What will aerospace vehicles look like in the future? And how can we ensure these new vehicles meet social and economic needs? New research, such as the one on hydrogen-powered planes, is looking into how to make aircraft more sustainable.…
Dutch battery innovator LeydenJar Technologies will build its first factory at Eindhoven. Set to open in 2026, the plant provides a production capacity of 70 MWh pure silicon anode for high energy density batteries, says the company in a press…
To produce all our electricity sustainably, gas-fired power plants need to switch to hydrogen. However, owners of such power plants warn that this switch is hardly taking off yet. The conversion from gas to hydrogen power plants, an essential step…
Trains that arrive late, jam-packed compartments: as Dutch people, we love to complain about our train system. Is that justified? In this article, we offer a realistic perspective on the Dutch train system based on three propositions. 1: It’s only…
Global energy-related CO2 emissions increased as exceptional droughts hit hydropower, but rise was lower than in 2022 thanks to expansion of technologies such as solar, wind & EVs, says International Energy Agency (IEA) in a press release. Global energy-related carbon…
Who would have thought that weeds would be the basis for innovation? Qi Chen, PhD student at the University of Groningen (RUG), is developing a plant-based sensor, the size of an SD card, says the RUG in a press release.…
Floating solar panels company SolarDuck will develop a pioneering 540 MW offshore wind-solar project in Italy. The venture combines 28 floating wind turbines with an innovative floating solar farm and will be online in 2028. The Dutch company SolarDuck is…
When his classmates were giving presentations about seals or their pet guinea pigs, a twelve-year-old Roel van Benthem chose nuclear energy as his topic. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to know how things work. I’ve always…
With “Brainwaves“, Eindhoven has seen the first city meeting supported by artificial intelligence (AI). With over 50 participants engaged in 60 different conversations in alternating threesomes, some 20 hours of discussion about the city’s future was held together on Feb.…
The climate is changing, and we are all going to notice the consequences all over the world. There are plenty of plans to prepare for this or even reverse the process. But what can you contribute as an alderman of…