NEW ENERGY SUPPORT Arnhems Buiten

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8,120 FTES IN 475 COMPANIES kiEMT Oost NV LOCATIONS China SMART ENERGY Centraal CLEAN MOBILITY HEADQUARTERS IPKW

HAN TenneT

University of Twente ACE (Automotive Centre IJsseloord 2 of Expertise)

DNV GL Rijn IJssel

ArtEZ KNOWLEDGE Alliander 13,000 STUDENTS

Van Hall Larenstein SEECE - Sustainable Electrical Energy Centre of Expertise DEKRA

Wageningen University

HyGear Radboud University 2 New Energy made in [Arnhem] SUPPORT

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University of Twente Energienext NETWORKS

University of Eindhoven North Rhine-Westphalia NWBA (Dutch Hydrogen Energy Agency and Fuel Cell Association) Energie made in Arnhem 13,000 STUDENTS

University of Delft Green Deal Smart Energy Cities UITP (Union International Transport Public)

Watt Connects

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 3 Dear Reader, Arnhem is an exciting and inspiring city. With its many parks and vibrant cultural scene, it is a wonderful city to live in and visit. The capital of the Province of Gelderland also provides the ideal environment for businesses operating in the new energy sector.

Its favourable location between the Rand- Dongen, who incorporates flexible solar stad conurbation in the and cells and LED technology into multifunc- the Ruhr region of Germany is one of the tional clothing. reasons why the Arnhem/Nijmegen region The city council and the people of Arnhem is an excellent gateway to the European are ambitious and work hard to realise market. their ambitions. The area around the What's more, in Arnhem businesses, station, which has been expanded into knowledge institutions and the govern- a contemporary transport intersection, ment support each other, which has made is a striking example of this approach. it possible to increase the number of jobs This development incorporates the iconic in the new energy sector by 40 per cent in Arnhem Centraal station, designed by recent years. architect Ben van Berkel, which is served With its knowledge of smart energy sys- by trains including the high-speed ICE tems and sustainable mobility, combined service to and from the German cities of with the creativity it has to offer, the Arn- Cologne and Frankfurt. hem region is a fertile breeding ground for Visit Arnhem and find out exactly what it innovations. Examples of such innovations has to offer your business. include the Trolleybus 2.0, which will con- tribute to clean urban transport, and the We very much look forward to welcoming Mayor Herman Kaiser creations of fashion designer Pauline van you to our city!

4 New Energy made in [Arnhem] Dear Reader, NEW ENERGY New energy is a promising sector that will tricity. Safety, reliability and affordability be part of the sustainable economy of are key objectives in this area. Multination- the future and is thriving in the Arnhem/ als like DEKRA, DNV GL and grid opera- Nijmegen region. Arnhem is a natural hub tors TenneT and Alliander have their head within regional, national and international offices in Arnhem. networks that are leading the way with The Arnhem/Nijmegen region also boasts innovations linked to smart power grids, numerous businesses and educational insti- energy storage and e-mobility. tutions specialising in the field of energy. Consequently, the transition from fossil This economic ecosystem acts as a magnet fuels to renewable energy creates particular for innovations and new business activity opportunities for the Arnhem region when linked to new energy. Arnhem focuses in it comes to attracting new investment and particular on the themes of smart energy helping companies to grow. The city makes and energy storage, (hydrogen-)electric the most of these opportunities, working mobility and cleantech. You will find out together closely with the provincial and more about these in the following sections. national government, who invest millions of euros in new energy every year. Businesses, knowledge institutions, the local authority and Arnhem residents work PEARLS on ambitious and innovative products and Elestor and Allego are just two of the com- services that promote the use of renewable panies that can be regarded as Arnhem's and clean energy: from the initial idea and pearls in the area of new energy. Elestor research through to prototype production is the first company in Europe to develop and the market launch of ready-to-use the hydrogen-bromine flow battery. This products and services. battery allows electrical energy to be stored five to ten times more cheaply than COMBINING HISTORY AND is possible with lithium batteries. Allego INNOVATION manufactures and installs innovative charg- As the 'electricity capital' of the Nether- ing systems (charging plazas) for all forms lands, Arnhem has long stood out thanks of electric transport in the Netherlands, to its electric trolleybus network for public Germany and Belgium. transport and the many companies and knowledge institutions based in the city that specialise in the public supply of elec-

