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Lucette Mascini

Erneuerbare Energien

Digital models must pave the way through the energy transition jungle

The Netherlands must be CO2 neutral by 2050. But there is no coordinated plan to switch to sustainable energy. That is why the Eindhoven University of Technology is developing digital models.

Ocean waves and giant magnifying glasses should facilitate energy transition

At The Business Booster trade fair for start-ups, it transpired that energy generated from ocean waves and the sun's rays via magnifying glasses is quite affordable and suitable for use in industry.

American Nobel Prize winner: ‘Stop subsidizing oil companies’

U.S. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kammen is calling for a worldwide end to the subsidization of oil and gas companies.

Lonza’s Cocoon will soon make dozens of stem cell therapies all at once

Cell therapy producer Lonza cultivates anti-cancer drugs on the Chemelot campus from the cells of patients' bodies. In five years time, automated factories in hospitals should be able to do this too.

Arko van Brakel: ‘Consumers cannot cope with innovating too quickly’

Arko van Brakel booked success with the first ready-made internet package in the 1990s. Hugely innovative back then. He is now director of Cleantech Regio, where he supports start-ups.

‘Dutch government has to say what the energy transition will cost’

The Dutch government must be transparent about the unprofitable peaks of renewable energy because otherwise citizens will not understand why they have to abandon gas in order to be CO2 neutral by 2050

VDL’s picking robot should finally conquer the market in 2021

Farmers are sceptical about the picking robot since it has failed so many times, says VDL director Harrie Schonewille. But if all goes well, one may be brought onto the market in 2021 that will work.

Niaga: ‘100% recyclable mattresses, furniture and carpets have the future’

Niaga makes fully recyclable carpets. Each carpet comes with a code that you can scan when the carpet has been worn out, it is then collected by the manufacturer for recycling.

Five test centers in the Netherlands for AI applications for SMEs

Good news for Dutch SMEs: there are five field labs where they can turn to for the application of AI in their production process. This became clear during the EAISI Summit in Eindhoven.

Dutch Arlanxeo: ‘85% less CO2 emissions thanks to rubber from sugar cane’

Chemical engineers at Arlanxeo in the Dutch city of Geleen have proven that the rubber production based on sugar cane has a much lower CO2 footprint than that of petroleum-based rubber.

‘Energy from iron is only sustainable when recycled 100 percent’

Iron would provide a solution for owners of coal-fired power plants, such as Uniper, which is investing in the development of this technology.

Xilloc: ‘Requests from dozens of hospitals worldwide for 3D-printed implants’

Xilloc in the Dutch town of Geleen manufactures 3D-printed implants for the human body out of plastic that living tissue reacts well to. Hospitals from all over the world are placing orders.

€5 billion for new green steel plant in Sweden

EIT InnoEnergy is setting up a center to accelerate the development of industrial value chains for green hydrogen. The first project is a sustainable steel plant in Sweden.

‘The Chinese and Americans are knocking on the Dutch town of Geleen’s door to test innovative chem tech’

The former site of DSM in the Dutch town of Geleen has been converted into the innovative materials campus Brightlands Chemelot. It also has a pilot plant for producing oil from old sawdust.

Verv: “Applying for a new investment was tough”

EIT InnoEnergy is trying to help the start-ups it invests in like Verv Energy through the corona crisis. How? You can read that in this series.

Lyv: “COVID-19 is no cakewalk, but I’m used to it”

EIT InnoEnergy is trying to help start-ups like Lyv in which it invests through the corona crisis. How? You can read that in this series.

eCloud Company: ‘Our product is going to be launched on the market later because of COVID-19’

EIT InnoEnergy aims to drag start-ups that it invests in as well as it can through the corona crisis. Read how they go about that in this series.

Half of small- and medium-sized EU businesses are afraid of missing the AI boat

Half of Europe-based SMEs are concerned that they are missing out on the advantages of AI applications because they do not have the ability to implement these yet.

Spaghetti manufacturer helps Dutch Erasmus MC hospital with 3D-printed pills for sick children

The dosages of the active substances in the pills can be matched to the needs of each individual patient.

EIT InnoEnergy pumps millions into start-ups: ‘Major blow has yet to come’

EIT InnoEnergy aims to drag start-ups that it invests in as well as it can through the corona crisis. Read how they go about that in this series.

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