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Dubai invests in world's largest solar farm
Dubai is investing $13.6 billion in the world's largest solar park. Located deep in Dubai's desert interior, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is named after the emirate's ruler and the UAE's vice president and prime minister. Currently, a traditional solar park already stands in the [...]
Crowdfunding EcoCabins almost fully subscribed
Last chance: EcoCabins| Interest 6% - Maturity 5 years You still have a few days, or until the maximum amount is reached, to invest in EcoCabins. This crowdfunding campaign will finance the production and operation of 13 EcoCabins. The 13 cottages have already been purchased by a number of business customers through a financial [...]
North wants to invest €2.8 bln in hydrogen
Nineteen parties from the Northern Netherlands want to invest €2.8 billion in large-scale generated hydrogen over the next 12 years. This involves sustainable green hydrogen. From the State they ask for a subsidy with which part of the investments can be covered. This is contained in the Investment Agenda Hydrogen Northern Netherlands, which was presented last week at the provincial [...].
Hydrogen from the air: Belgians present special solar panel
Belgian scientists have succeeded in developing a solar panel that makes hydrogen gas. The researchers at the University of Leuven worked on it for 10 years. It works like this: the panel absorbs moisture from the air. Together with electricity from sunlight, it converts that into hydrogen gas. Hydrogen gas can store both electricity and heat [...].
Europe's most sustainable floating housing estate is in Amsterdam and nearing completion
In Amsterdam-North, Europe's "most sustainable floating residential neighborhood" is taking shape. Schoonschip is an initiative of a group of young, environmentally conscious, highly educated Amsterdam residents. 'This will be a green village in the middle of the city.' Did her future lie in this desolate environment? Marjan de Blok (41) almost got depressed when she walked from the Ridderspoor bridge in [...] about five years ago.
Affordable rental housing is desperately needed, who will build them?
The Netherlands has a glaring shortage of rental housing between €700 and €1000. But when it comes to who will build these homes, governments, housing corporations and investors point to each other. Two and a half years ago, Stijn Jansen (28) moved from Cuijk near Nijmegen to a temporary house in Utrecht. With a rent of over €1000 per month [...]
Growth for Leisure in 2019 and 2020, but staff shortages bother sector
The Leisure sector showed growth in 2018, helped by positive economic conditions and an increase in tourism. For example, the fast food industry, restaurants and hotels showed growth. This offers reason for optimism. Still, vigilance is needed for entrepreneurs in the sector: staff shortages are bothering the sector, supply has [...] in recent years.
Sharp increase in renewable energy projects in Crowdfunding Top 100 2018
Breed & Partners has published the Dutch Crowdfunding Top 100. This list features the most successful crowdfunding projects of the past year. At number 1 is Bruinisse Vastgoed, which raised €13.8 million through ZIB Crowdfunding. There is a sharp increase in the number of renewable energy projects in the top 100. The projects in [...]
What does the city of the future look like?
In 2040, our cities will look very different than they do today. The design study "The City of the Future" is the result of nine months of researching, designing and discussing new ways of making cities. Throughout 2018, design teams, municipalities and a large network of involved experts worked on integrated designs for five test sites [...].
Beautiful prefabricated homes to dream away at
What if you could choose a house from a catalog, customize it to your needs and have it transported to that one beautiful mountain in Switzerland. And that within a few weeks and for a reasonable price. Would you do it? If so, a prefabricated home might be the home [....]
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