Brussels, 17 March 2025
The Netherlands will invest in innovation in clean and resource-efficient technology under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) and with Cohesion Policy support thanks to a decision taken by the Commission.
In the East Netherlands region, around €16 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will speed up the development and manufacturing of clean and resource-efficient technologies and broaden the scope of projects supported in the field of energy transition, including innovations to address the congestion of the electricity grid which has become a key bottleneck for the energy transition across the Netherlands. Examples of projects that could be supported include renewable energy research & development in SMEs and accelerating and increasing the adoption of renewable energy, smart energy systems or battery technologies and energy storage technologies.
Under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), Cohesion Policy is investing in critical technologies such as clean tech, deep tech, biotech and addressing shortages of relevant skills which are key for Europe’s competitiveness. To date, 11 Member States (Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain) have proposed investments worth more than €6.4 billion from Cohesion Policy programmes to support these technologies.
Source – EU Commission