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 5 SMART ENERGY Arnhem can look back on a rich history renewable energy. In 2011 KEMA was taken to make fluctuations in the energy flows when it comes to the public supply of elec- over by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and between households and the central grid tricity, with safety, reliability and afforda- subsequently merged with Germanischer visible. bility being key objectives. Today, supplying Lloyd to become DNV GL. In 2015, when renewable energy has become a hot topic in relocating its office, the company decided START-UPS AND INNOVATIONS the Netherlands' 'electricity capital'. Energy to remain in Arnhem, moving into premises Various Arnhem-based start-ups are systems need to be able to respond intelli- on the Arnhems Buiten Energy Business researching and developing new ways to gently to fluctuations in the availability of Park. generate and store electrical energy. These energy from renewable sources, such as the include Elestor (hydrogen-bromine flow sun, wind and water. Everything revolves UNIQUE TESTING FACILITIES battery) and S4 Energy (storage of renewa- around 'smart energy'. DNV GL has ultramodern high-voltage ble energy as kinetic energy). Mpare (a plat- Multinationals like energy experts DEKRA testing laboratories at its disposal. In recent form that offers an insight into the energy and DNV GL, grid operators TenneT (Dutch years it has also invested 70 million euros in consumption of buildings), in partnership and German high-voltage grids) and Alli- the expansion of its short circuit labora- with Watch-E, offers housing associations ander work together on a daily basis with tory. From 2016, DNV GL will therefore user-friendly equipment that can help ten- young professionals and start-ups on the be the only testing and consultancy firm ants to reduce their energy costs. development of intelligent energy systems, in the world capable of testing voltages of In 2015 Arnhem-based IF Technology – the so-called smart grids. They have chosen 800,000 volts and above. leading Dutch specialist in geothermal ‘Companies from Arnhem as a base for their activities, due to energy – also developed the award-winning the knowledge, expertise and facilities the WATT CONNECTS ‘smart polder’ concept. This is a system across the globe test city has to offer. Arnhem encourages cooperation between that allows a pumping station used to man- businesses and knowledge institutions. age water levels to acquire an additional electrical equipment KEMA DNV GL, TenneT, Liander and HAN function: it can also be used to store elec- The name KEMA is inextricably linked with University of Applied Sciences (HAN), for tricity and to generate renewable energy in in Arnhem.’ Arnhem. KEMA was founded in 1927 under example, are working together within Watt the form of cooling or heating. the name NV tot Keuring van Elektrotech- Connects, an expertise platform for energy Frits Verheij, DNV GL nische Materialen Arnhem. The company sector professionals. Watt Connects has grew to become a globally active testing access to a unique smart grid demonstra- and consultancy firm working in the areas tion table that simulates practical situa- of energy generation, transport and end tions in residential districts. By activating use in relation to electricity, natural gas and and deactivating energy flows, it is possible

6 New Energy made in [Arnhem] DNV GL: Energy: sustainable districts Since 2015 an impressively sustainable building on the Arnhems Buiten Energy Business Park in Arnhem has been home to the global headquarters of DNV GL's energy division. KEMA's high- voltage-testing laboratories are also located on the same site. Parties from all corners of the globe bring their equipment to this division of DNV GL to put it to the test. “Arnhem is a real hub for the electricity industry and a number of internationally active grid operators and testing companies are based here”, says Frits Verheij, Director of Smart Green Cities at DNV GL.

“The way electricity is supplied will European level with seven market parties change radically in the years to come, on pilots linked to the practical implemen- as much more of our electricity will be tation of decentralised energy markets. generated locally from renewable sources. “In a number of Dutch districts renewable Smart energy systems will need to ensure energy is being generated with the help not only that energy is supplied in a of technology including solar panels, heat sustainable way, but also that it remains pumps and fuel cells. This energy is then Frits Verheij affordable and reliable”, explains Verheij. supplied to households in the same dis- “We are also helping authorities and trict via smart energy systems”, explains businesses to implement energy systems Verheij. “Our aim is to demonstrate in capable of withstanding the extreme practice that we no longer need fossil weather conditions that are becoming fuels to supply entire districts with energy more common as a result of climate in a reliable and affordable way.” change.” DNV GL - Energy employs around 2,500 DNV GL focuses on market opportunities people worldwide, of whom more than across the entire chain, from electric- 400 are based in Arnhem. The company ity generation and international trade has offices in countries including Belgium, through to distribution and supply to Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, businesses and households and the cer- Spain, Turkey, the United States, China, tification of electrical equipment. Under Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. the Universal Smart Energy Framework www.dnvgl.com/energy/ (USEF) DNV GL is working together at

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 7 CLEAN MOBILITY There is an increasing need for clean electricity on part of a route (10 kilometres) HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC TRANSPORT mobility. This is apparent from the rise in without overhead wires. Amsterdam, Riga, A public hydrogen filling station is set to health problems caused by air pollution Bologna and many other European cities open at the Kleefse Waard Industrial Park and the rapid growth in demand for electric are expressing a great deal of interest in in 2016. Arnhem will then be home to one vehicles. Since 2013 the Arnhem/Nijmegen Trolley 2.0. The E-bus 2020 project is a of the four or five hydrogen filling station region has had the cleanest public transport partnership between more than thirty com- sites that will make up the Netherlands' system in the Netherlands, thanks to the panies (including bus operator Connexxion), main national infrastructure for hydro- use of trolleybuses powered by renewable knowledge institutions and public authori- gen-electric transport. Arnhem-based electricity and buses that run on green ties in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and company HyGear (hydrogen installations) is gas. The region is also supporting further Latvia. closely involved in this project, in which the innovations by the business community Arnhem is also participating in the PIB European Union, Dutch public authorities linked to mobility based on hydrogen fuel (Partners International Business) E-mobil- and private investors are jointly investing 6 cells and batteries. This support is provided ity Action Plan Von Amsterdam nach Berlin million euros. in partnership with the Province of Gelder- [From Amsterdam to Berlin]. This involves Another Arnhem-based firm, HyMove, land, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure creating a network of public and private is using fuel cells produced by Arnhem and the Environment and European pro- charging points in the Netherlands and company Nedstack and wheel hub motors grammes focusing on the energy transition. Germany to support sustainable and clean manufactured by e-Traction, another com- electric transport in cities. pany from the region, to develop the latest TROLLEY 2.0 generation of hydrogen-electric buses for Arnhem is the only city in the Netherlands CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE public transport. The first hydrogen-pow- that is still using a trolleybus network for Arnhem is a leader both nationally and at ered bus will enter service in 2016. This will public transport. This was opened in 1949. European level when it comes to the roll- operate between and Arnhem In total there are 156 cities in Europe that out of the necessary charging infrastruc- and will refuel at Arnhem's hydrogen filling operate a trolleybus network and over three ture. By participating in European e-mobil- station. hundred across the globe. Given the devel- ity projects, the city offers companies like opments it has made in the area of clean Allego access to an international market. urban transport with Trolley 2.0, Arnhem is The support the city offers takes two forms: a logical choice of partner for the European via tenders it makes public space available E-bus 2020 project. for innovative charging solutions and it also The Trolley 2.0 city bus charges its battery helps businesses to find European partners while on the move, enabling it to run on and to raise funds if the business case has not yet been finalised.

