DIGITAL GEM TOUR 2020
Welcome to GEM: The Green Energy Mill. A foldable tower designed to provide solar and wind energy at festivals and events. After two years of building, testing, and refining, GEM was supposed to start its European festival tour this summer. Due to COVID-19 we had to change the original plan. Instead of showing the GEM Tower at the festivals itself, we now talk to the festival organisers in a new video series. We proudly present to you: Digital GEM Tour. A new video will be released every Friday!
VIDEO 6 – MAY 22, 2020
FIELDLAB SMARTBASE
THE NETHERLANDS
After weeks of GEM being in lockdown, it’s finally time to bring out the tower and to run tests. The GEM-Tower is now located at the Fieldlab Smartbase, a military base from the Dutch Ministry of Defence in Ede-Driesprong (NL).
In this sixth episode we’re speaking with Xander Beks from the Ministry of Defence, Maarten Arkenbout from Pieter Smit Group, and the GEM Team
FESTIVAL 5 – MAY 8, 2020
SAIL AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS
In this fifth episode we’re speaking with Nathan Wiersma, the executive producer of SAIL Amsterdam
SAIL Amsterdam is the largest maritime event in Europe. Once every five years, over 600 ships from all over the world arrive in the Port of Amsterdam.
SAIL Amsterdam traditionally begins with a twelve-kilometre long SAIL-In Parade featuring tall ships, heritage sailing craft, modern ships and replicas.
FESTIVAL 4 – MAY 1, 2020
ROCK FOR PEOPLE
CZECH REPUBLIC
In this fourth episode we’re speaking with Brenda Dobrovicsova, who is responsible for all non-musical entertainment at the Rock for People Festival
Rock for People is one of the largest open-air summer music festivals in the Czech Republic. This year was supposed to be the 26thedition and 30.000 people would have attended. The festival features both Czech and international acts of various genres.
FESTIVAL 3 – APRIL 24, 2020
GLASTONBURY
UNITED KINGDOM
In this third episode we’re speaking with Sam Hermitage, who helps Glastonbury Festival become more sustainable with his company Green Futures Festivals.
Glastonbury is a five-day music and arts festival, held on a dairy farm in Somerset, in the South West of England. This year was supposed to be Glastonbury’s 50th edition.
FESTIVAL 2 – APRIL 17, 2020
SCOUTING TEXEL 2020
THE NETHERLANDS
In the second episode of the Digital GEM Tour we talk to Chris Seggelink of Scouting Texel 2020.
Their event was supposed to start in May, with over 1,300 scouts joining the event. Sustainability has always been a big part of scouting, but these days even more!
FESTIVAL 1 – APRIL 10, 2020
PAASPOP
THE NETHERLANDS
WHAT IS GEM?
The GEM-tower is a green energy solution for festivals to replace fossil fuels and will help festivals to be more sustainable.
The GEM-tower is an initiative of PowerVIBES, an European Interreg NWE project.
