international sanctions against Russia brought the oligarchs’ superyachts to the forefront, Russian millionaires were known for owning some of the most opulent luxury toys out there. Some of the most popular charter ya...
This Six-Year-Old Designed the Logo for UK’s Historic Satellite Launch
13 Apr 2022, 06:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If you want to see what the happiest person on Earth looks like, all you have to do is see six-year-old Callum Wilkinson proudly holding his creation that won the Logo Lift Off Competition in the UK. Callum’s design will be featured on the ro...
Wisk and Skyports Join Forces for Autonomous Air Taxi Operations in the U.S.
13 Apr 2022, 05:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Over the past couple of years, the UAM (urban air mobility) sector focused mainly on the development of solid, reliable technologies for eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing). Now, it’s time to go to the next level by focusing more ...
Maintenance Operations for Offshore Wind Farms Could Rely on Drones Instead of Ships
13 Apr 2022, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is funding a project called Drones Wind Farm. The goal is to research the benefits of using transport unmanned air vehicles for maintenance services required by offshore wind ...
Samsung Heavy Industries to Build a Floating Nuclear Power Plant
13 Apr 2022, 03:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Seaborg is a young company (it was founded in 2014 in Copenhagen) that wants to make nuclear energy sustainable. The main way it’s doing that is by developing a Compact Molten Salt Reactor (CMSR) that is meant to become “one of the most...
Space Perspective Unveils the Future Neptune Capsule's Luxurious, Cozy Interior
13 Apr 2022, 02:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some of you probably wondered what it would be like to take a private jet to space, meaning to be able to enjoy the luxury and comfort of this type of air travel while being far away from Earth. This is no longer just a fantasy but a real experienc...
Golf Legend’s Former Luxury Toy Is Still One of the Most Impressive Superyachts
13 Apr 2022, 01:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You know a yacht is truly valuable when it continues to shine brightly almost two decades after it was delivered. Built to the exact specifications of golf legend and yachting enthusiast Greg Norman, this pleasure craft was born to write history, j...
UK’s Military Beasts Came Out to Play for the Largest Arctic Exercise in Three Decades
12 Apr 2022, 06:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Marine completed a real “tour de force” as Cold Response 2022 came to an end. This was the largest defense exercise unfolded in Norway since the Cold War, and hundreds of warships, fighter jets, helicopte...