This autumn, NWO is expected to open three subsidy schemes for GroenvermogenNL, with the focus on making industrial chemical processes greener and more circular. The R&D grants seek to answer the questions: What are promising innovations and improvement opportunities for carbon- and nitrogen-based chemistry technologies? How can companies make specialty chemicals with less energy, CO2 emissions and fossil-based inputs? These R&D work packages based on green chemistry can be seen as the next phase of GroenvermogenNL’s R&D program, in addition to the existing consortia that are already involved in the production, transport, storage and use and system aspects of green hydrogen.
GroenvermogenNL wants to accelerate the use of green hydrogen in industry and the economy as a solution to help achieve the energy transition. The chemical industry plays an important role in this. First and foremost, because of the great economic importance of the sector in The Netherlands. The sector can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by opting for green chemistry and green electrons.
GroenvermogenNL wants to promote a clean and circular chemical industry with three subsidy schemes through NWO. We do this by using green hydrogen and green electrons for:
Are you a company or knowledge institution active in this field? And do you want to actively contribute to a sustainable, circular future with green hydrogen? Then we would like to invite you to participate in one or more subsidy schemes of our R&D program.
We ask interested parties to work together on one project plan per subsidy scheme. Therefore, in GroenvermogenNL subsidies there is no competition between different applications. The parties will take part in two workshops of 2.5 days each in advance. They form a consortium and develop one joint project plan. The subsidy schemes and consortium formation are implemented by NWO.
The provisional planning is as follows: Carbon-based chemistry information session in October 2024 workshops in winter 2024/25 Nitrogen-based chemistry information session in November 2024 workshops in spring 2025 Special applications information session in November 2024 workshops in spring 2025
Do you want to stay informed about the subsidy schemes? Subscribe to the GroenvermogenNL newsletter. Or ask a question to: • Maryam Alimoradi Jazi for the scheme for carbon-based chemistry: m.alimoradijazi@groenvermogennl.org • Jane Butler for the arrangements for nitrogen-based chemistry and specialty chemicals: j.butler@groenvermogennl.org
GroenvermogenNL is a program of the National Growth Fund. It aims to stimulate and accelerate the use of green hydrogen in Dutch industry by focusing on R&D, pilot projects, demonstrations and the Human Capital Agenda. A budget totaling €838 million has been reserved for this up to and including 2030.