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Digital job coach helps train more technical professionals
Skills Matching Platform (Arbeidsmatchplatform, AMP) is the first employer-led initiative in the energy transition that applies large-scale skills-based matching. The AMP increases the inflow of talent into the energy transition by focusing on skills instead of diplomas and guides candidates towards a job. This aligns seamlessly with GroenvermogenNL’s Make Hydrogen Work concept, aimed at accelerating labour market development around hydrogen. During the annual Make Hydrogen Work event, Njord Pattiasina gave a workshop on the AMP: “Let’s stop talking and just get started.”
Building a skilled and flexible workforce for the hydrogen economy of tomorrow
Ensuring professionals have the right hydrogen knowledge and skills at the right time is crucial to making the hydrogen transition a success. That’s the mission of GroenvermogenNL’s Make Hydrogen Work program. On June 24, educators, policymakers, and industry leaders came together at the Let’s Make Hydrogen Work event to build a strong learning culture. The main question of the day: how can we make hydrogen a driving force in our workforce?
Launch of the International Hydrogen Guide: Excelling in Hydrogen
During the 2025 World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, the latest edition of the international hydrogen guide Excelling in Hydrogen was officially launched. This annual English-language publication showcases how the Netherlands positions itself internationally as a frontrunner in the hydrogen transition. GroenvermogenNL is proud that two of the six highlighted flagship projects were made possible in part through funding from our programme.
National Knowledge Platform for Hydrogen: from prototype to proof of concept
At the start of this year EnTranCe, together with a consortium of universities of applied sciences and vocational institutions, delivered a protoype of the National Knowledge Platform. This platform is part of the Human Capital Agenda of GroenvermogenNL. The aim is to make current hydrogen knowledge available, accessible, and useful.
Participate in Hydrogen Emissions Measurements
TNO’s MEETH2 project was recently awarded a € 524,900 subsidy by GroenvermogenNL to catalogue hydrogen emissions in the Netherlands. The goal being to acquire more knowledge of emissions throughout the value chain with the aim of optimising processes and determining whether, and to what extent, additional policy is required for emission standards. TNO calls on stakeholders to participate in the measurements and to co-conceptualise the measurement approach.
New consortium writes R&D plan for fossil-free production of fine chemicals and specialties
The chemical industry supplies crucial ingredients for all kinds of high-value products, such as pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, cosmetics, paints and electronics. The question is how the production of these fine chemicals and specialties can be cleaner, fossil-free and still cost efficient. GroenvermogenNL has challenged industry and knowledge institutions to work on solutions for a future-proof chemical industry based on green hydrogen, bio-based feedstocks and renewable energy.
Lively exchange of latest knowledge and ideas
Over 220 participants gathered in Utrecht to exchange the latest developments in the field of electrochemical conversion and storage. From water splitting and CO2 conversion, via the green production of fertilizer and chemical building blocks, to increasing the lifespan and capacity of batteries: during the day, 32 speakers delved deep into the scientific challenges at hand, the approaches they take to tackle these complex problems, and their most recent research results.
New R&D call: €20.3 million grant is available for hydrogen and green electrons for nitrogen-based chemistry
Theme 5 of GroenvermogenNL R&D “Hydrogen and green electrons for nitrogen-based chemistry” opens May 8 2025. €20.3 million subsidy is available for knowledge institutions and companies to build a national consortium on this theme. This consortium will make an important contribution to making the Dutch energy and chemical industry future proof through use of ammonia as an energy carrier and facilitating the sustainable synthesis of nitrogen-containing molecules.
