Clean Tech

Clean technology is one of the primary economic sectors in the Rotterdam area. Companies big and small, research and knowledge institutions, and public-sector parties have struck structural partnerships in the CleanTech Delta project and the Rotterdam Climate Initiative, with a view to developing innovative, sustainable, and clean solutions to global problems. Rotterdam is a vibrant testing ground for the transition to a new and sustainable economy.

By using the city and its surrounding area, as well the various industries in and around the port and its industrial areas, as a testing ground, new technologies can be trialled in Rotterdam, and subsequently scaled up and taken to the market. Industry crossovers between industries such as life sciences & healthcare and food, for instance, offer important opportunities for clean technologies. Rotterdam is part of the CleanTech Delta and the Rotterdam Climate Initiative. The Rotterdam area is home to clean technology incubator Yes!Delft, which is a driving force behind many new and upcoming cleantech companies.

Innovation

By definition, cleantech is an innovation-rich industry. The urgency behind work on new technology and solutions for a more sustainable and cleaner economy is felt across all industries in Rotterdam. Precisely because this area is where the traditional economy and the new economy naturally complement each other, Rotterdam and its unrivalled scope for innovation and entrepreneurship forms a fertile breeding ground for new solutions, often in exciting industry crossovers.

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CleanTech Delta

The port, river, and industrial cluster make Rotterdam the obvious base for innovation in industries such as maritime & offshore, energy, logistics, and the chemical industry. Rotterdam is literally the centre of developments in the CleanTech Delta, which stretches from the Europoort industrial area and the city of Delft all the way downstream to the cities of Zwijndrecht and Dordrecht. This region is home to numerous leading cleantech institutions, including UNESCO-IHE, TNO, NWC, National Water Centre, and Delft University of Technology.

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Rotterdam Climate Agreement

Rotterdam delivers own climate agreement following the COP21 Paris agreement objectives. Within 10 years, Rotterdam will reduce the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases with 50 percent. This will be the result from the measures in the Rotterdam Climate Agreement that the municipality has concluded with more than 100 companies and social organizations. The agreement that is being presented today contains nearly 50 measures that will make Rotterdam’s port and economy more sustainable.

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Climate KIC

Like other leading cleantech cities such as London, Berlin, Paris, and Zurich, Rotterdam has set up a Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community, i.e. a Climate KIC. United in the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), these Climate KICs develop innovative products and services, launch new start-ups, and train the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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