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Amsterdam Lets Beer-Bike Ride On

An increasingly popular mode of partying, the Amsterdam Beer-Bike Bar has been cleared by city officials to remain in business, transporting merry-makers through the narrow Dutch streets.

Partying Helps Power a Dutch Nightclub

A Dutch dance floor harvests the energy generated by jumps and gyrations and transforms it into electricity. The Rotterdam club is one of a handful of energy-generating floors in the world.

Dutch Man Leads Dehydrated Swan Family to Pond (Photo)

A 63-year-old Dutch man was surprised but worried when he awoke Thursday morning to find a family of nine swans drinking from the ditch. A local draught had dried up most of the water in his yard so Jos Maas decided to do more. Believing them to be lost, he asked them to follow as he walked toward the road. Father, mother and seven chicks waddled after him.

Dutch Company Powers Streetlights and Phones With Living Plants

In November, more than 300 LED lights were illuminated by a Dutch company that makes electricity from harnessing the power of living plants. This was the first commercial installation for Plant-e, a company that also sells mobile chargers, and rooftop electricity modules fueled by the byproduct of photosynthesis in plants.

'Drones for Good' Offers Flying Ambulance Toolkit

Every year a million people suffer from cardiac arrest in Europe and face a mere 8% survival rate due to slow response times of emergency services. Alec Momont seeks to improve existing emergency infrastructure with a network of drones capable of saving lives. His drone can speed to a location within 1 minute, when it would take an ambulance ten.