This report is a deliverable of the ESTRAC “Case Studies Regional Energy Transition” project, commissioned and funded by the research institute Energy Systems Transition Centre (ESTRAC). ESTRAC is a joint initiative of knowledge and research institutes in the Netherlands – including TNO, ECN (since April …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is om het imago van Groningen te meten. Opdrachtgever is Nationaal Programma Groningen dat de komende jaren investeringen in Groningen gaat doen met onder andere het doel dat dat imago verbetert.

Introduction: There are good reasons to study urban innovation from a systemic perspective. A key finding in innovation research is that organizations rarely innovate in isolation, but in interaction with clients, competitors, suppliers, and other organizations. A system perspective is useful in understanding …

Een aantal accountmanagers en beleidsadviseurs van diverse gemeenten en 2 provincies brengen en bezoek aan EnTranCe. Onder de noemer van een ‘waterstoftafel’ staat deze meeting. Jan Jaap Aué zal een onderdeel van het programma voor zijn rekening nemen.

Gedurende dit driedaagse evenement, partners van het SHREC project presenteren informatie over eigen regio, betrokken organisaties en regionaal beleid.

As part of the EU project TraCS3 this report is ther product of an analysis of the innovation capacity of the universitry of applied sciences Hanzehogeschool and its effects on sme's in the region Groningen

Lessons learned on the progress towards 4th generation district heating (4DHC) are presented from 6 pilot implementation projects in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands (HeatNet project). The pilots have implemented the infrastructure for district heating from various (waste) heat and …

presentation on the WIREX annual congres of the EU Week of innovative Regions in which we discussed the pilots in the Northern Netherlands

Across European cities local entrepreneurs are joining forces in new ways, forming collectives to stimulate business growth and innovation and to create a more attractive business environment. The value of such collectives is increasingly recognized by local governments and policy measures to stimulate …