Our team wrote an article elaborating on the more-and-more notable initiative known as the Greater Bay Area in China, which aims to create a unified economic and innovation hub encompassing multiple cities. With its strategic location, skilled workforce, and supportive government policies, the GBA has the potential to revolutionise innovation and drive economic growth in various advanced industries such as ... Read More Source ..read more

We wish everyone a very happy and innovative 2024! As we welcome the new year, we reflect on 2023—a year in which our team of the Netherlands Innovation Network China celebrated numerous inspiring events and forged impactful connections. Highlighted in the infographic below are several of key events and activities of 2023. Looking ahead, 2024 promises to be even more ... Read More Source ..read more

NWO and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have jointly funded four new projects in the China-Netherlands collaboration research program. These projects adopt an impact plan approach, specifically addressing challenges in drinking water supply and wastewater management. The consortia leading these projects are interdisciplinary, featuring involvement from both the private sector and civil society partners. Netherlands and China both have ... Read More Source ..read more

From November 7 to 10, the Port of Rotterdam embarked on a comprehensive journey through South China, engaging in a series of impactful events orchestrated by the Netherlands Innovation Network China. Over these four days, the port actively participated in a range of activities, including a Hydrogen Round Table, an insightful hydrogen expo in Foshan, and strategic visits to various ... Read More Source ..read more

Netherlands Innovation Network (Innovatie Attaché Netwerk) The Netherlands is a world leader in science, technology and innovation (ST&I). To ensure and foster its global position as an innovation leader and to strengthen its global competitiveness, the Netherlands Innovation Network has been established. The network is part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and stimulates international cooperation for companies, research institutes ... Read More Source ..read more

China has achieved low-cost hydrogen production from seawater, possibly revolutionizing the global energy landscape. Through the world’s first offshore wind-driven seawater electrolysis and hydrogen production experiment, China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation and academician Xie Heping’s team successfully operated the floating offshore hydrogen production platform, “Dongfu No. 1,” for over 10 days. This breakthrough eliminates the need for seawater desalination, significantly reducing ... Read More Source ..read more

My guest today is Professor Gu Ying, she works at BGI in Shenzhen, China. She is Deputy Director at BGI-Research, China. She has a background in Oncology and Biotechnology and a PhD in Molecular and Developmental Biology.  In the second half of our episode, we have an open conversation about the position of women in academia in China, the opportunities ... Read More Source ..read more

China Huadian launched a renewable power-to-gas and large-scale hydrogen storage project that marks the first-of-this-kind in China. The project covers a big part of the hydrogen infrastructure by focusing on water electrolysis hydrogen production, solid state hydrogen storage, liquid state hydrogen storage and fuel cells. The project will utilize hydropower from Huadian’s Luding hydropower dam. Last week the project completed ... Read More Source ..read more

CLP Power Hong Kong provides electricity to more than 80% of Hong Kong’s population. Currently, their newly built new gas-fired generation unit is in operation and can provide electricity to 900,000 families – about one-sixth of CLP clients – and reduce carbon emissions by one million metric tonnes a year. The new unit has raised the ratio of natural gas in ... Read More Source ..read more

It is now available, the successor to the first hydrogen agenda publication in 2020. Using government’s innovation tools, TKI New Gas identified five expected outcomes, in addition to HCA, digitisation and social embedding, which (must) be integrally related to this: 1. chains from wind to hydrogen for industry, 2. import, 3. hydrogen in heavy transport, 4. decentralised chains of hydrogen ... Read More Source ..read more