Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine and the resulting geopolitical situation has once again highlighted the urgency of renewable energy. Among the great hopes is hydrogen, which has the ability to store electricity from renewable sources such as biomass, wind…
If there is one thing we know about healthy living, it is that we should eat plenty of vegetables. That the humble sprout contains more minerals and vitamins than a fully grown vegetable may be a less well known fact…
The Brainport region in the Netherlands is well known for tech giants like ASML, but especially for the up-and-coming talent that is present in the region. On 16 and 17 November, the Precision Fair will be held, where the high-tech…
For anyone who wants to spend an afternoon at the beach, sunscreen is essential. Unfortunately, many UV blockers are harmful to the environment. A research project by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea…
Nowadays, 1 in 3 new cars is electric, and with that comes a rise in demand for green charging stations. However, it turns out that this green power is not 100 percent green: about 65 percent of the electricity on…
Naples is building a new metro station in mass timber. The architecture studio EMBT unveiled some pictures of the underground station being constructed in the Centro Direzionale area of Naples. The 6.000 square meters structure made of laminated wood will…
The house of the future is green and circular. In the near future, you will be able to build a house with bricks baked with hydrogen. You will then be able to stack these bricks without the need for cement…
Making one sausage roll releases 431.7 grams of CO2 and consumes nearly five liters of water. Each roll also requires half a square meter of farmland each year. Therefore, it is one of the most heavily polluting bakery products. Mendelt…
Hyper-efficient e-cars, such as the solar car from Lightyear, can reduce the burden on the energy grid. Yet far from all electric cars nowadays can be considered efficient. Is it time for an energy label as a way to inform…
They are springing up like mushrooms these days: start-ups that remove CO2 from the air with the help of Direct Air Capture (DAC for short). The proliferation of this technology is not particularly surprising; according to rating agency BeZero Carbon,…