Energy

Biothermica

This company is specialized in biogas and methane capture from landfill and coal mines, for electricity production. – Solutions&Co by Sparknews

Parkwind by Colruyt

This company installs offshore wind parks, with the aim of generating enough power to supply 800,000 families with electricity from 2018. – solutions&co

Issol

A small Belgian company is converting prestigious clients to solar energy by offering ‘haute couture’ photovoltaics, thanks to ceramic printing techniques. – Solutions&Co

Belgian Eco Energy (BEE)

A huge biomass plant running on sustainable wood chips will produce enough energy to supply 500,000 families. – Solutions&CO

Recoval

This Belgian company is launching a new process involving capture of CO² from steel slag in order to manufacture construction materials – Solutions&Co

Energy transition in Germany

By 2014 Germany was already covering 28% of its electricity needs from renewable sources: wind, solar and hydropower power, and biomass. – Solutions&co

Echy

Basements, corridors and windowless buildings can now be lit by natural sunlight via an energy-efficient, electricity free solution

Vitirover

A French company has invented a mini solar-powered mower robot which allows wine growers to limit the need for chemical products to treat their vines.

Q-Rad (by Qarnot)

This start-up integrates computer processors into smart and connected radiators and heating systems

HandyPower

This startup develops hydrogen fuel cells to charge devices via USB – Solutions&Co

EcoMileage

This programme is inspiring households and businesses to reduce their GHG emissions by improving energy efficiency, via a points system

The Farming Kindergarten by Vo Trong Nghia

Built for the children of shoe factory workers in Vietnam, this pre-school uses about 25% less energy than a standard Vietnamese kindergarten would