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Energy and Environmental Technology-cluster in the Netherlands (east) region

Netherlands (east) region: your stepstone for energy and environmental technology

The eastern Netherlands region offers great conditions for those who search or provide today's and tomorrows environmental solutions. If you are searching for solutions, our entrepreneurs will provide the technology and knowledge you need. If you are an entrepreneur yourself, you should consider our fantastic business climate, strong knowledge base and strategic geographical position between the important markets of Randstad (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague) and Ruhrgebiet.

A firmly rooted regional cluster

The Arnhem region has a strong reputation as the central junction for 'Electric Holland', and it is known for it's unique concentration of enterprises in the energy and environmental technology-sector, with a huge potential in related knowledge. This characteristic and, for the Netherlands, unique economic structure derives from the early settlement of several chemical and energy enterprises such as Akzo, Basf, Nuon, Arcadis, Kema and Tennet. Interesting new fields of excellence today are durable energy production and transportation (hydrogen, solar, geothermic), energy efficiency and durable materials (recycling, high-tech wovens, wood modification), and concern both technology and services.

  
     

 

Energy & Environmental Technology Project

In 2005 the Energy and Environmental Technology Project was started to improve the innovative potential of the region. The main goals are network development for companies and knowledge partners, and to create innovative start-ups from the regions unique concentration of dedicated knowledge. After two years the project has expanded to the area around the cities of Nijmegen, Apeldoorn and Deventer, and abroad. Today the project has over 80 participants and 20 members, and currently over 25 new businesses are waiting to be created from existing patents or new collaborations between companies.

An important notice about the Energy and Environmental Technology Project is that it's primarily financed by it's participants (over 2/3 of the project costs), whereas other regional initiatives often depend strongly on governmental financing. This reflects that the market strongly identifies the current and future potential of the project. And: True creativity comes from the mind of the entrepreneur!