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The Netherlands’ largest solar power plant
Rotterdam Zoo is at the forefront when it comes to sustainable innovation. The roof of Rotterdam Zoo’s Oceanium aquarium is lined with 3,400 solar panels that...
BLIJSTROOM; ENERGY FOR AND BY ROTTERDAM RESIDENTS
Jelte Boeijenga is acting managing director of Blijstroom, an energy cooperative founded in 2013 by Rotterdam citizens with the aim of taking control of the...
From date seed coffee to solar–powered water pumps
Making a positive social impact is absolutely key to Erasmus University Rotterdam. This is achieved not only by means of academic research but also through...
Rotterdam. Home port for innovative floating solutions.
The world’s rapidly growing population, climate change, rising sea levels, land scarcity, the continuing search for practical, sustainable solutions to economic challenges and the simple...
Rotterdam innovations at SXSW 2017 in USA
Energy Floors, Offcourse i.o. and Tryst Energy, three Rotterdam start-ups, joined Rotterdam Partners on a mission to SXSW2017, held 10-19 March in Austin, Texas. As...
Eurovision as a circular event!
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over and we really enjoyed it! 40 countries from all over the world have performed in Ahoy. We can...
Rotterdam and creativity go hand in hand. Extra subsidy for innovative entrepreneurs!
The importance of a new energy system in Rotterdam is enormous. That’s why the city of Rotterdam is giving a subsidy of 1 to 1,5...
Sustainable floating homes
The first of a total of eighteen floating harbour lofts were moored in the Nassau harbour in early April and on July 8, the next...
Flower Turbines: small innovative wind turbines
Flower Turbines, a company that produces small innovative wind turbines suitable for urban areas, was established a few years ago. In 2019 the technology was...
No dirt in the air in 2030
Air quality in Rotterdam must be improved, and by 2030 the City Council wants CO2 emissions to be half those of 1990. The municipality of...