During the North Sea Summit in Ostend, Minister Rob Jetten and his British counterpart Grant Shapps announced the arrival of a new electricity connection between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Unique to this new connection is that a Dutch…
Deep Branch, a leading creator of sustainable food ingredients, has successfully commissioned its mobile pilot unit (MPU) in the Port of Rotterdam, taking a significant step towards commercialisation, says the company in a press release. Working with OCAP, a gaseous…
Drones that recognize diseases in crops, robots that pick tomatoes, and geothermal heat as a source of energy. Greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands is a world-class player, and the sector’s innovative capacity is great. But so are the challenges related…
Online purchases always come with lots of plastic to pack, wrap and protect goods during shipping. Although many retailers are switching to cardboard and recycled paper, waste wool is a better option, per Woola. Woola is an Estonian startup that…
The Good Food Institute Europe reveals a 22% increase in plant-based food sales across 13 European countries, reaching €5.7 billion in 2022. Vegan meat alternatives, dairy-free cheese, and vegan seafood experienced significant growth, with some animal protein categories seeing a…
Unmanned cargo aircraft is about to take off. Black Swan, a remotely piloted drone designed by Dronamics, will take on the skies by the end of 2023. Dronamics – a UK-headquartered company – aims to disrupt the cargo delivery industry…
The student Dream Team Delft Hyperloop prototype can now ‘fly’ across the Delft campus. The nearly 40-meter-long test track is now on the Delft University of Technology campus. The Hyperloop is a new means of transportation that uses magnets to…
Why compare? How are an economic China and its bilateral relations with Europe presented in Dutch news? Would it be different from English news reports? If so, then in what way? This is relevant for business leaders and entrepreneurs in…
You don’t make policy, you design policy Using a “designer’s mindset” and design methods is gaining popularity in governments. But it is difficult to place design in strategic places within governments. Design mainly occurs in lower authorities, in implementing organizations,…
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. According to our…