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Dutch Water Board Offers Up to €5,000 for Green Roofs and Rainwater Systems
Den Bosch, Thursday, 1 January 2026.
The Aa en Maas water board launches subsidies covering up to €5,000 per project for climate adaptation measures including green roofs, water retention systems, and rainwater disconnection projects. Property owners across eleven Dutch municipalities can now access funding for sustainable infrastructure that reduces flooding and drought risks while cutting water and energy costs. The initiative requires green roofs to store at least 30 liters per square meter and rainwater barrels to hold minimum 100 liters, with applications accepted up to six months before project start.
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Rotterdam Partners with Brazil to Build Europe's Largest Green Hydrogen Import Route
Rotterdam, Tuesday, 30 December 2025.
Brazil aims to become the world’s cheapest green hydrogen producer, leveraging year-round sunshine and consistent wind conditions to generate reliable renewable energy. The Port of Rotterdam, already a shareholder in Brazil’s Port of Pecém, plans to establish a direct supply chain bringing Brazilian green hydrogen to European markets. This partnership could transform the Netherlands into Europe’s central hub for clean energy distribution, reducing the continent’s dependence on fossil fuel imports and supporting its transition to sustainable energy sources.
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Noord-Holland Launches Expanded Business Acceleration Program with New Partners
Haarlem, Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
The province of Noord-Holland has revamped its GO!-NH acceleration program with ROM InWest as a key implementation partner, expanding beyond startups to include established SMEs with innovative products. The program now offers three distinct tracks - Market Readiness, Scaling Readiness, and Alumni - providing free, comprehensive support from market entry to scaling. This strategic partnership between provincial government and regional development agencies creates a ‘pressure cooker’ environment where businesses accelerate growth alongside peers within Noord-Holland’s innovation ecosystem, strengthening the region’s competitive advantage in fostering entrepreneurship.
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Netherlands Places Technology Convergence at Heart of National Innovation Strategy
Amsterdam, Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
The Netherlands is revolutionizing its approach to innovation by making technology convergence the centerpiece of its National Technology Strategy. Digital Holland director Frits Grotenhuis reveals that unlike previous industrial revolutions driven by steam or electricity, today’s innovation is fundamentally digital and omnipresent across all sectors. The strategy recognizes that breakthrough innovations now emerge at the intersection of different technologies, where AI meets data science, digital twins combine with sensors, and cybersecurity integrates across entire technology stacks. This cross-pollination approach aims to strengthen the Netherlands’ competitive position in the global digital economy by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and creating tomorrow’s growth markets through strategic technology fusion.
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Leading University Appoints AI Expert to Transform Crop Development for Global Food Security
Wageningen, Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
Wageningen University has selected Professor Agnieszka Golicz to lead its Plant Breeding department starting March 2026, bringing cutting-edge artificial intelligence and genomics expertise to accelerate crop development. Golicz, currently at Germany’s Justus Liebig University, specializes in explainable AI that can predict which plant crosses will produce the best trait combinations, potentially revolutionizing how crops are developed for climate resilience and food security challenges.
