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Circular use of soil, stone and gravel can save Europe €6 billion a year
Europe produces 4.2 billion tonnes of aggregates such as soil, stone and gravel every year. These…
Brainstorm DeGrowth Will Save The World
The Biobased Economy Knowledge Centre of Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen (The Netherlands) concludes its…
ReThink Waste challenge 2023 launched
The ReThink Waste challenge is up and running! In Wageningen (Netherlands) last week, 27 student teams…
Seven international start-up trade missions this year
The Dutch National Agency for Entrepreneurship, RVO, will organise seven new international trade missions for start-ups…
Nappy waste yields new raw materials
Kenyan Melvin Kizito moved from Nairobi (Kenia) to Sittard-Geleen in The Netherlands. At the Brightlands Chemelot…
Oil companies dive into algae farming
Large-scale cultivation of algae in the ocean could save the climate but also feed the world's…
‘New pipelines Antwerp – Geleen – Ruhr indispensable for climate and energy transition’
Belgian chemical and life sciences sector federation essenscia stresses the urgent need for an underground route…
Shell replaces Australian coal plant with a giant battery
Greenspot has announced that it will partner with Shell Energy on a 500MW/1,000MWh Battery Energy Storage…
‘Dare to be circular’
The global disruptions in supply chains over the last two years have challenged organizations both in…
Smart Industry Week – Tech meets Chem
Flemish spearhead cluster Catalisti is organising the Tech meets Chem event on 24 January in Antwerp…
Abu Dhabi to export green hydrogen to the Netherlands
United Arab Emirates energy company Masdar, Port of Amsterdam, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam and Zenith Energy from…
Sunlight breaks down microplastics in the ocean
UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastic floating on the oceans; partly to invisible…
Students rise to the challenge: a world without waste
Zero waste, a sustainable world without waste, that is the ambition of the ReThink Waste Challenge.…
Joint Research Center Zeeland open in February 2023
HZ University of Applied Sciences in Middelburg, the Netherlands, will open the new Joint Research Centre…
Smart home technology enables energy-neutral household
Innovations in home automation can save consumers energy and money and reduce their impact on the…
Netherlands global leader in hydrogen patents
Dutch companies are in the European top three applications for patents for green hydrogen technology. This…
Waiting list open for Lightyear 2 solar car
Dutch company Lightyear has opened the consumer waiting list for the Lightyear 2, its affordable solar-powered…
Chitosan from waste streams opportunity for mushroom growers
What remains after a mushroom harvest - the stalk - can be perfectly used as a…
Lighter batteries with more capacity on the way
Energy from wind or solar is cheap but not always available. Therefore, electricity storage is crucial…
FAO report describes pros and cons of gene-editing food
Gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR are more accurate and efficient than current plant and animal breeding…