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Channeling ‘hot air’ waste to your greenhouse | Jeroen Burks | TEDxVenlo

529 views · Published 20 November 2018 · 7:12 · Indexed 14 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Using waste streams has being a underexposed topic in our history. The circular thinking is a good first step, but circular is just the beginning. In order to keep up with our current consumption, we have to look outside our own circle. Maybe, there is a user who will have more value in your waste stream than yourself. The talk mainly focusses on the cost that are involved in the recycling chain; Scale & usability of waste streams and the material cost involved in using it. 
Jeroen Burks will explain these with examples for our everyday lives as well as the world of datacentres.  Jeroen grew up in the south of The Netherlands. As a kid he was always fascinated by natural phenomena and the workings behind them. The choice for a technical education in physics was there for no surprise. During the studies he discovered that the link between technology and its usability in society was the field to excel in. The switch to Business administration is made with this in mind. At the moment he works at a startup, Blockheating, where they use residual heat from a datacenter as a heating source for greenhouses. On one hand a technical engineering challenge and on the other hand a search for business opportunities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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