Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is participating in the recently awarded HELIX-West project, part of the national Groenvermogen NL call 'Towards the future: Learning communities as drivers for the green hydrogen economy'. The award by NWO is major news for the Western Netherlands region and a concrete step towards the realisation of the Energy Transition Valley, the mission of the Erasmus Centre for Energy Transition.
What is HELIX-West?
HELIX-West is developing a shared learning infrastructure in a region that is already rich in hydrogen-related experiments. Green hydrogen is essential for the energy transition and for reducing COâ‚‚ emissions. In the HELIX-West research project, universities, universities of applied sciences and vocational colleges are collaborating across four sites: The Green Village (TU Delft), RDM Campus, Merwe4Havens and the Duurzaamheidsfabriek. Despite these experiments, there is still insufficient understanding of the skills and workforce required for the green hydrogen sector.
The project brings together and shares knowledge through transdisciplinary learning communities and a shared learning infrastructure. This action research supports the development of the labour market, skills and education for a sustainable hydrogen future.
HELIX-West has been awarded a grant of €4,449,209. The consortium comprises The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, TU Delft and Da Vinci College. PlatformZeroe and Bureau Veritas are co-funders.
Part of GroenvermogenNL
HELIX-West forms part of the human capital agenda of GroenvermogenNL, a national programme that works through regional learning communities to promote practice-oriented training and innovation for the green hydrogen economy. In addition to HELIX-West, there are four other regional projects active within this network. Together, they form a single national ecosystem, each with its own regional approach.
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