Dutch Minister Kamp opened the first biobased house at the Innovation Expo in Amsterdam recently. With this sample home the minister hopes to give the biobased sector a helping hand.
Not only are all the construction materials of the biobased home sustainable, the house is also powered by clean energy sources. Wageningen company Plant-e generates electricity from living plants on-site and the roof is covered by solar panels. A battery stores the electricity that is not used immediately. In terms of energy, the house is fully self-sufficient. A connection to the power grid is not necessary.
Source: EZ in Beeld