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| Dutch unveil latest plan in war against the sea: a sandbar |
| In its age-old war to keep back the sea, low-lying Netherlands has dumped sand onto a surface larger than 200 football fields just off the coast ˇX and will wait for nature to do the rest. The wind, waves and ocean currents are the next ˇ§engineersˇ¨ in this innovative project that will see the transferred sand ˇX all 20 million cubic meters (700 million cubic feet) of it ˇX driven landward to form a natural barrier against the North Sea's relentless onslaught. |
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| Dutch companies grow crops without daylight |
| Two Dutch companies have succeeded in growing vegetables without daylight - a development that looks set to have a tremendous impact on the way our food is produced in the future. PlantLab, an agricultural company, and Imtech, an engineering company, have jointly developed a new, sustainable method of growing vegetables, fruit, flowers and other plants in high-tech sealed 'growing cabins', using advanced LED-lighting and water and climate control systems. |
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| Dutch architects to design China comic museum |
| Netherlands-based architects MVRDV are designing the new China Comic and Animation Museum (CCAM) in Hangzhou. The Dutch firm won the international design contest for the 92 million euros museum complex, with the futuristic attraction to comprise eight speech balloon-shaped structures. |
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| Dutch embrace zero-emission urban vehicles |
| The Netherlands can truly be said to have embraced eco-friendly, zero-emission vehicles with open arms. The latest eco-urban transportation introduction in the lowlands is the Qugo: a three-wheeled electric scooter for short-range urban commuting, similar in many respects to the larger and more expensive Segway. |
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| Charging electric vehicles faster |
| Electric driving continues to take off in the Netherlands and will likely gain momentum as batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) can be charged faster. Dutch firm Epyon Power has developed a fast charger that has EVs back on the road within 15 minutes, less than half of the time of other chargers. Besides being fast, Epyon's chargers are also the first in the world that are compatible for different types of EVs. |
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| SUPERBUS!!! |
| When one thinks about high-speed transportation systems of the future, it's probably safe to bet that the humble bus wouldn't be the first thing that springs to most people's minds. However, Holland's first astronaut and eco-tech pioneer, WubboOckels, has developed a new iteration of the bus: an on-demand service that will whisk passengers along at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour. |
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| Dutch project turns smoke into water |
| A project led by Dutch energy services firm KEMA has come up with a way to recover water from smoke. It is a significant new source of water that could help alleviate the world's water shortage. |
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| Auping first bed manufacturer to be fully Cradle to Cradle |
| Royal Auping bv has decided to fully set up its processes in accordance with the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) principle. That makes the Dutch bed manufacturer the first in the bed sector to use a closed loop for its production. The goal is to make products that are 100% recyclable over the coming years and at the same time enhance the durability and quality of production. |
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