First 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 π‚πšπ₯π₯ 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧 πƒπšπ² in the Netherlands!

Yesterday, the πˆπ‡-πŒπˆπ„ project successfully held its first 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 π‚πšπ₯π₯ 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧 πƒπšπ² in the Netherlands!

The session was presented by Freek de Bruijn , Program Manager Hydrogen at RAI Automotive Industry NL , who introduced the upcoming IH-MIE Open Call and the opportunities it offers for SMEs and innovators across Europe’s hydrogen mobility value chain.

We were pleased to welcome representatives from 26 organisations across the hydrogen, automotive, research, and innovation ecosystem:

β€’ Automotive Tech Belgium
β€’ Bienert Consult
β€’ Bosch
β€’ Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM)
β€’ Brainport Eindhoven
β€’ BUSiness Projects BV
β€’ cellcentric
β€’ Centre of Expertise HRTech / Hogeschool Rotterdam
β€’ DAF Trucks N.V.
β€’ DLS – Drive Line Systems BV
β€’ EDAG Netherlands
β€’ Envalior
β€’ ESTEPE Special Truck Products B.V.
β€’ Hymobility
β€’ Hyster-Yale
β€’ IM Efficiency
β€’ Innovam
β€’ IVA Driebergen
β€’ NLHydrogen
β€’ NPS Driven
β€’ Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
β€’ Siemens
β€’ TNO
β€’ TU Delft
β€’ WaterstofNet VZW
β€’ Yerseke Engine Services BV

A big thank you to Freek and all participants for the valuable discussions and strong interest in the upcoming IH-MIE Open Call. The diversity of expertise present clearly demonstrates the growing momentum behind hydrogen mobility innovation in Europe.

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Implemented within the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument project β€œIH-MIE – Interregional Hydrogen Mobility Initiative for Europe” (Grant Agreement No. 101228317).