https://www.bc1.eu/circular-economy-lessons-from-basel-and-san-antonio/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2026-07_The_Cirulator_Talk_Circularity-from-Basel-to-Texas1920x1080_BC1logo.webpThe Circulator, lessons from Basel and San Antonio (15 min)The Circulator brings circular pioneers together across borders. Lessons from the Franck Areal in Basel and a materials innovation centre in San Antonio.https://player.vimeo.com/video/11911958289162026-07-18T18:24:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/sustainable-water-management-solution-for-farmers/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2025-06_ZoetWaterBoeren_1920x1080.jpgZoetwaterboeren, water management in drought (8 min)Arable farmer Klaas Schenk kept running into drought. Four years of the Zoetwaterboeren project produced a smart way to hold and reuse water.https://player.vimeo.com/video/10950280374522025-06-26T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/sustainable-flower-bulb-cultivation-in-practice/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2025-05_Vertify_vimeo-scaled.jpgSustainable bulb cultivation in practice, pilot results (7 min)Growers tested sustainable methods on working plots for four years. The pilot Sustainable Cultivation of Tulips and Companion Bulbs is now complete.https://player.vimeo.com/video/10783998564462025-05-02T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/from-biogas-to-superfood-sustensos-circular-breakthrough/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2024-06_algen_1920x1080.jpgSustenso grows algae on CO₂ from biogas (8 min)Sustenso in Alkmaar turns green waste into biogas and feeds the released CO₂ to algae. A closed loop, from waste stream to superfood.https://player.vimeo.com/video/9531213594642024-06-20T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/future-of-flower-bulb-cultivation-sustainable-innovative/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2024-05_RobotWeeder_1920x1080.jpgFieldlab Bol, the future of bulb growing (8 min)In the largest bulb region in the world, Fieldlab Bol tests laser weeding and other techniques that cut chemical use in tulip growing.https://player.vimeo.com/video/9490851814732024-05-31T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/sustainable-transport-with-hydrogen/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2024-03_Nu-te-zien_socialeMedia_NHN-WaterStof_tankstattion.jpgHydrogen refuelling for heavy transport, Alkmaar (6 min)Trucks and buses fuel up here as well as cars. Since January Alkmaar has a hydrogen fuelling station, a first step towards emission free transport.https://player.vimeo.com/video/9204912363362024-03-07T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/digital-farming---demo-day-achieved-results-and-future-prospects/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2026-07_Digital-farming-4_768x432.jpgDigital Farming NHN part 4, demo day results (8 min)At the Vertify demo day growers saw how spraying only where needed saves crop protection products, with an honest look at what is not finished yet. Part four.https://player.vimeo.com/video/8802483634532023-11-05T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/journey-to-sustainable-cultivation-of-flower-bulbs/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2023-06_Veritify-Velddag_1920x1080.jpgTowards sustainable tulip cultivation (4 min)Growers test biostimulants against tulip fire, rock powder and a byproduct from the orange industry. Pilot Tulip and Allied Crops at Vertify.https://player.vimeo.com/video/8386781682572023-07-05T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/digital-farming-applying-site-specific-techniques/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2023-06_Digtal-Farming-3_1920x1080.jpgDigital Farming NHN part 3, site-specific spraying (9 min)The spraying technology behind precision agriculture, and why growers have to change how they work to use it. Part three of the Digital Farming series.https://player.vimeo.com/video/8333263565522023-06-26T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/wanted-farmer-of-the-future/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2023-06_Farming_Simulator_1920x1080.jpgWanted, the farmer of the future (7 min)LTO Noord, Greenport NHN and the province of Noord-Holland use Farming Simulator to show young people the agricultural technology behind the job.https://player.vimeo.com/video/8312547524322023-06-06T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/digital-farming-data-processing-for-precision-farming/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2023-04_Weeds-1-scaled-e1680725450114.jpgDigital Farming NHN part 2, data processing (9 min)A sensor reads the natural radiation of the soil to build soil maps, and students train an algorithm to spot weeds in tulip fields. Part two of the series.https://player.vimeo.com/video/8139862095212023-04-05T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/digital-farming-the-challenge-of-precision-agriculture/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2023-02_Digital-Farming-deel-1_1920x1080.jpgDigital Farming NHN part 1, the challenge of precision agriculture (8 min)How digital technology makes arable farming more precise. Soil scans, prescription maps and spraying per plant, tested by growers in North Holland.https://player.vimeo.com/video/7945379784972023-02-23T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/the-energy-transition-only-succeeds-with-storage/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2022-05_ENERGIEOPSPAG_960x540.jpgDocumentary, eleven ways to store energy (64 min)From a storage lake at the Maasvlakte to heat in stone and a battery running on table salt. Ten methods, filmed at the companies building