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VIDEO: Jorne Langelaan: Join the transport revolution

“I’m inviting you to become part of the transport revolution,” says Jorne Langelann. Hailing from a family of shipbrokers, Langelaan started sailing at the age of 12 on his uncle’s motor ship, and eventually began sailing wit

By Simone McKenzie on November 30, 2010

VIDEO: Gerhard Knies on deserts as energy source

TEDxAmsterdam: Gerhard Knies from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Dr. Gerhard Knies is a co-founder of TREC, a network of experts on sustainable energy. TREC gave rise to the DESERTEC initiative, a unique industry initiative to develop a reliable, sustainab

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 14, 2009

VIDEO: Louise Vet on the marriage between economy and ecology

TEDxAmsterdam: Louise Vet on the marriage between economy and ecology from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Prof dr Louise Vet is a professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Wageningen University and director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), t

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 11, 2009

VIDEO: Gernout Erens on Wattcher

TEDxAmsterdam Talk: Gernout Erens on Wattcher from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. The Wattcher is a product that displays the electricity consumption in the home allowing you to monitor and curb energy use. Dtuch designer Marcel Wanders designed the Wattch

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 10, 2009

Towards a circular economy

Prof. dr. Louise E.M. Vet, Director Netherlands Institute of Ecology, wants to strive for a circular economy. She’s sick and tired of the crisis. ,,That’s just really a symptom of something much larger. We’re in a system crisis, we&

By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on November 20, 2009

Look beyond the scope of your own field (Peter Molengraaf)

Interview with Peter Molengraaf (CEO Liander). Taken from the book ”Breakthrough”, special edition for TEDxAmsterdam 2009. For me TED is all about multi-disciplinarian stimulus and cooperation. It is inspiring, fun and creative. TED ena

By lynn on November 7, 2009

Gerhard Knies

Dr. Gerhard Knies is a specialist at the area of energy. As a physicist Knies worked for DESY, CERN and the famous University of Berkeley (CA). Gerhard Knies was co-founder of TREC, a network of experts on sustainable energy. TREC gave rise to the in

By Alexander Klopping on October 27, 2009

TEDGlobal: revealing energy

De derde dag van TED Global in Oxford, en de vermoeidheid slaat hier en daar toe. Jetlag, het feestje van gisteren maar ook de explosie van nieuwe informatie eisen hun tol. In het warme en donkere theater dommelen sommige gasten rustig in, terwijl op

By Monique van Dusseld… on July 22, 2009