CityLegends wants to use a €1 million seed funding round to broaden its marketing efforts and user base across Western Europe and kick off its go-to-market strategy on the U.S. West Coast. The ultimate goal is to get the attention…
Liquid Wind was awarded Sweden’s prestigious E-Prize for 2023 in the Renewable Energy category. The company produces renewable methanol or “eMethanol” from forest materials and renewable electricity to decarbonize the shipping industry. The jury praised Liquid Wind’s business acumen and…
The Dutch tech sector considers diversity in the workplace necessary, but the urgency to make real progress in addressing inequality is lacking. This is according to the State of Inclusion in Dutch Tech survey, conducted by Diverse Leaders in Tech…
Each year, more than one million people worldwide contract peritoneal cancer. It is often the result of metastasis from colon, stomach, or ovarian cancer to the peritoneal cavity. “For patients with metastases in the lungs and liver, various treatment options…
In a cutting-edge leap for renewable energy, Danish researchers have put forward a transformative use for defunct coal power plants: retrofitting them into clean energy producers with the help of solar-powered Carnot batteries. These batteries, capable of storing electricity as…
Site Zero, a revolutionary facility in Motala, Sweden, has begun operations as the world’s largest plastic-sorting plant. With an investment of SEK 1 billion, the plant distinguishes itself by being able to process all of Sweden’s plastic packaging waste. Boasting…
Researchers at the Univesity of Cambridge developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, hoping to rebrand a marine pest into a food-producing system. The “Naked Clams” are the world’s fastest-growing bivalves and can reach 30cm long in six months.…
According to Reuters, which publishes the ranking of the most innovative universities, the educational institution from Belgium owes that first spot to “producing a large number of influential inventions.” In their latest world rankings, KU Leuven ranks seventh, the first…
The increasing electrification in society leads to higher peak loads on the electricity grid. Some people are warning for an energy transition that is too fast. Others are hopeful for a fully electric future. In a report commissioned by the…
Today, Kitepower, a Dutch start-up that generates wind energy with kites, introduced the Kitepower Hawk. The Hawk system integrates battery energy storage with an Airborne Wind Energy System (AWE). With the introduction of the Hawk, Kitepower offers a sustainable alternative…