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The H₂ Knowledge & Innovation Hub is set to drive education, research, and innovation in hydrogen technology across the region.
Een team geleid door prof. dr. Edwin Otten van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen ontvangt een NWO subsidie van 5 miljoen euro vanuit het Nationaal Groeifondsprogramma ‘Material Independence and Circular Batteries’.
In the annual ORC funding round, consortia can submit thematic proposals that provide a joint expression of the breadth and innovative character of the NWA. The funding round is aimed at facilitating research that leads to scientific and/or societal breakthroughs.
More and more local residents are receiving financial benefits for living near solar parks or wind farms. However, there is no legal basis for enforcing local resident schemes and community benefit funds, according to PhD candidate Dorien Bakker. 'Come up with a good legal framework!'
Prof. Moniek Tromp has been selected as one of twenty new members of The Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). The NAE is a select group of engineers, technologists and innovators from science and industry who have delivered outstanding achievements, play a pioneering role in social transitions and are committed to strengthening the role of engineering in our society.
André Faaij, Professor of Energy Systems Analysis at the University of Groningen and Director of Science and Technology at TNO, attended the COP30 climate conference, where topics such as climate change, climate adaptation and the energy transition were discussed. He saw many positive aspects.
At the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate, researchers are working on innovative solutions to the major sustainability issues of our time, from technological innovation to circular systems and climate adaptation. Much of this research focuses on developing new methods, models and applications that contribute to a more sustainable world. In addition to the technological and policy aspects of sustainability, there is another, equally important question: how do we ensure that people are truly involved in this transition? Who decides on the design of our future energy supply? How are citizens involved? And what is needed to make that involvement truly meaningful?
The electricity grid is under pressure, and the consequences are now being felt in virtually all sectors. Businesses are having to wait longer for a connection, sustainability plans are being delayed, and the energy transition is stalling. Yet, the message during Net op Groen Noord-Nederland On November 13, 2025, was surprisingly hopeful: there is space on the grid, if we use it smarter and work together.
Extreme drought or, on the other hand, wet feet: the call to manage our national and regional water systems differently is becoming increasingly clear. On 18 November, the University of Groningen, in collaboration with the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, organized a meeting on the necessity of the water transition.
Eighteen participants gained hands-on experience with fuel cells and electrolysers during a two-day training at the University of Groningen.