Establishing the agenda

In parts of the HTSM sector, the energy transition is already an important driver for innovation. Consider, for example, new applications in mobility. The energy transition is also a stimulus for development and innovation in programs of the National Growth Fund, including GroenkrachtNL, Aviation in Transition, NXTGEN Hightech and Material Independence & Circular Batteries. With our Transition Team we map out these and other activities aimed at the energy transition in the broad HTSM sector. This way we can properly identify the need for new developments. As a sector, we are tackling the challenges and opportunities that the energy transition offers us and encouraging developments in this theme.

With our action agenda, we focus on three opportunities of the energy transition for our sector: how do we innovate to green processes with fossil fuels, how do we innovate to enable green and sustainable energy generation, storage and transport and how do we seize the opportunities that the transition offers for new value chains.

Programming of activities

Using our action agenda and activities as a starting point, we give the energy transition the central place it deserves. Not only in the programming of Holland High Tech and the Top Sector High Tech Systems and Materials, but also in the roadmaps of our sector.

In addition to Dutch and European activities, we encourage developments and innovations that contribute to the energy transition. The Transition Team makes proposals for additional stimulating measures. We also pay extra attention to energy transition projects within our strategic programming.

Finally, as Holland High Tech, we continue to engage in discussions with national and regional governments to remove obstacles and to promote new initiatives and the application of innovations for the energy transition.