Connectr, where new energy innovations emerge and grow. The Province of Gelderland has a strong energy cluster centred in Arnhem, where Connectr is located. Arnhem is known as the Hydrogen Tech capital of The Netherlands due to the concentration of SME companies in the value chain of high tech hydrogen solutions. By ensuring the vitality and growth of that cluster, Connectr contributes to the energy transition, the regional economy, and the human capital agenda. The strength lies on the implementation level: new ideas are immediately tested and put into practice from Connectr, and they can grow from there.
Connectr is a triple-helix foundation funded by public and private parties as well as knowledge institutions. Partners are the city of Arnhem, The Province of Gelderland, HAN University of Applied Sciences including SEECE and ACE, Development companies as OostNL and KiEMT, IPKW, Generation E and many energy related companies resident in Connectr or the region or actively connected with projects.
Connectr consists of an Innovation Programme, an Innovation Lab and Shared Facilities. In the midst of these components, the Core Organisation provides connection, reinforcement, and acceleration.
Focus strengthens the contribution to the global energy transition. That's why Connectr focuses on three key technologies that are already developing strongly in the region and that will add value on an international level.
- Power systems engineering
- Electrochemical energy storage
- Sustainable drive systems