Dutch city of Rotterdam is to get a Hyperloop experience center
The municipality of Rotterdam is investing almost €70 million in the energy transition. It is also financing part of the future Mobility Campus as well as a Hyperloop experience center.
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How Rotterdam bungled an investment in a green innovation fund
Because of the Paris Climate Agreement, municipalities must halve their CO2 emissions over the next ten years. To achieve this, sustainable investments are needed. Sometimes […]
Green start-up fund faltering due to false pledges of €20 million
Because of the Paris Climate Agreement, municipalities must halve their CO2 emissions over the next ten years. To achieve this, sustainable investments are needed. Sometimes […]
Where will the future corona outbreaks be in The Netherlands?
The Coronavirus – still something that was far from our daily lives a month and a half ago, is now furiously sweeping through The Netherlands. […]
Start-up of the day: By tackling asbestos, Asbeter solves two problems
Kill two birds with one stone – to use a popular saying. That’s how the Rotterdam-based company Asbeter solves two problems at the same time. […]
Shore power makes shipping cleaner again
The energy transition is in full swing. Huge efforts are underway to reduce the emissions of CO2 and other pollutants. Some sectors are succeeding better […]
Don’t forget the hardware, you can’t build a smart city solely on dreams
The annual Smart City Expo World Congress is taking place in Barcelona. It is the largest in its field with 25,000 visitors. The motto of […]
Mobility City Campus Rotterdam wants to set up an ultra-fast ‘Hyperloop’ hovertrain
The initiator of the future Mobility City Campus Rotterdam, Avanto Ventures, wants to bring the Delft-based start-up Hardt to Rotterdam. Hardt is currently working on […]
Employees less upset at being replaced by robots than by other people
Generally speaking, most people find the idea of workers being replaced by robots or software worse than if the jobs are taken over by other […]
Rotterdam in the race to become innovation capital of Europe: “We want to show what we have to offer”.
Tension is rising in Rotterdam now that it has been announced that the city has a chance of being elected European capital of innovation next […]
Rotterdam in final to become European innovation capital
Rotterdam has made it to the final round of the competition between European cities to become the Innovation Capital of Europe. The organization announced this […]
Advancing Dutch logistics: TKI Dinalog drives the research agenda from within Brabant
With its bold mission of ensuring that the Netherlands has the world’s best logistics sector by 2020, TKI Dinalog – known more descriptively as The […]