Hi, I’m Lydia Heida, an independent journalist and photographer based in the Netherlands.

My work is focused on discovering the world’s best high-tech solutions for environmental problems. I'm currently available for writing columns, 1-on-1 career advice, giving workshops, and speaking.

New research: what are the criteria for sustainable IT, and what changes are needed in this industry?

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Top Insights

Over the years, I have interviewed many successful entrepreneurs and top scientists that shared their valuable insights into the complexities of implementing innovative technologies.

Building Pioneering Spirit came with a price tag of $2.8 billion. "It is a shocking amount. But you get used to the fact that it is going to cost much more than you initially assumed. We have been able to pursue our dream and to do this in our own way, since the company is not dependent on shareholders that have to agree with big steps."

Edward Heerema, as CEO of Allseas

Publication: 'Weight-lifting record' - Professional Engineering Magazine

"This whole process is like a Rubik’s Cube. You have to look at it from many angles: capital and operational expenditure, logistics, fuel quality directives, incentives, and the acceptance of our fuel by oil companies and the public."

KC Tran, as CEO of Carbon Recycling International

Publication: 'Carbon Recycling International: turning CO2 into fuel' - Recycling International

Featured Work

A selection of articles that showcase my in-depth exploration of pressing environmental and technological challenges. From pioneering innovations like converting CO2 into fuel to the complexities of recycling nanomaterials and the looming scarcity of rare metals, these pieces highlight the intricate relationships between sustainability, technology, and industry.

Return to steam power

In what is said to be a world first, a plant in Iceland is converting the green house gas CO2 into methanol as a replacement for petrol.

Publication: Professional Engineering Magazine

Nanomaterials: a new threat to the recycling industry?

A large variety of nanomaterials is used in consumer products and industrial applications, and many of these products have reached the end of their life. However, studies have shown that various types of nanomaterials cause toxic effects, which makes the development of appropriate recycling strategies imperative.

Publication: Recycling International

Scarce, and getting scarcer

Could the looming scarcity of so-called rare metals put the brakes on the clean energy revolution – or generate new opportunities for recyclers?

Publication: Environmental Finance

Action's needed, but talk is almost all there is

Environment Committee members are demanding swift action on transforming the European economy into a circular one, and a little step forward has been made. However, is the EU spending its money wisely when it comes to funding the technology that will benefit the waste and recycling sector?

Publication: Recycling & Waste World

Gerommel met biologische tomaat

Is onze biologische tomaat echt wel bio? Nederland importeert biologische groenten uit Spanje om aan de vraag te voldoen. Maar in Spanje is de controle gebrekkig.

Publication: Trouw

Can waterless dyeing processes clean up the clothing industry?

One of the world’s most polluting industries is the textile-dyeing sector, which in China and other Asian nations releases trillions of liters of chemically tainted wastewater. But new waterless dyeing technologies, if adopted on a large scale, could sharply cut pollution from the clothing industry.

Publication: Yale Environment 360

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