Vireo selects Nordsol technology for new Norwegian bio-LNG plant

Dutch technology company, Nordsol, has been selected by Norwegian renewable energy developer, Vireo, to deliver a new liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) production plant in Hardanger, Norway. The facility will be Nordsol’s first project in Norway. It will...

Dutch zero-emission zones spark rapid uptake of electric vans and trucks

The Netherlands’ zero-emission zones for freight (ZEZ-F) are accelerating the transition to electric delivery fleets and reshaping city logistics, according to a new Clean Cities Campaign briefing. Introduced in January 2025, and now including 18...

The best bikes and tech trends from the UCI Gravel World Championships 2025

The town of Maastricht was the epicentre for all things gravel this weekend, as riders of all age categories and nationalities descended on the southernmost city in the Netherlands for the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships. With a route...

WFS to Launch CIND’s ContourCheck ULD Modeling Software in Amsterdam, London and Paris

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, is introducing CIND’s ContourCheck system at its largest air cargo handling stations in France, the Netherlands and United Kingdom in the latest phase of its global rollout of the digital ULD...

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. The three laureates have been awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”. The laureates will be awarded 11 million Swedish kronor, with...

Nobel economics prize awarded to 3 researchers

The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to researchers Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. Their research focuses on a concept known as “creative destruction," which includes the impact of innovation on economic growth and...

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic concept known as...

Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on technology-driven growth

Three experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics. Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University secured half of the 11m Swedish kronor (£867,000) prize alongside two other academics:...

Wingtech shares plunge after Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia over tech security

Dutch government cites concerns over possible loss of European technology Wingtech chairman suspended from Nexperia boards Wingtech shares fall 10 per cent, company says it will fight to protect its interests AMSTERDAM, Oct 13 — The Dutch...

Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Defense Minister

Almost 1% of the Netherlands’ GDP goes to military aid to Ukraine. They have provided F-16 fighter jets and trained Ukrainian pilots, joined the Drone Coalition, a Danish model for financing the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, and are...

In "exceptional" move, Dutch govt takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

AMSTERDAM :The Dutch government said it is taking control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, which manufactures computer chips for the car and consumer electronics industries, due to worries about the possible transfer of crucial technology to its...

Microsoft engineer's resignation letter to thousands of employees goes viral, says he "can't work in a company..."

A Microsoft software engineer, Scott Sutfin-Glowski, who worked in the tech company for 13 years, resigned Thursday in protest against the company's ongoing cloud services contracts with the Israeli military. In a mass email to thousands of...

The Netherlands pledges €200 million to bolster Ukraine’s anti-drone capabilities – minister

The Netherlands provides €200 million to Ukraine to intercept Russian drones and create a defense industrial cluster in Kyiv. This announcement was made by Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, in an exclusive interview with Ukrinform. He noted...

Northwestern University professor among 3 to win Nobel Prize in economics

Joel Mokyr, a Dutch-born professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, is one of three researchers awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and...

Netherlands’ world champion Femke Bol to switch from 400m hurdles to 800m

NEW YORK – Dutchwoman Femke Bol announced on Oct 10 that she is switching from the 400 metres hurdles to the 800m and will start competing in her new event in 2026. While the one-lap hurdles world champion has often played second fiddle to...

2025 Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences Awarded To Three Scholars Studying Innovation

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The 2025 Sveriges...

Sony powers new European hub for San Francisco tech firm

More than 40 BRAVIA and Crystal LED displays deployed to support presentations, live broadcasts and immersive events at Amsterdam regional base of Miro, a visual collaboration platform with 60m global users Sony has supplied over 40 BRAVIA...

What did Nexperia do to trigger a “highly exceptional” Dutch intervention

The Dutch government has intervened at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in the Netherlands, citing a potential risk to national and European economic security and invoking a law to address what it termed governance shortcomings. The government...

Economics Nobel to be shared by three for research on innovation-driven economic growth

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”....

Netherlands Provides €200 Million Aid to Support Ukraine’s Energy and Infrastructure Recovery

On October 11, in the 1326th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Netherlands announced another aid package to Ukraine worth 200 million euros. The funds are directed toward supporting humanitarian initiatives, restoring infrastructure,...