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Let the train take the strain
14/09/2012
Let the train take the strain
The Dutch railway operator is retrofitting its intercity train fleet to make it more efficient. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the railway operator in the Netherlands, is improving the environmental performance of 50 of its intercity trains through a retrofitting programme that will be completed...
Netherlands
Reducing costs and improving performance of solar cells
12/12/2010
Reducing costs and improving performance of solar cells
Belgian manufacturer NovoPolymers has developed an innovative polymer film which will reduce the energy needed to encapsulate solar panels while also improving their performance. NovoPolymers is developing and manufacturing thermoplastic polymer films which enable module manufacturers to...
Eu
Conjuring water out of air
03/10/2010
Conjuring water out of air
Innovator Dutch Rainmaker has married wind-turbine technology with water production and purification expertise to create a sustainable method for extracting water from air. The idea of collecting water from air is not new. However, Friesland-based Dutch Rainmaker was attracted to the idea of...
Netherlands
Digital editions: pathway to greener publications
09/06/2009
Digital editions: pathway to greener publications
Digital publishing could significantly improve the environmental impact of the publishing sector. Through paperless production, resource consumption and emissions will be reduced. Digital technologies have revolutionised people’s lives in a variety of ways. Such innovations have fundamentally...
United Kingdom
Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions
12/03/2009
Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions
Lorry maker Volvo Trucks teamed up with energy supplier Electrabel to make its Europa plant in Ghent, Belgium the first in the world to operate with no net carbon dioxide emissions. Volvo Truck’s Ghent site produces 40 000 units a year, making it the company’s largest lorry plant. Traditional...
Belgium
On the crest of wave-power production
21/01/2009
On the crest of wave-power production
National and international organisations worked together to fund, develop and open the world's first commercial wave power plant off the coast of Portugal, as part of ETAP-oriented plans to intensify the exploitation of renewable energy sources A joint venture between three corporations has led...
Eu

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