8 New Energy made in [Arnhem] Allego: clean mobility The market for clean mobility, or e-mobility, is expanding. “All the major car manufacturers are introducing electrically powered vehicles, while more and more companies, bus operators, taxi firms and private individuals are switching over to clean electric transport. This is a trend that is spreading rapidly around the globe”, says Anja van Niersen, general manager of Allego. “At Allego we are working towards a future in which e-mobility is the new standard. We develop, supply and install the infrastructure needed to charge vehicles. Our smart charging solutions also take care of the payment process.”

Allego was founded in 2013 as a subsidiary The Clean Mobility Center (CMC), which of grid operator Alliander. Both compa- will open in April 2016 on the Kleefse nies are based in Arnhem. Allego works Waard Industrial Park (IPKW) in Arnhem, together with authorities, companies and will be a place where companies and non-profit organisations in the Nether- knowledge institutions that are active in Anja van Niersen lands and abroad on the installation and the field of e-mobility can bundle their management of charging stations. These knowledge and ambitions. “Arnhem is a range from individual charging points to logical location for this European centre, charging plazas for ten or more cars or given the city's expertise in the area of other vehicles. energy technology”, notes Van Niersen. In 2013 Allego was granted the first International parties such as DEKRA, concession for the installation of fifty DNV GL, CGI, E-Laad, IPKW and Vayon charging points in the city of Arnhem and EL-KW (e-bus manufacturer) are involved the company has since completed count- in setting up the Clean Mobility Center. less charging stations in the Netherlands, Van Niersen: “By working together, these Germany and Belgium. Allego started out parties are strengthening each other. This with just thirteen employees. Now the will help us speed up the transition to company employs over sixty staff and e-mobility and serve the growing interna- also has offices in Berlin and Düsseldorf in tional market.” Germany and Mechelen in Belgium. www.allego.nl

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 9 CLEANTECH Arnhem really sets itself apart with its that convert natural gas into hydrogen and pine wood into a sustainable product with innovations in the area of renewable also develops hydrogen filling stations. the properties of hardwood, Platowood, energy. The international AkzoNobel group Hyet is the first company in the world to which uses a unique steaming and drying is one of the organisations developing such develop electrochemical compressors that process to refine fast-growing wood into innovations. This company has its roots in allow hydrogen to be stored particularly an environmentally friendly alternative to Arnhem and in 2015 achieved first place efficiently at a pressure in excess of 800 tropical hardwood, and Stex Fibers, which within its category for the fourth year in a bar. Nedstack manufactures PEM hydrogen is developing an installation for processing row on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, fuel cells that convert hydrogen into elec- the environmentally friendly and fast-grow- which ranks companies worldwide based tricity. These fuel cells are used by HyMove ing crop hemp to create fibres for use in on sustainability criteria. The presence to develop hydrogen energy systems for textiles. of AkzoNobel in Arnhem has resulted in lorries and buses. Nedstack's fuel cells can a number of cleantech spin-offs. These also be found in the mobile generators used THE LIST GOES ON include the development and production of by the company Bredenoord to supply clean General Electric is also represented in flexible solar-cell film and developments in energy at events such as the Lowlands pop Arnhem. The company's GE Power & the field of hydrogen technology. festival and also in hydrogen power plants Water division is located at the Kleefse for the Chinese market. Waard Industrial Park, where it focuses HYDROGEN CHAIN on energy generation, energy supply and Hydrogen is an important form of new BIO-BASED water process technologies, including energy. For a number of years now Arnhem Arnhem also boasts companies that are renewable energy sources. 4Pet recycling, has been supporting businesses that spe- particularly innovative when it comes to based on the same site, processes more cialise in hydrogen technology. Thanks to sustainable and bio-based business. Peeze than 250,000 tonnes of used PET bottles this support, as well as the knowledge and is one of the world's most environmentally (around 850 million items) every year by cooperation with educational and research entrepreneurship of firms like AkzoNobel, friendly coffee roasters. This company has grinding and washing them. These flakes institutions and public authorities in the a 'hydrogen chain' of cleantech companies developed the first biodegradable coffee and granules are reused to produce film region, provide a solid basis for sustainable has been created in Arnhem, comprising cup, which will be launched onto the mar- for the food industry. The knowledge and growth and a clean future. firms such as HyGear, Hyet, Nedstack and ket in 2016. creativity that these firms – and around HyMove. Other innovative firms include Accsys, 475 other new energy companies in Arn- HyGear builds installations across the globe which uses acetic anhydride to transform hem – have to offer, as well as the open

10 New Energy made in [Arnhem] HyGear: hydrogen as a clean energy source The first hydrogen filling station in the Netherlands was opened in Arnhem at the end of 2010. Cleantech company HyGear was responsible for supplying the hydrogen to this facility. In 2016 Arnhem's second hydrogen filling station is set to open on the city's Kleefse Waard Industrial Park. This will be used by cars, buses and lorries powered by electric motors incorporating fuel cells that convert hydrogen into electricity without any harmful emissions.

