The first Dutch carbon capture and storage plant is taking shape

The first Dutch carbon capture and storage plant is taking shape

The first Dutch carbon capture and storage (CCS) project is not a common one. Its name is Porthos, and it will store, in a depleted gas reservoir 20 kilometers off the coast, CO2 captured from industrial plants in the port of Rotterdam. Works started earlier this...

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When Apple launched its first personal computers, it wasn’t long before IBM countered with the “PC”. The PC was expensive, worked with command lines, and the DOS operating system was from a distant past compared to Apple’s WYSIWYG OS. Nevertheless, IBM PCs and...
How buyers can negotiate smarter with ‘monopolistic’ suppliers

How buyers can negotiate smarter with ‘monopolistic’ suppliers

In the world of procurement negotiations, usually, the buyer takes the lead, but that can quickly change if the supplier claims to have a patent. For many buyers, a patent means that the room for negotiation is suddenly significantly reduced. After all, the supplier...