Snelle introductie van blauwe waterstof jaagt de innovatie aan. “Dat is belangrijk, want er moet nog veel ontwikkeld worden. De hele wereld kan daarvan profiteren. Blauwe waterstof biedt ons tevens de kans het elektriciteitssysteem in 2035 CO2-vrij te maken. Dat is thans een kansloze missie. Het belangrijkste …

Automation of transport has several potential advantages, such as an increase in road capacity, in road safety and in driving comfort. In addition, automation offers a significant solution to the growing challenge of the driver shortage. In this report, we examine the impact of using autonomous vehicles …

Densely populated areas are major sources of air, soil and water pollution. Agriculture, manufacturing, consumer households and road traffic all have their share. This is particularly true for the country featured in this paper: the Netherlands. Continuous pollution of the air and soil manifests itself …

The new Smart TinyLab (STL) for system integration in the building industry is a lab where building partners and construction-related companies can develop, test, validate and demonstrate their products in practice to be as energy-efficient as possible to contribute to formulated CO2 emission reduction …

Martien Visser concludeert dat er feitelijk bijzonder weinig reden is veel stampij te maken over de taxonomierichtlijn van de Europese Commissie, omdat die de weg baant naar zeer forse CO2-reducties.

A major target of the European Green Deal is to raise the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 55% compared to 1990. This high ambition includes an increase of the energy performance of buildings and additional generation of renewable energy in all sectors. The tertiary sector, including …

The construction sector is increasingly interested in circular and biobased material alternatives to achieve the necessary CO2 reduction. And given the fact that raw materials are running out and environmental problems are the order of the day, this is also necessary. Mycelium, the ‘underground network …

Although there is an array of technical solutions available for retrofitting the building stock, the uptake of these by owner‐occupants in home improvement activities is lagging. Energy performance improvement is not included in maintenance, redecoration, and/or upgrading activities on a scale necessary …

Martien Visser roept de politiek en de rechterlijke macht op te stoppen met het nemen van deelbesluiten en strategisch en integraal te gaan denken en doen.