“The first hydrogen filling station was trained mechanical and electrical engi- a good learning project for everyone neers. The company's biggest shareholders involved. Now we are moving on to the are the Spanish multinational engineer- growth phase, a commercial hydrogen ing firm Abengoa S.A. (since 2008) and filling station”, says Marinus van Driel, venture capital company PPM Oost. The CEO of HyGear. A total of 6 million euros Arnhem-based firm supplies its hydrogen is being invested in this project by the installations to glass and metalworking European Union (3 million), the Dutch factories in Europe, America and Asia. In Marinus Van Driel government (0.85 million), the Province addition to its headquarters in Arnhem, of Gelderland, the Municipality of Arnhem HyGear also has an office in Singapore and private parties. and agents in Turkey, the US, Japan, India, HyGear develops and builds installations Russia and Australia. that produce hydrogen on site from natu- “We are a knowledge-intensive and oper- ral gas. “These are little hydrogen factories ationally strong business that has been that generate huge energy savings and generating a profit since 2008. Every year can therefore cut costs for the end user by we invest 2 to 3 million euros in product up to 50 per cent”, explains Van Driel. “If development, which means we hold a only because hydrogen no longer has to be number of important patents”, says Van transported under high pressure.” Driel. “HyGear works closely with around Convinced of the benefits of hydrogen as ten high-quality suppliers from Arnhem a clean fuel, Van Driel founded HyGear in and the surrounding area. We take care of 2002. It started out as a two-man busi- the final assembly ourselves – the reliabil- ness, but now employs 65 people, from ity of our installations is paramount.” engineering graduates through to highly www.hygear.nl

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 11 HUMAN CAPITAL One in every thirteen people employed in UNIVERSITIES ground], where energy can be generated by Dutch primary schools make the transition Arnhem works in the new energy & clean- Arnhem has close links to specialist knowl- running and swinging. This was crowned the to renewable energy. By combining advice, tech sector. The Arnhem region is home to edge institutions such as Radboud Univer- Netherlands' best sustainable idea and was purchasing, installation, financing, manage- various education and knowledge institu- sity Nijmegen and WageningenUR, which also discussed at the UN Climate Change ment and education, this company makes tions and these ensure an abundant supply are less than 20 kilometres from the city, Conference in Paris. saving energy attractive for schools. Ten of well-qualified human capital, including as well as with Eindhoven and Enschede schools in Arnhem have already increased university graduates and highly trained Technical Universities, located within 80 RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PRIMARY their energy efficiency with the help of Slim specialists and professionals with up-to- kilometres of Arnhem. HAN works together SCHOOLS Opgewekt. date knowledge of sustainable technology. with universities and businesses on projects Slim Opgewekt [Smart Generation] is an Primary and secondary education in English including the Smart Mobility research Arnhem-based company that is helping is also offered by Arnhem International programme (investment of 2 million euros). School. The aim of this programme is to develop knowledge of the public transport of the Jobs UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED future within smart, clean and vibrant SCIENCES urban regions. New energy & cleantech is one of the three focus areas of HAN University of Applied VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Sciences. The Sustainable Electrical Energy The Oost-Nederland Energie(k) (ONE) pro- Centre of Expertise (SEECE) and Automo- gramme is a unique public-private partner- total of tive Centre of Expertise (ACE) are linked to ship in which the RijnIJssel regional training 8,120 HAN in Arnhem. These public-private cen- centre in Arnhem, the ROC Nijmegen 102,090 in EET tres allow students to carry out innovative regional training centre and the Graafschap jobs research in partnership with companies. College in are working ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem together with companies in the technical contributes to the city's creativity, offering installation sector. From its base in Arn- courses including Fashion Design, Product hem, ONE develops innovative vocational Design and Graphic Design. At VHL Univer- training courses that tie in with the growing Clusters Raw materials and chemicals (150) sity of Applied Sciences in the neighbouring demand for renewable energy. Creative industry (3,430) Metal, machines and equipment (440) town of Velp students follow courses such Health and well-being (19,720) Energy (4,920) as land and water management, garden and PRIMARY EDUCATION Energy and environmental technology (8,120) Recycling and environmental services (110) landscape architecture and forestry and In 2015 pupils from the primary school ’t Food (310) Trade (140) nature management. Panorama in Arnhem came up with the idea Fashion and design (4,460) Research (660) Recreation and tourism (6,320) Commercial services (1,700) of the Energieke Schoolplein [Energy Play- Source: PWE 2015, Province of Gelderland

12 New Energy made in [Arnhem] Number of students Researching sustainable electrical energy total of 6,703 “Ensuring electrical energy is supplied reliably – that is Arnhem's 13,000 at HAN students strength. Plus the fact that it provides a platform where businesses and knowledge institutions can work together on sustainable electrical energy technology”, says Tinus Hammink. Courses He is Programme Manager of the Sustainable Electrical Energy Applied Sciences Universities of applied sciences Automotive Centre of Expertise (SEECE) at HAN University of Applied HAN University of Applied Sciences Built Environment Sciences. “In the Netherlands we take it for granted that the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Arnhem Engineering electricity supply is reliable and affordable – grid operators like VHL University of Applied Sciences, Velp Academy for Communication and Information Technology TenneT and Alliander work to ensure this is the case.”