them.https://player.vimeo.com/video/70153638538602022-05-01T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/flevoland-provides-entrepreneurs-with-space-to-operate-circularly/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2022-03_Circulair_Flevoland_2030_1920x1080.jpgDocumentary, circular business in Flevoland (33 min)Cirwinn, Startblock, Skin for Skin, Oranjehoen and Retourmatras show what circular companies actually do, from concrete rubble to old mattresses.https://player.vimeo.com/video/66023850919992022-03-04T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/climate-friendly-farming-with-etrac-and-silphie/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2021-10_BrilBij_768x432.jpgSilphie and the eTrac electric tractor (9 min)The cup plant Silphie yields far more than maize and needs less. Alongside it, the eTrac works the land electrically and autonomously.https://player.vimeo.com/video/6340043145562021-10-18T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/biodiversity-loss-in-the-city/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2021-10_StadsEcoloogAlmere9_768x432-696x292.webpBiodiversity loss in the city, with Ton Eggenhuizen (13 min)Urban ecologist Ton Eggenhuizen walks through Almere and shows where biodiversity is lost, and what the city's Vision Ecology sets out to do.https://player.vimeo.com/video/6222672137522021-10-13T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/natural-farming-helps-biodiversity/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2021-10_GraanGeluk5_768x432.jpgNatural farming and biodiversity (9 min)Farming on ecological principles sounds attractive, but it is not simple. What it asks of a farmer, and what it gives back in biodiversity.https://player.vimeo.com/video/6226037555532021-10-05T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/circularity-a-necessity-to-maintain-profitability/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2021-03_Stappen_zetten__21920x1080.jpgCircularity, a necessity to stay profitable (8 min)Entrepreneurs who went circular explain what it costs, what it returns and where the real barrier sits. With Volkert Engelsman of Eosta.https://player.vimeo.com/video/5237256715002021-04-05T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/hydrogen-the-documentary/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/waterstof_de_docu_1920x1080.jpgDocumentary, Hydrogen and the energy transition (51 min)H2Fuel stores hydrogen as a powder, HyET compresses it without moving parts and Holthausen converts diesel trucks. Ten companies, with the figures.https://player.vimeo.com/video/47096195030862021-04-04T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-gerda-deekens/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-06_200604_Gerda_Deekenst_1920x1080.jpgGerda Deekens on MAEX (4 min)Gerda Deekens and Silvia Oostwegel started MAEX in 2013, a national platform where community initiatives make their impact visible and measure it.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4280910792572020-06-12T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-sandra-pellegrom/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-04_Sandra_Pellegrom.jpgSandra Pellegrom on the Sustainable Development Goals (7 min)The Dutch national SDG coordinator on what the sustainable development goals mean for entrepreneurs and citizens, and where things stand.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4123823653932020-05-01T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-willem-lageweg/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-04_200425_Willem_lageweg.jpgWillem Lageweg on the Transition Coalition Food (7 min)Willem Lageweg of the Transition Coalition Food on the food transition, why our way of producing is untenable and how it can be done differently.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4117613664402020-04-28T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-ronald-rovers/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-04_200410_Ronald_Rovers.jpgRonald Rovers on the CO₂ lockdown (5 min)Sustainability thinker Ronald Rovers compares the corona crisis with the climate crisis and warns of what he calls a CO₂ lockdown.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4068297152932020-04-16T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-roos-janssen/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-04_Roos_Janssen.jpgRoos Janssen on kraakdecrisis.nl (3 min)Roos Janssen saw entrepreneurs and freelancers lose their work and started kraakdecrisis.nl, crowdsourcing for a more sustainable and social country.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4068191652032020-04-13T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-derk-loorbach/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-04_Derk-Loorbach_1920x1080.jpgDerk Loorbach on transition and resilience (7 min)Derk Loorbach of DRIFT on what the corona crisis teaches us about resilience and system change, and why a shock sometimes speeds up a transition.