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German Chemical Giant BASF Generates €11 Billion from Recent Innovation Investments
Ludwigshafen, Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
BASF’s strategic focus on research and development has delivered remarkable financial returns, with products developed in just the past five years accounting for over 15% of the company’s 2024 revenue. The €11 billion figure represents a compelling validation of sustained R&D spending, particularly in hydrogen technologies including methane pyrolysis for ammonia and methanol production. This demonstrates how German industrial leaders are successfully monetizing green technology investments while positioning themselves for the global energy transition.
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Rotterdam Partners with Brazil to Build Europe's Largest Green Hydrogen Import Route
Rotterdam, Tuesday, 30 December 2025.
Brazil aims to become the world’s cheapest green hydrogen producer, leveraging year-round sunshine and consistent wind conditions to generate reliable renewable energy. The Port of Rotterdam, already a shareholder in Brazil’s Port of Pecém, plans to establish a direct supply chain bringing Brazilian green hydrogen to European markets. This partnership could transform the Netherlands into Europe’s central hub for clean energy distribution, reducing the continent’s dependence on fossil fuel imports and supporting its transition to sustainable energy sources.
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Noord-Holland Launches Expanded Business Acceleration Program with New Partners
Haarlem, Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
The province of Noord-Holland has revamped its GO!-NH acceleration program with ROM InWest as a key implementation partner, expanding beyond startups to include established SMEs with innovative products. The program now offers three distinct tracks - Market Readiness, Scaling Readiness, and Alumni - providing free, comprehensive support from market entry to scaling. This strategic partnership between provincial government and regional development agencies creates a ‘pressure cooker’ environment where businesses accelerate growth alongside peers within Noord-Holland’s innovation ecosystem, strengthening the region’s competitive advantage in fostering entrepreneurship.
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Eight-Year-Olds Consistently Outperform ChatGPT in Critical Thinking Tests
Amsterdam, Monday, 29 December 2025.
Amsterdam researchers discovered that children aged 7-9 dramatically outshine AI models in reasoning tasks requiring flexible thinking. When faced with pattern recognition puzzles using unfamiliar symbols, children scored 67% while some AI models plummeted below 20%. The University of Amsterdam study reveals AI’s fundamental weakness: while excelling at memorized patterns, these systems lack the abstract understanding that allows even young children to apply logical rules across new contexts. This finding challenges assumptions about AI superiority and highlights human cognitive flexibility that remains unmatched by current artificial intelligence technology.
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Leading University Appoints AI Expert to Transform Crop Development for Global Food Security
Wageningen, Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
Wageningen University has selected Professor Agnieszka Golicz to lead its Plant Breeding department starting March 2026, bringing cutting-edge artificial intelligence and genomics expertise to accelerate crop development. Golicz, currently at Germany’s Justus Liebig University, specializes in explainable AI that can predict which plant crosses will produce the best trait combinations, potentially revolutionizing how crops are developed for climate resilience and food security challenges.
