Compared to other major German cities, the air in Munich is not quite as “thick” in many cases, but it was still around 6% above the World Health Organization’s threshhold of 10 µg/m³ for particulate matter in 2019. Researchers from…
The Dutch Electrolyzer is one of the four iconic projects of the Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES). The ambition is to design and engineer in the near future electrolyzers that you can place in your home to store…
Forests in Germany and around the globe are suffering from climate change and the resulting drought, heat and pest infestation. Germany is currently experiencing the largest forest die-off since the 1980s, and in Baden-Württemberg alone, 43 percent of all forest…
Besides the clear breakthrough of battery technology for electric propulsion, we hear a lot about hydrogen. Hydrogen is very relevant for the energy transition in general, but there are many doubts about its application for mobility. A major disadvantage of…
The best solution to improve the carbon footprint of freight transport is to shift more of it onto rail. At the moment, however, this “combined transport” by rail moves chiefly between major freight terminals or to and from seaports. In…
Manufacturers are using 3D printing increasingly as a manufacturing method. The Dutch market for industrial 3D printing will grow in the coming years to over €22 billion by 2030, according to a PWC report. Where just a few years ago…
How do you tackle climate change and how can you stop it? Robots are now being designed to help achieve this and protect the environment by mimicking plant seeds and detecting pollutants in the soil, for example. Scientists at the…
An outbreak of bird flu is one of every poultry farmer’s worst nightmares. Especially in the European winter months from October through March, farmers often anxiously look outside to see if there are any migratory birds around. The greatest danger…
An autonomous intelligent robot equipped with laser vision might be the solution to killing weeds amongst crops without the need for herbicides. This is part of the goal of WeLASER, an EU-funded project that is looking to “develop a non-chemical solution for weed management…
For the Danes, green energy is as natural as oil is for the Arabs. Denmark has been among the leaders in Europe for years. More than 30% of its energy consumption is renewable. And the northern Europeans are determined to…