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Can green transport be accessible to everyone?

Green transport is an important means of combating climate change. At the beginning of September, the first electric inland vessel in the Netherlands was on the NOS news. In addition, sustainable driving trucks are starting to gain ground in daily life, according to Kijk magazine, as evidenced by the article from last April. The emergence…

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Does Bio-Asphalt Turn Out Better?

By Rebecca Kuijpers   Perhaps you have recently seen an article about the use of bio-asphalt in the Netherlands. This is being experimented with in more and more places in the Netherlands. In June 2021, for example, a 250-metre-long test section was constructed on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen with completely plant-based asphalt. This…

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The search for cheaper biofuels

Were you also so shocked when you went to refuel this week? “Petrol price in the Netherlands has already reached a record”, was also reported last week in Autoblog.nl. And no, it’s not a record low, but you probably already thought that. How could the petrol price be reduced? A research group at the University…

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Metals: Fuel of the Future

The maritime shipping industry is an area of great importance. In a world where goods from all over the world can be shipped to your doorstep with just a few clicks, ocean-faring ships are the backbone of worldwide trade. However, they have a great impact on our climate. In 2018, the global shipping industry was…

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The electric car: a double-edged sword

Utrecht is the leading city in the world on a new application of electric cars: vehicle-to-grid. It started with the project Smart Solar Charging which will come to an end this year, but its results will only be implemented in greater numbers. This project, among others, convinced Hyundai to work together with the city and…

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From CO2 in the air to fuel in the tank

-Hester Smit On January 22, 2021, the first passenger plane partly flying on renewable fuel took off. Developed by Shell, the fuel was supposed to be a new green start in aviation. But according to critics, it was a start far too small start. After a long corona period, “normal life” seems to be slowly…

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Green on the Go

Climate change is becoming more and more of a pressing issue that needs to be addressed. However, it feels like our individual impact is of little significance compared to, for example, enormous factories. But that doesn’t mean that we have no impact at all! With little changes in our own attitude and small measures that…

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