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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…
Deep dive into carbon accounting of the blue bioeconomy
Onshore carbon accounting schemes have been effective at encouraging different industries worldwide to use carbon reduction…
Sustainable chemicals and materials of the future, made from biomass
Just before carnival begins, the annual G-STIC sustainability conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro,…
Dutch cabinet to boost biobased building
The Dutch government is going to encourage building with bio-based raw materials in the coming years.…
Teijin develops PLA that degrades faster in the ocean
Teijin Frontier has developed a PLA variant that biodegrades faster in oceans, rivers and soil, helping…
Optimal use of grass in the circular economy
Cut grass from roadsides and nature reserves is a good usable biocommodity. Commissioned by the Circular…
RUG develops smart biosensors from starch
Researchers at the University of Groningen (RUG) have developed a dextrin (starch) based polymer that enables…
Finnish project turns CO2 emissions into climate-friendly plastics
CO2 emissions are a cost for industry, but can also be used as a raw material…