The Finnish biofuel maker Neste has found a way to make PET bottles based on, among other things, used frying fat. The website Nieuws.nl reports this. This concerns a new application of the Finnish manufacturer's own product: Neste RE. This is a raw material for the production of so-called polymers. The Finns make this product…
Vertoro, located on Brightlands Chemelot Campus, is the first Limburg company to receive a subsidy from the European Just Transition Fund (JTF). It also receives co-financing from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. With the subsidy of €1.228.665, Vertoro will scale up the factory where bio-oil is made from biomass. Out…
Saturday, September 16, 2023 is the day: the third Open Energy Day. Curious citizens can visit sustainable energy projects throughout the Netherlands on September 16, 2023 to get acquainted with the people and techniques behind the energy transition. Meet the people behind a windmill, feel the warmth of geothermal energy or get a tour…
In 2022, EU wood pellet consumption hit a new record of 24.8 million metric tons (MMT) mainly due to increased residential use, according to a report compiled by the European Union.It further estimated that EU demand is expected to grow to 25.6 MMT this year, based on a further expansion of the residential markets supported…
In 2022, wood pellet consumption in the EU reached a new record of 24,8 million tonnes (MMT), mainly due to increased domestic use, according to a report prepared by the European Union. The report further estimates that EU demand is expected to grow to 25,6 million tonnes this year, based on further expansion…
The production of green gas only grew to a limited extent in 2022. While strong growth, almost ten times the current level, is required to reach the 2030 billion m2 agreed in the Climate Agreement in 3. What does more green gas mean in everyday grid operator practice? A story about smart grid connections, exciting…
The NVDE has provided input for the upcoming elections in a letter to the political parties. Over the past year we saw how damaging our dependence on Russian fossil energy is. One country proved capable of hitting our economy and society and thereby financing a horrific war. Green Energy Day is therefore also a…
From 2025, BMW Group Plant Dingolfing will use heat produced from regional biomass and its own waste wood to meet approximately 50 percent of the process hot water needs. To this end, the company signs a supply contract for just under 100.000 MWh of thermal energy per year with UP Energiewerke GmbH, a joint subsidiary of the public…
BMW Group Plant Dingolfing has announced it will use heat produced from regional biomass and its own waste wood to meet about 50% of its process hot water requirements from 2025 onwards. The company has signed a supply contract for just under 100,000 MWh of thermal energy per year with UP Energiewerke GmbH, which is…
TU Delft launches the online course Sustainable Building with Timber. This newly developed course is designed to give participants a holistic understanding of sustainable timber construction. This course enables all stakeholders in the built environment – architects, developers, engineers, consultants and policy makers, as well as students – to gain the knowledge and skills needed to…
The construction and agricultural sectors face the challenge of reducing CO₂ and nitrogen emissions. The use of building materials based on flax and hemp can make an important contribution to these challenges and connects both sectors in their goal to become more circular. However, between theory and practice…
In the run-up to the next parliamentary elections (November 22, 2023), the Royal Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI) is providing politicians with a number of recommendations. They must contribute to a climate-neutral, circular, safe and sustainable society and economy. The industry wants to collaborate with the government in the field of materials transition. This concerns…
With an inspiring graduation pitch, Melissa Luwema, former student of architecture at the Vlissingen HZ University of Applied Sciences, manages to convince the audience of the future of biobased construction. Her practical research into sustainable and cost-saving biobased solutions has earned her a regional incentive prize. She graduated this summer - and wants to advise municipalities and agencies about biobased.…
