Geothermal project Trias Westland ready for first drilling
The delivery and construction of the drilling tower for the Trias Westland geothermal project has been completed. The parts of the KCA Deutag drilling …
First high-tech vertical farm officially opened in Amsterdam
GrowX officially opened the first ‘high-tech vertical farm’ in Amsterdam on 1 November. The company grows various types of vegetables in a ‘food flat’ …
Concentrated CO2 gives algae growth spurt
The University of Twente recently developed a new technology to cheaply and efficiently capture CO2 from ambient air. The CO2 thus captured is used …
Certhon builds eight growth cells in new research facility
Certhon is building its own research facility next to its office in Poeldijk: the Certhon Innovation Centre. The Dutch greenhouse designer and builder has …
Amsterdam restaurant The Avocado Show goes international
Amsterdam restaurant The Avocado Show, which only serves avocado dishes, wants to grow into an international chain. This goal is possible thanks to an …
Royal Award for the management of Koppert Biological Systems
The management of Koppert Biological Systems received a Royal Award on 15 September. Paul Koppert and Henri Oosthoek received the award from mayor Pieter …
Crux Agribotics develops cucumber robot with machine learning
Brabant start-up Crux Agribotics has developed the world’s first fully automated cucumber harvesting robot. The robot is unique because it also harvests cucumbers deeply …
Plantalyzer works as automatic counting system for tomatoes in greenhouses
HortiKey is contracting Wageningen University and Research Centre and Berg Hortimotive for the realisation of the Plantalyzer. The Plantalyzer automatically measures the tomatoes in …
Laser branding of fruit and vegetables on the rise
Organic wholesaler Eosta in Waddinxveen is labelling more and more fruits and vegetables using a laser. Others are also discovering this sustainable labelling method. …
Van der Waay launches new website with web shop for parts
Van der Waay launched a new, multilingual website with a web shop. Customers can visit the web shop to easily and quickly buy parts …