EKOO Topsector Energie R&D (Multi-Instrument)
Funds Dutch energy partnerships through EKOO with mixed instruments supporting practical collaboration between industry and policy actors.
EKOO (Energie en Klimaat Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling) is the primary R&D subsidy programme of the Dutch Topsector Energie umbrella, administered by RVO on behalf of the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The programme funds cooperative research and development projects across six active theme streams — Electricity, Biobased Circular, Industry, Built Environmen…
Cooperative R&D grants for Dutch multi-party consortia across six energy and climate theme streams — electricity, biobased circular, industry, built environment, circular plastics, and circular economy — targeting market deployment between 2029 and 2035.
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