SEECE is a partnership between energy-re- all energy to be generated from renewable lated businesses and higher education and sources by 2050. It is therefore extremely ties in with the Dutch government's desig- important that we have enough students nation of Energy as a top sector within the coming onto the labour market who can Dutch economy. SEECE is an initiative of offer expertise in relation to sustainable DNV GL, TenneT, Alliander, Alfen (energy electricity: in the areas of smart energy installations), the kiEMT network and systems, smart grids, decentralised power HAN. The centre carries out research into generation, energy storage and e-mobility, sustainable electrical energy, improves for example.” energy-related education and helps ensure Ensuring the reliability of the energy that more graduates with expertise in the supply is the most important challenge field of sustainable electrical energy are facing us today. Dutch students, but also available to businesses. HAN's Automotive­ students from Spain, Eastern Europe, Centre of Expertise is researching cars China, India and Africa, are studying powered by high-tech motors that run on electrical and vehicle engineering at HAN. electricity and hydrogen. The courses they are following include “Over the next few years we will see a master's in measurement and control a huge increase in the consumption of technology geared towards smart energy Tinus Hammink electricity in the Netherlands and across systems. “Thanks to SEECE, around 250 the globe. Consider the emergence of students with expertise in the field of electric cars, for example, as well as heat energy are graduating every year and can pumps, wind turbines and energy-neutral immediately take up roles with energy homes with solar panels installed on the companies in the region. This number is roof”, explains Hammink. “At the same set to grow further in the years to come.” time fossil fuels will become increasingly http://specials.han.nl/sites/seece/ scarce and the Dutch government wants

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 13 LOCATIONS With the Arnhems Buiten Energy Busi- tive start-ups, Arnhems Buiten boasts a mix ness Park and Kleefse Waard Industrial of businesses that complement each other. Park (IPKW) Arnhem boasts two dynamic The park is home to the headquarters of business parks that offer plenty of scope energy experts such as DNV GL, grid ope- for innovations in the area of new energy. rator TenneT and NRG (Nuclear Research The World Trade Center (WTC) can also & consultancy Group). NRG is an inter- be found next to the ultramodern Arnhem nationally active nuclear service provider Centraal station. With these facilities, and and a global market leader in the supply of other well-equipped business parks such as medical isotopes. IJsseloord 2, the Arnhem region offers com- panies a wealth of options when it comes to ENERGYCLUB establishing a location. At Arnhems Buiten innovative start-ups can also be found within walking distance ARNHEMS BUITEN of these major players. They include As the former headquarters of testing insti- companies specialising in energy storage tute KEMA, at the Arnhems Buiten Energy (s4Energy, Elestor), energy ICT (Phase to Business Park the history of the supply of Phase) and consultancy (Greenspread), but electricity is all around you. Here history also businesses like Studio Roes. Studio Roes and innovation go hand in hand. In recent is developing the Solly system: innova- years, alongside the restoration of historic tive toy robots that store, transport and (IPKW). A surprising mix of companies has industrial buildings, a number of contem- use solar energy for applications such as settled here. These are active in the fields porary buildings have also sprung up, one lighting, movement and music. Employees of energy technology, cleantech and bio- example being the eye-catching new head of companies based at Arnhems Buiten based innovations, product design and trade office of grid operator TenneT. can meet up at the Energyclub and in the and industry. The Greenhouse at IPKW Arnhems Buiten comprises the former Den restaurant De Kookplaats, as well as in Watt functions as an incubator for start-ups in Brink, De Hes and Mariëndaal estates, plus Connects, the demonstration centre for the cleantech sector, such as Deepwater- the Rosandepolder. Covering an area of smart grids and the decentralised supply of Energy (Oryon Watermill), Dr. Ten (sea salt more than 50 hectares, of which just 10 renewable energy. battery), Exergy (battery technology), Ther- per cent has been developed, and with rare mosmart (smart thermostat) and Alucha trees and works of art around the site, this IPKW (paper sludge pyrolysis). business park is undoubtedly the greenest in Over the past few years the former factory the Netherlands. site of chemical group AkzoNobel has With its combination of established energy developed into a real hotspot under its companies, specialist ICT firms and innova- new name of Kleefse Waard Industrial Park

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14 New Energy made in [Arnhem] LOCATIONS Kleefse Waard Industrial Park “The most sustainable and innovative business park in the Netherlands, perhaps even in Europe – that's what we are working to create”, says Kevin Rijke, Director of the Kleefse Waard Industrial Park (IPKW) in Arnhem. “Ten years from now we will have demonstrated that the circular economy works; that waste flows can generate energy and raw materials. This will only be possible if energy producers, industry, service providers and creative spirits work together. What makes IPKW unique is the fact that we are assembling this mix of knowledge and expertise in one place.”

Industrial heritage as a basis for business testing environments, hosts events, such innovation: this is a path that Kleefse as the Green Industry Event, and serves as Waard Industrial Park has been following a venue for social and sporting activities. since Schipper Bosch acquired the former “We also participate in entrepreneurial AkzoNobel factory site in 2003. Historic initiatives with the companies that are Kevin Rijke buildings are gradually being renovated, based here. With e-mobility company while any that are unusable are being Allego we constructed the ChargingPlaza replaced with new structures. Ten new for electric vehicles and we are a partner companies took up residence at IPKW in the Clean Mobility Center, a European in 2015. A total of 55 companies now business innovation centre linked to employ around 1,050 people on the site. sustainable mobility. We have invested These range from multinationals like Teijin in companies including sustainable wood Aramid and Veolia, cleantech companies processor Platowood and RhineTech, an like HyGear and HyMove and promising innovative metalworking company that start-ups such as Deepwater-Energy and develops machines for grass biorefining, StexFibers through to creative spirits like amongst other things.” product designers Floris Schoonderbeek, “We feel a commitment to society and Joris de Groot, Rick Tegelaar and Klaas a responsibility for our environment”, Kuiken. underlines Rijke. “As an example, there are As the recipient of the “Gouden Pyr- 150 mini wind turbines on the site, which amide 2015”, the annual state prize for were built by six hundred children from inspiring commissioning in the fields of primary schools in the province of Gel- architecture, urban design, infrastructure derland. With initiatives like this we are and physical planning, IPKW is garnering encouraging and inspiring people to take praise from all sides. “We are building a an interest in energy and environmental community”, explains Rijke. IPKW offers technology.” industrial facilities, office space and www.ipkw.nl

