Yesterday, Van der Leegte Groep (VDL Groep) announced in a press release that founder Wim van der Leegte died suddenly in the night from Saturday to Sunday. Van der Leegte family: “This sudden loss deeply saddens us. Wim was, first…
Advanced electrolyzers for hydrogen production, up-to-date geothermal systems, and AI-powered soil measures are a few examples of the many technologies that fall under the umbrella of cleantech. With climate change knocking at the door and as we approach emission reduction…
EG Group has announced a landmark partnership with Tesla. This collaboration is set to expand EG’s network from a modest 600 chargers to an ambitious target of over 20,000. With a planned rollout across the UK and Europe, the deal…
Norwegian company World Wide Wind AS has joined forces with contracting and industrial firm AF Gruppen to test a groundbreaking offshore, floating wind turbine in Norway. The unique design of the 30kW prototype features two counter-rotating blade sets on a…
I am dreaming that Jürgen Trittin, the Green politician from Germany, would not have spoken about the cost of a scoop of ice cream in 2004, which the consumer household has to pay more per month for the energy transition,…
Ground-breaking research published in Nature Neuroscience has shed new light on the phenomenon of visual masking, a process where an image is not consciously perceived if followed rapidly by another. This study not only confirms the existence of visual masking…
In our Sunday newsletter, we, as editors, reflect on the past seven days. We do this on the initiative of our cartoonist Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we take it from there. During the Paris…
OpenAI, the leading AI research organisation, experienced a sudden leadership shakeup, resulting in the departure of CEO Sam Altman. The board, led by Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, cited a lack of candour in Altman’s communication as the reason for his…
Applied Materials, the leading semiconductor equipment producer in the US, is under criminal investigation for potentially circumventing export restrictions on China’s top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). The Justice Department is probing allegations that Applied Materials sent equipment, worth…
Mining group Eramet has invested 10 million euros in its R&D center in Trappes (Yvelines) to industrialize its innovative process for recovering metals from discarded batteries. The goal is to produce 250 kg of lithium and cobalt and 1,000 kg…