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4033102024262020-04-03T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/at-the-kitchen-table-in-conversation-with-ilja-werkhoven/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-03_Ilja_werkhoven.jpgIlja Werkhoven on healthy homeworking (6 min)Ilja Werkhoven gives practical tips for anyone working from home a lot, how do you keep structure, energy and concentration when office and home coincide.https://player.vimeo.com/video/4019427793412020-03-29T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/the-new-way-of-working-2020/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2020-01_Jan_Rotmans_On_BC1..jpgJan Rotmans on enterprise in transition (9 min)Transition expert Jan Rotmans on your business plan as a continuous change plan, and on the change management that goes with it.https://player.vimeo.com/video/3853093985102020-01-24T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/businesses-and-council-work-on-a-circular-future/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2019-09_Business-Congres-Almere_1920x1080.jpgBusiness Congres Almere on circular enterprise (4 min)The first Business Congres Almere was about cooperation between the council and businesses, with speakers such as André Kuipers and Ruud Koornstra.https://player.vimeo.com/video/3630059422572019-09-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/plastic-the-raw-material/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2019-09_kunsstof_de_grondstof_HD.jpgDocumentary, Plastic, the raw material (44 min)A documentary on plastic recycling and bioplastic in the Netherlands. Entrepreneurs and experts show how plastic comes back into the chain as a raw material.https://player.vimeo.com/video/35715834926472019-09-04T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/flevoland-businesswomen-of-2019-announced/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2019-06_FLZV2019-V2.webpFlevoland Businesswoman 2019 awards (9 min)On 20 June 2019 an independent jury announced who may carry the title of Flevoland Businesswoman 2019. A report of the awards evening.https://player.vimeo.com/video/3439248765142019-06-25T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/youth-key-to-sustainable-business-development/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2026-07_02_Martijn_Visser.jpgYouth representative at the UN on sustainability (3 min)Martijn Visser speaks for Dutch young people at the United Nations and gives guest lectures at schools on why sustainable development is their business.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2858574221862018-08-22T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/every-small-step-counts-so-just-start/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2018-06_180604_Maria-van-der-Hejiden.jpgMaria van der Heijden of MVO Nederland (2 min)The director of MVO Nederland on the goal of making a fifth of the Dutch economy climate neutral, circular and inclusive.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2731716011372018-06-05T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/sustainable-mobility-with-lef/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2018-02_180223_LEF.jpgSustainable mobility with LEF®EV Mobility developed the LEF®, a covered vehicle for one person that allows for affordable transportation while minimizing environmental impact.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2573415881882018-02-26T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/innovative-new-dike-reinforcement/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2018-01_180119_Mourik_Gouda.jpgNew dike reinforcement on the IJsseldijk (3 min)Mourik strengthened a kilometre of the IJsseldijk at Gouda with a method that won the audience award at the Water Innovation Award.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2531131671672018-01-29T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/truly-innovative-circular-3d-printing/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2018-01_180110_VanPlestik.jpgCircular 3D printing at vanPlestik, Amsterdam (8 min)In an Amsterdam studio, vanPlestik prints objects and furniture from recycled plastic on a self-built printer. How circular printing works in practice.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2510371374662018-01-14T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/preventive-method-against-burnout-and-mental-imbalance/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2026-07_171008_-Repairing-Balance.jpgRepairing Balance, prevention of burnout (3 min)More and more people are getting stuck. With Repairing Balance mental imbalance can be restored for good, before it ends in a burnout.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2372883782052017-10-10T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/first-direct-current-distribution-station-in-europe/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-08_Dynniq_Gelijkstroom_station_smal.jpgThe first public DC distribution station in Europe (4 min)Dynniq Energy built it for Alliander at Lelystad Airport Business Park. Fewer conversion losses, and a first for the grid in Europe.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2280782462382017-08-14T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/students-build-car-from-flax-and-sugar-beets/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-07_70710_TU_e_-Lina.jpgThe flax and sugar beet car from Eindhoven (4 min)Students at Eindhoven University built a car without steel in the body. Flax and sugar beet instead, to show what car production actually costs.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2248483042382017-08-10T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/sustainable-transport-of-fair-trade-products-is-growing/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-08_170802_Fair_Transport.jpgFair Transport, cargo under sail (3 min)Fair Transport ships goods without polluting the ocean, run by volunteers, and trains new crew along the way. How that business model holds up.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2280768672002017-08-09T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/debt-help-for-entrepreneurs-must-lose-its-taboo/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-08_170715_Jacqueline_Zuidweg.jpgJacqueline Zuidweg, debt help for entrepreneurs (7 min)Entrepreneurs in financial trouble raise the alarm too late, which brings bankruptcy closer than it needs to be. Jacqueline Zuidweg on breaking the taboo.