In addition to plastic bottles, you can also hand in your old clothes to a machine in some Dutch supermarkets. Those clothes are sorted and reused, and even zippers do not have to be thrown away. Drop & Loop, founded…
Mining is playing an indispensable key role in the energy transition. We need scarce metals more than ever for the manufacture of electric vehicles, phones, wind turbines and solar panels. Is it time for Europe’s mining industry to ramp up…
In Croatia, the many huge nature reserves are fulfilling a major role in addressing the climate crisis. Croatian forests are in the top five in the world when it comes to CO2 absorption. But it is not just nature that…
“On February 24, which is also Estonia’s Independence Day, the world changed forever,” said Lauri Kuusing, the Estonian ambassador to the Netherlands during the official inauguration. “In good times, you have got to have friends and build on friendships. That…
Mechanical engineering student Lukas Watzinger was mountain climbing when his smartphone fell to the ground. This prompted him to go in search of a solution, a mechanism that would allow the smartphone to be used safely in almost any situation.…
The huge mountain of plastic waste in our country keeps on growing. Fortunately, the start-up vanAfval from Leek, Groningen, knows what to do with it. The company is a subsidiary of Vita Plastics, an international specialist in plastic recycling, and…
Off-shore wind farms, cross-national hydrogen projects, and subsidies for buying emission-free vehicles are just a few of the investments EU countries plan to make in order to support the green transition. According to the European Commission, no less than 40…
Good morning! The energy transition in Europe is under pressure as never before as the war in Ukraine rages on, threatening gas and oil shipments from Russia. It’s hard to think of something that would have ignited this movement in…
We all throw away tons of things every year. This causes, among other things, a substantial increase in CO₂ emissions. A real shame according to Sieds Wijnja, founder and owner of repair platform Jafix.com. Lots of things are easy and…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic patent applications in Europe reached a record level in 2021. It was a significant rebound after the slight dip in 2020, so the European Patent Office in it’s annual rapport on patent applications. The European Patent…