A wealth of information on sustainable building materials should help cut down on the high CO2 emissions that are produced in the construction industry. Phanos Hadjikyriakou, founder of the Swiss company 2050 Materials, talks to us about this. What does…
For those of you who have been living under a rock, the corona figures have not been doing very well lately. This is not only the case in the Low Countries, but it seems as if the whole of Europe…
Residents of the new housing estate Nye in Aarhus have been using treated rainwater to run their washing machines and flush their toilets since this year. The project was carried out by Aarhus Vand, a public water company. Maria Faragó,…
When it comes to making the earth more sustainable, all sorts of claims are floating around. But what is really true? Together with sustainability expert Auke Hoekstra, better known on Twitter as ‘Debunker-in-Chief‘, Innovation Origins tries to find this out…
Removing weeds in agricultural areas takes a lot of time and effort. Start-up Odd.Bot from the Dutch city of Almere is developing a solution: the Weed Whacker. Founder Martijn Lukaart explains how their robot helps the sector to remove weeds,…
“We have entered a new phase. That’s good news: investors are pouring more and more money into clean tech. These are often asset-light investments, such as IT applications. But, due to advances in technology behind wind turbines and electrolysers, for…
“Who doesn’t like to share their experiences with young people who will shape our future? We just need to find each other” says Ella Hueting, director of Fontys Hogeschool Engineering. The lack of technical talent is not only felt by…
How can we as a society benefit even more from the knowledge that is being developed at our Dutch universities? How do you transfer this knowledge into innovations that boost our economy and offer solutions to our major societal challenges?…
The new German government led by the social democrat Olaf Scholz wants to modernize the country and get rid of unnecessary bureaucracy. Everything has to move faster in a slow-paced Germany. Digitalization of public services is a priority. High-speed internet…
According to Motivate, the key to increasing productivity on the work floor entails a combination of real-time insights into the production process and good management. Founder Frits van der Geest explains how Motivate and its software can help factories achieve…