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 15 NETWORKS Arnhem is a driver of innovations in the as partners such as Rijnstate Hospital and OTHER NETWORKS EmiA network: also targets energy savings area of new energy. The city works together higher education institutions like HAN Arnhem-based companies and research average household electricity consumption (kWh) with relevant parties to develop regional, University of Applied Sciences. They are and educational institutions participate in national and international networks working together on more than 160 sus- various (inter)national networks in the area 3000 kWh focusing on energy-related innovations and tainable projects. In the period leading up of new energy. In addition to the networks sustainability. to 2020 they are focusing on three specific referred to above, Arnhem also maintains 2940 kWh targets: boosting business activity in the contact with other cities and networks KIEMT new energy sector, realising energy savings in connection with the electrification of 2880 kWh kiEMT (Energy and Environmental Technol- of 1.5 per cent per year and achieving a (public) transport. ogy Knowledge and Innovation Network), 14 per cent share for renewable energy by These networks include: 2820 kWh for example, was launched in Arnhem in 2020 in terms of the total energy generated • Trolleymotion , a European organisation 2005. This knowledge network comprises and used. that promotes zero-emission transport 2760 kWh over 230 companies and brings together systems. entrepreneurs, educational institutions and GREEN DEAL SMART ENERGY • UITP (The International Association of 2700 kWh public authorities in the area of energy and CITIES Public Transport), which has 1,400 mem- 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 environmental technology in the Eastern Via the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Arn- bers, comprising transport authorities, Netherlands. Through a range of different hem is participating in the national Green public authorities and transport compa- programmes kiEMT helps to accelerate Deal Smart Energy Cities network. This nies in 96 countries. innovations linked to new energy, cleantech network promotes the scaling-up and appli- • ELIPTIC (Electrification of public transport and the bio-based economy. cation of innovative products and services in Cities), the participating cities in which for smart energy systems. include Berlin and Bremen in Germany, ENERGY MADE IN ARNHEM Arnhem is also involved in the national Warsaw and Gdynia in Poland and Barce- Since 2011 the city has been speeding up Stroomversnelling network, within which lona in Spain. the transition to renewable energy via construction firms, suppliers, housing asso- • HyEr (association for Hydrogen and fuel the local Energy made in Arnhem (EmiA) ciations, municipal authorities, financiers, cells and Electro-mobility in European network. This network has around 120 grid operators and other parties are work- Regions). participants, including leading companies ing together on renovations and new builds and their potential customers and knowl- to create zero energy homes. These are edge partners. The organisations involved homes that are particularly well insulated include residents' associations, housing and generate sufficient renewable energy associations and energy companies, as well to offset their own energy consumption.

16 New Energy made in [Arnhem] Clean energy and anaerobic digestion of waste In 2013 Rijnstate in Arnhem became the first hospital in the Netherlands to install a large array of solar panels (647) on its roof. Rijnstate would like to supply some of the 150,000 kWh of electricity that it generates every year to more than 40 households in the district around the hospital. The regulations are being amended to allow this to happen.

“We challenge firms to come up with intelli- economy. We have installed electric charging gent business cases for medical applications, points to encourage e-mobility, are reducing but also for the generation of energy and the our water consumption and are also cutting processing of our waste”, explains Jankees our CO2 emissions.” Cappon, a member of the Board of Directors Rijnstate is one of the participants in the of Rijnstate in Arnhem. “From Philips, which Energy Made in Arnhem (EMIA) network. This supplies medical equipment, through to our is an initiative of the municipal authority that caterer.” brings together energy suppliers, the business The hospital's ambition is to invest in a Phar- community and social parties. “It creates a mafilter. This is an anaerobic digestion and network between the energy supplier and water purification installation that processes customer that generates synergies”, notes Cap- waste, eliminates viruses and bacteria and pon. “For example, we are working together supplies a quantity of biogas that covers 70 with grid operator Alliander, our neighbours at per cent of the installation's consumption. Royal Burgers’ Zoo, the Province of Gelderland By switching to biodegradable disposables, it and the Municipality of Arnhem to investigate Jankees Cappon will be possible to dispose of 100,000 kilos of whether the district heating network could be waste sustainably every year with no impact extended northwards from waste processor on the budget. “Promoting the health of our AVR in Duiven. The hospital and the zoo, as patients and medical expertise are our core well as other parties, would be able to pur- functions”, says Cappon. “In addition, we also chase this heat.” use clean energy wherever possible and oper- www.rijnstate.nl ate according to the principle of the circular

