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Groningen, the Netherlands

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Groningen has some 590 000 inhabitants and is the third-smallest province in the Netherlands. Over 40 % of them live in the capital of the same name. Most start-ups are also located there. Energy, digitalisation and health care are strong sectors. As a result of the development of ‘green chemistry’, offshore wind energy and data centres, there has also been a stunning increase in economic activity around the ports at Eemshaven and Delfzijl over the last 10 years. In addition, in the search for alternatives to natural gas the province is fully committed to green hydrogen.

Examples of projects and initiatives supported by the EU

Hy2Market

The EU supports Groningen and Dutch ambitions to become the green hydrogen hub of Europe. With the decision of €10 million EU subsidy, the green light was given in November 2022 for Hy2Market, an extensive European research project to strengthen and substantiate the European hydrogen economy, led by New Energy Coalition.

HEAVENN

In addition to Hy2Market, there was previously a large EU subsidy for the large-scale Hydrogen Valley program HEAVENN.

Talent without borders

Het project Grenzenlo(o)s Talent is een deelproject van Arbeidsmarkt Noord, dat werken en leren over de grens wil stimuleren voor leerlingen uit het beroepsonderwijs. Het is een van de grensoverschrijdende projecten die gefinancierd worden uit het samenwerkingsprogramma Interreg VI A Deutschland-Nederland, waarvoor de EU voor de periode 2021-2027 een subsidie van in totaal ongeveer €225 miljoen ter beschikking heeft gesteld.

AIProHealth project

The Northern Netherlands, with Groningen as a leading knowledge city, has been declared a European model region in the field of healthy and active aging by the EU for the fourth time in a row in 2022. Such recognition creates exposure and collaboration opportunities. For example, in the AIProHealth project, the UMCG is working with European partners on scaling up artificial intelligence in healthcare.

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