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2263329954122017-08-08T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/recyclable-plastic-glasses-with-the-look-of-glass/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-06_170530_Bordex_Apeldoorn.jpgRecyclable plastic glasses by Bordex (3 min)Bordex developed a series of plastic glasses in which the taste experience of each drink was taken into account. Recyclable, and hard to tell from glass.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2198665301662017-06-02T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/online-programme-makes-writing-a-business-plan-easier/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-06_170604_Adalyse_1920x1080.jpgAdalyse, writing your own business plan (4 min)Ada Kaspersma of Adalyse built an online programme that guides entrepreneurs through the chapters of a business plan, with tips for every part.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2202933542122017-06-01T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/personal-radar-completes-the-business-scan/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-03_170306_Lodz.webpBureau LODZ, business scan with a personal radar (3 min)Robert Jan de Roo of Bureau LODZ helps entrepreneurs find the stumbling blocks that stand in the way of growth, with a scan that measures the owner as well.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2070157172052017-03-07T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/personal-service-the-great-strength-of-krikke/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-01_170129_Krikke.jpgKrikke Culinary Wholesale from Grou (4 min)Family business Krikke from Grou grew in 65 years into a modern wholesaler. Customers order until five in the morning and get delivery that same morning.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2016498462572017-01-31T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/discreet-solar-energy-with-a-solar-roof-tile/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2017-01_170122_Zep.jpgSolar roof tile from Urk, discreet solar energy (3 min)A roof tile with an integrated solar cell, hardly visible from the street. The look of a house stays intact and you still generate electricity.https://player.vimeo.com/video/2005691331632017-01-25T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/10th-edition-of-horeca-eventt-assen/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/160712P_Horeca_EvenTT.jpgHoreca EvenTT Assen, tenth edition (5 min)From 13 to 15 February 2017 the tenth Horeca EvenTT took place in the TT Hall in Assen, the trade fair for catering, large kitchens and recreation.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1743519663142017-01-11T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/self-management-new-economy-new-business-models/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/186137413.jpgNew Leadership part 4, self-management and new models (5 min)Fourth part of the series. Koos Groenewoud discusses books on self-management, the new economy and new business models, and their authors.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1861374132912016-12-20T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/used-toilet-paper-recycled-into-asphalt/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2016-11_161119_Gebruikt-toiletpapier-verwerkt-in-asfalt.jpgFrom used toilet paper to asphalt (3 min)Water boards recover cellulose from wastewater and look for companies that can use it. Asphalt turned out to be one of the answers.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1923246802002016-11-24T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/recommendations-on-new-leadership/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2016-11_160919P_LEIDERSCHAP-3-AANBEVELINGEN-VAN-KOOS-GROENEWOUD_1920x1080.jpgNew Leadership part 3, recommendations from Koos Groenewoud (7 min)Third part of the series on New Leadership. Koos Groenewoud on his book Authentieke leiders, echte leiders and what he recommends reading.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1861478844132016-11-22T00:00:00+01:00https://www.bc1.eu/texel-distillery-makes-gin-and-vodka-from-leftover-potatoes/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/10_161016_StokerijTexel_TX_1920x1080.jpgStokerij Texel, gin and vodka from leftover potatoes (5 min)TX gin and TX vodka are distilled from potatoes that would otherwise be left over at Texel farms. A start-up that turns residual flows into drink.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1882515563042016-10-25T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/balcony-floors-made-safer-with-carbon-rods/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2016-10_161005P_Vogel-edit.jpgCarbon rods make concrete balcony floors safer (3 min)After a gallery floor collapsed in Leeuwarden, Vogel, ABT and S&P found a way to anchor cantilevered concrete floors with carbon rods.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1859623081662016-10-18T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/waste-shark-the-water-robot-that-clears-litter/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/2016-10_161001P_Waste_Shark.jpgWaste Shark, a water robot against floating litter (2 min)The Waste Shark cruises the port of Rotterdam and takes cans and plastic off the surface before they reach the sea. How the litter shark works.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1856801211402016-10-11T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/bad-habits-of-leaders/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/-10_160919P_LEIDERSCHAP-2-SLECHTE-GEWOONTES_1920x1080.jpgNew Leadership part 2, bad habits of leaders (11 min)Second part of the series. Koos Groenewoud on the habits with which managers unwittingly undermine the motivation of their own staff.