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 17 INVESTORS The Municipality of Arnhem, the Province the area of new energy. PPM Oost manages of Gelderland and the Dutch Government various innovation funds of the Province of provide support and advice to encourage Gelderland, such as the Gelderland Innovation innovations linked to new energy. Under the and Energy Fund (IEG). The sums invested in motto Van idee naar BV [From idea to com- an innovative company range from 100,000 pany], educational institutions, entrepreneurs euros up to a maximum of 2.5 million euros. and public authorities will be investing over For larger investments PPM Oost works 6 million euros in such innovations between together with parties including venture capital now and 2017 via the Gelderland Valoriseert! companies and informal investors. [Gelderland Adds Value!] programme. Together with the Province of Gelderland and BUSINESS ANGELS private entrepreneurs, Arnhem also supports Via the Meesters van de Toekomst [Masters of incubators that provide innovative start-ups the Future] programme, Oost NV also puts with favourable conditions to help them get innovative start-ups into contact with private off to the best possible start. Start-ups in investors – so-called business angels. The the new energy sector can make use of the Masters of the Future network comprises more facilities offered by the Energyclub on the than two hundred informal investors who are Arnhems Buiten Energy Business Park, while prepared to invest risk capital in innovative, ‘Innovative the Kleefse Waard Industrial Park offers the sustainable products and services, and to sup- Greenhouse for cleantech start-ups. port them with their knowledge and networks. employers receive Arnhem also offers the Angelhub, a network OOST NV of investors who focus on Arnhem-based maximum support Development agency Oost NV supports companies. and helps to finance innovative projects and business location projects on behalf of the KIEMT in Arnhem.’ Province of Gelderland, focusing specifically The kiEMT foundation (Energy and Environ- Ron König, Councillor for on the transition to renewable energy. The mental Technology Knowledge and Innovation services it provides include helping companies Network) invests on behalf of the Province Economic Affairs and Education to find national and European partners, as of Gelderland in groundbreaking new energy well as pointing them in the right direction projects. Every year vouchers and pre-seed when it comes to obtaining (international) loans are awarded to support the development funding and subsidies. of innovative ideas, research, the building of Through the venture capital company PPM prototypes and the engagement of experts in Oost, Oost NV makes investments together areas including the protection of intellectual with private parties, primarily in SMEs property rights. focusing on innovations and partnerships in

18 New Energy made in [Arnhem] Oost NV: renewable energy and e-mobility “With grid operators like TenneT and Alliander alongside international players such as DEKRA and DNV GL, Arnhem has a wealth of knowledge and expertise when it comes to high-tech energy systems. Innovative developments and partnerships linked to renewable electrical energy and e-mobility are a common thread in this area and are attracting knowledge-intensive firms to the city: from Chinese battery producers through to the high-tech manufacturing industry and start-ups with groundbreaking ideas”, says Bernold Kemperink, Sector Manager for Cleantech & Renewable Energy at Oost NV.

Oost NV is a development agency that renewable energy. The city can be accessed assists international and national firms with easily via international waterways and the task of setting up a business location motorways. What's more, the high-speed in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and train linking Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotter- Overijssel. In addition, via the venture capital dam to Germany's Ruhr region and the rest company PPM Oost, Oost NV invests in of Europe stops at the impressive Arnhem Bernold Kemperink innovative companies and developments in Centraal station.” the Eastern Netherlands. PPM Oost manages Kemperink believes that the International various innovation funds, such as the Gelder- School, WTC Arnhem Nijmegen, the Expat land Innovation and Energy Fund (IEG). Center and Arnhem's urban character and “International businesses are looking for regi- vibrant cultural scene make the city an ons with a critical mass in their specialist field excellent place to live for the employees of where they can enter into partnerships that international companies. “That's why firms add knowledge and cut costs. This speeds up such as TÜV Rheinland and Chinese com- the development of innovative products and panies CNEX and Phylion Battery, but also services”, explains Kemperink. “Being situated promising start-ups like Energetec, Alucha between the Randstad conurbation in the and Deepwater Energy, have made the move Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia in to Arnhem and the surrounding area with the Germany, Arnhem occupies a strategic posi- assistance of Oost NV.” tion at the centre of a knowledge network www.oostnv.nl and infrastructure linked to electricity and

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 19 INTERNATIONAL As the capital of the Province of Gelderland, the Düsseldorf-based North Rhine-Westphalia and with a strategic location between the Energy Agency. Innovative projects in partner- Randstad conurbation in the Netherlands ship with Germany are also being encouraged umers w and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, by the Province of Gelderland and the EU. ns ith Arnhem has plenty to offer international co in companies. CHINA n a io Arnhem Centraal, the city's main railway Arnhem maintains close contact with the city l 2 il 5 station, is served by national and interna- of Wuhan in Central China, which has a pop- Amsterdam 0 m

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20 New Energy made in [Arnhem] MTSA Technopower: hydrogen power plants in China MTSA Technopower has been commissioned to build the world's largest – 2 megawatt – hydrogen power plant in Yingkou in northeastern China and thus achieved a special milestone in 2015. “The entire installation was developed, designed, built and tested at our company. In mid-2016 it will be transported to China in parts on a special cargo ship, where we will rebuild it and prepare it for use”, explains Loek van Veggel, CEO of MTSA Technopower in Arnhem. “Our ambition is to supply more hydrogen power plants of this kind to Europe and China in the years to come.”

