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- Echo by UNStudio generates more energy than it uses Tue, 30 Aug 22, 1:30amMeet the building of the future: Echo, a UNStudio-designed teaching building for the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. This building is designed to generate more energy than it consumes. Echo will serve faculty...
- Floating pavilion tests the idea of an immersive art museum Tue, 9 Aug 22, 1:30amThe Dutch city of Almere was built on land reclaimed from a shallow sea bay in the Netherlands. This town was only founded in 1976, but since then the population has grown to 220,000. In order to attract visitors, government...
- The world's first subsidy-free offshore wind farm is being built in the Netherlands Thu, 22 Mar 18, 3:20amThe world's first unsubsidized offshore wind farms are currently under construction in the Netherlands. The underlying economics of offshore wind energy have become so favorable in the country that the projects will require...
- Dutch utilityplans massive windfarm island Sat, 30 Dec 17, 1:51amTenneT, the primary Dutch electric utility company, is planning to construct a "windfarm island" in the North Sea. This island would serve as an operational hub for a network of nearby offshore wind farms at a facility that...
- World's first 3D-printed bridge opens in the Netherlands Thu, 19 Oct 17, 3:57amThe Netherlands just made history by officially opening the world's first 3D-printed bridge. On Tuesday, Dutch officials celebrated the opening of the innovative bridge, which is 8 meters (26 ft) long and located near the...
- Dutch city to hand out free basic income in new social experiment Tue, 30 Jun 15, 5:17amIf your government gave you enough money every month to cover your bills, would you stay home at watch Netflix all day, or go out into the world and do meaningful things? This is the idea behind a new experiment in The Netherlands...
- UNStudio’s remote-controlled W.I.N.D. House is the home of the future, today Wed, 4 Feb 15, 6:15amA decade ago, if someone mentioned a home that could be regulated by remote control, we would have thought they were referring to some futuristic sci-fi film like Blade Runner...
- Plant Power: Dutch company harvests electricity from living plants to power streetlights, Wi-Fi, and cell phones Thu, 15 Jan 15, 5:00amA Dutch company harnesses electricity from living plants, and then uses it to power cell phone chargers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and now over 300 LED streetlights in two sites in the Netherlands...
- Plant Power: Dutch company harvests electricity from living plants Thu, 15 Jan 15, 2:00amA Dutch company harnesses electricity from living plants, and then uses it to power cell phone chargers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and now over 300 LED streetlights in two sites in the Netherlands...
- Ambio lamp glows with bioluminescent bacteria instead of electricity Tue, 6 Jan 15, 4:00amA Dutch designer has created a lamp that needs no electricity: it consists of a glass tube filled with bioluminescent bacteria taken from octopuses and suspended in a saltwater solution...
- The Netherlands Unveils the World’s First Solar Bike Path Fri, 7 Nov 14, 2:57amThe Netherlands has an international reputation as a bike-friendly nation; it's home to some 18 million bicycles and 21,748 miles of bike lanes. Now, an innovative project—SolaRoad—aims to make even greater use of all...
- CHOCO ARCHITECTURE: Dutch Building Facades Recreated in Delicious Chocolate Bars Wed, 18 Dec 13, 6:00amThe Dutch Embassy in Finland aksed Helsinki-based architect Willem Heeffer to give them a creative workshop. Hosted by the Kulttuurisauna, an independent institution of architecture and urbanism, Heeffer wanted to give the...
- Dutch City Boasts Three Times as Many Bikes as Cars! Fri, 18 Oct 13, 4:30amThe ancient university town of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands is one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities. Groningen boasts around 300,000 bikes and only 75,000 cars, and it's a model for how cities can...
- 83 MPH Dutch Bike Sets New World Speed Record! Thu, 19 Sep 13, 4:50amThe Netherlands is already known as a bicycling paradise, but from this moment on, the northern European country can also lay claim to the world's fastest bicyclist! Dutchman Sebastiaan Bowier broke the world record for fastest...
- Dutch Bicyclist Sets World Speed Record! Wed, 18 Sep 13, 10:00pmThe Netherlands is already known as a bicycling paradise, but from this moment on, the northern European country can also claim home to the world's fastest bicyclist! Dutchman Sebastiaan Bowier broke the world record for...