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1859434776732016-10-10T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/e-trailer-the-smart-app-for-caravans/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/-10_161001P_E_TRAILER.jpgE-Trailer, the smart app for caravans (2 min)Cars are full of sensors, caravans are not. E-Trailer is building a system that shows tyre pressure, weight and position of your caravan on your phone.https://player.vimeo.com/video/185682869922016-10-06T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/new-leadership/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/-09_20160919_LEIDERSCHAP-NIEUW-LEIDERSCHAP.jpgNew Leadership part 1, what is unbossing? (12 min)First part of the series on New Leadership. Koos Groenewoud explains what unbossing involves and what servant leadership means in practice.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1831964567132016-09-18T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/innovative-field-monitor-measures-surface-water-quality/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_20160828P_BLUELEG_MONITOR-1.jpgEcoWatch, monitoring surface water quality (2 min)BlueLeg Monitor from Sneek measures surface water every ten minutes, so algae blooms show up before they become a problem.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1804963831322016-08-31T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/self-healing-bio-based-concrete/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_20160823_BASILISK_CONTRACTING-1.webpSelf-healing bio-based concrete explained (2 min)Concrete with bacteria that form limestone as soon as water reaches a crack. How it works and where it is already being applied.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1804885021492016-08-31T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/why-switch-to-direct-current/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_160804_Direct_Current-1.webpWhy switch to direct current (3 min)Harry Stokman of Direct Current on why DC is safer, cheaper and more available, and why the whole Dutch supply chain is moving together.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1775901731502016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/kite-power-team-kite-delivers-20-kw-of-wind-energy/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_160711P_Kite_Power_team.jpgKite Power, 20 kW of wind energy from a kite (3 min)A radio-controlled kite catches the stronger, steadier wind at altitude. Built by the TU Delft team that grew out of Wubbo Ockels' ladder mill.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1743238782092016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/smart-street-light-saves-80-percent-energy/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/160810_LightWell.jpgSmart street light by Lightwell saves 80% energy (4 min)Lightwell from Amsterdam makes street lights that burn brighter when someone approaches and dim when nobody is there. Up to 80% less energy use.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1787362542142016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/crowdfunding-for-revolutionary-insulin-pump/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/160712P_IPaDIC_Adri_Blomme.jpgThe DiaLin implantable insulin pump (4 min)For around a thousand people in the Netherlands an implantable pump is the only option. The DiaLin is being developed with crowdfunding.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1748811142562016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/jobs-for-young-people-with-a-disability/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/160711P_Wa-jongeren.jpgJobs for young people with a disability (6 min)The government wants a hundred thousand young people with a disability to find suitable work. How training helps, and where it gets stuck in practice.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1743238803332016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/natural-habitat-for-pigs-simulated/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_160711P_Biologisch_Varkensbedrijf_Helder.jpgThe Helder pig, a natural habitat indoors (3 min)At pig farm 't Helder the barn imitates a natural habitat, developed with Nürtingen University, so piglets grow up closer to how they would in the wild.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1743238811782016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/save-up-to-30-on-diesel-with-the-innovative-blueseal-air-curtain/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_20160825P_BRIGHTEC-1.jpgBlueSeal Air Curtain in refrigerated transport (2 min)The BlueSeal Air Curtain from Brightec keeps the cold in while the doors are open. Cheaper loading, and up to 30% less fuel in refrigerated transport.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1804885081232016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/company-portrait-almere-zaken/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/160712P_Almere_Zaken.jpgCompany portrait, Almere Zaken (3 min)Ron Broertjes and Martin van Feggelen make Almere Zaken, the business magazine for enterprising Almere. On quality and reaching your reader.https://player.vimeo.com/video/1743591531802016-08-29T00:00:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/better-performance-through-hypnosis/2026-09-19T11:41:00+02:00https://www.bc1.eu/img/08_160715P_Marcel_Beijer_Hypnose.jpgHypnosis against stress and poor sleep in entrepreneurs (5 min)Entrepreneurs who are too busy with their company sleep badly, and that costs them their judgement. 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