MTSA Technopower develops, builds and able to develop complex installations for maintains high-tech machines, equip- high-quality production processes and ment and installations for international research & development.” companies in the energy, processing, food, For the hydrogen power plant MTSA is pharmaceutical and metalworking sectors. working together with Nedstack Fuel The knowledge and expertise of KEMA, Cell Technology in Arnhem, AkzoNobel AkzoNobel and Shell Research, three Industrial Chemicals and Ynnovate San- leading companies from Arnhem's indus- zheng Fine Chemicals Co Ltd. This project trial past, have been combined within came about with support from Fuel Cells MTSA, creating a solid basis on which an Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) in independent, innovative and dynamic Brussels. “The power plant will be next technology company has been built. to a factory that manufactures chlorine “Our Arnhem DNA is extremely important and alkaline products, the raw materials to us”, stresses Van Veggel. “Our links to for fertilisers and plastics, and will run Shell Research mean we have knowledge on the hydrogen released during that about a whole range of processes in the production process”, explains Van Veggel. oil and gas and metallurgy industries, “The Chinese government is extremely ... through AkzoNobel we have expertise interested in environmental technology. Loek van Veggel relating to fibre technology, pharma- There is a great deal of pollution in China ceuticals, chemicals and environmental and the cost of electricity is high. With our technology, and we also have knowledge technology we are helping China's indus- of high-power technology via KEMA's try with the energy transition.” Engineering section. We are therefore www.mtsa.nl

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 21 Wearable technology “Innovative technology enables you to make new choices. These help make fashion more sustainable”, says fashion designer Pauline van Dongen. She is a pioneer when it comes to bringing technology and fashion together. From her design studio in Arnhem she works with experts from the Netherlands and abroad. “Combining flexible-solar-cell technology and fashion led to the development of the Wearable Solar collection, which consists of a dress, jacket and shirt incorporating flexible solar cells. These can be used to charge up a mobile phone, for example. In collaboration with Philips we are currently integrating LED technology into sports clothing – an innovation that will mean runners can be seen in the dark. Together with Eindhoven Technical University we also worked on a vest for dementia patients that is equipped with sensors to monitor their movements. This was part of the Vigour project, a concept developed by Martijn ten Böhmer.” Pauline van Dongen

Van Dongen is a graduate of the Fashion particularly interesting for me is that Design course at ArtEZ Institute of the the municipality and province are Arts in Arnhem. In 2010, for her master's focusing on linking the creative industry to collection, she produced white plastic innovative entrepreneurs and technology shoes entirely using 3D printing and companies.” was one of the first people anywhere in In 2014, with her Wearable Solar col- the world to create shoes in this way. lection, Van Dongen got through to the In the same year she launched her own final of SXSW Accelerator, the prestigious fashion label and in 2011 spent six months festival dedicated to new technology in working with innovative designer Hussein Austin, Texas (US). China is also showing Chalayan in London. “There I focused in a great deal of interest in these products. particular on how to translate innovative At the end of 2015 she developed a test ideas into commercial designs.” collection of running shirts incorporating Van Dongen settled in Arnhem at the end LED technology and will be presenting a of 2011, where she has a spacious design commercial version of these around the studio in the city's Coehoorn district, close middle of 2016. to Arnhem Centraal station. “Arnhem is www.paulinevandongen.nl affordable and easily accessible. What is

22 New Energy made in [Arnhem] EXPERIENCE ARNHEM! Arnhem has plenty to offer businesses and entrepreneurs and their potential first their employees: it is a creative city with a his- customers or investors”, Haga explains. “Our toric shopping centre and also hosts a number Energy made in Arnhem network promotes of special events. The capital of the Province cooperation between parties who would of Gelderland boasts a vibrant cultural scene, otherwise not easily come into contact. being home to highly regarded institutions This helps Arnhem's companies to grow, such as orchestra Het Gelders Orkest, ballet contributes to a cleaner environment and company Introdans and the Oostpool theatre ensures that students – the employees and group. Arnhem is referred to as the cultural entrepreneurs of the future – have up-to-date capital of the Eastern Netherlands – and with knowledge.” good reason. St. Eusebius Church is an iconic Arnhem land- MAXIMUM SUPPORT mark, as is the ultramodern Arnhem Centraal Businesses create jobs – especially innovative station, designed by architect Ben van Berkel ones. According to Ron König, Councillor for of UNStudio, and the Rozet building, designed Economic Affairs and Education in Arnhem, by Neutelings Riedijk Architects. Arnhem's that is why you need to give these employers many parks, the Veluwe National Park and 'maximum support'. He is proud of the ideal the river landscape around the city create a climate for establishing a business that Arn- wonderfully green environment in which to hem has created. ‘New Energy made in live and work. Arnhem is a modern hub where industrial history, creativity, nature and culture come Arnhem is speeding RENEWABLE ENERGY together. The city also benefits from fast “Arnhem is new energy”, says Anja Haga, international transport links and excel- up the transition to Councillor for Sustainability. “With its unique lent educational institutions (including an trolleybuses and the energy companies based international school), as well as programmes renewable energy.’ in the city, Arnhem has a rich tradition when focusing on growth and innovation. König: “In it comes to energy and innovation. The city is our green city we roll out the red carpet for Anja Haga, also a breeding ground for young companies companies and talented professionals who Councillor for Sustainability with innovative ideas that are speeding up will bring something extra to Arnhem.” the transition from fossil fuels to renewable Pay us a visit and experience the city for energy. Renewable energy is part of our DNA.” yourself! The city council makes a conscious effort to We look forward to welcoming you. create intelligent links between businesses, public authorities and educational institutions. Anja Haga, Councillor for Sustainability “This generates synergies. Between entre- Ron König, Councillor for Economic Affairs preneurs and researchers, but also between and Education

New Energy made in [Arnhem] 23 CONTENTS 2 Overview 5 New energy 6 Smart energy 8 Clean mobility 10 Cleantech 12 Human capital 14 Locations 16 Networks

18 Investors 20 International 23 Experience Arnhem!

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