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Dear Reader,
Arnhem is an exciting and inspiring city. With its many parks and
vibrant cultural scene, it is a wonderful city to live in and visit.
The capital of the Province of Gelderland also provides the ideal
environment for businesses operating in the new energy sector.
Its favourable location between the Randstad conurbation in the Netherlands and
the Ruhr region of Germany is one of the
reasons why the Arnhem/Nijmegen region
is an excellent gateway to the European
market.
What's more, in Arnhem businesses,
knowledge institutions and the government support each other, which has made
it possible to increase the number of jobs
in the new energy sector by 40 per cent in
recent years.
With its knowledge of smart energy systems and sustainable mobility, combined
with the creativity it has to offer, the Arnhem region is a fertile breeding ground for
innovations. Examples of such innovations
include the Trolleybus 2.0, which will contribute to clean urban transport, and the
creations of fashion designer Pauline van
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Dongen, who incorporates flexible solar
cells and LED technology into multifunctional clothing.
The city council and the people of Arnhem
are ambitious and work hard to realise
their ambitions. The area around the
station, which has been expanded into
a contemporary transport intersection,
is a striking example of this approach.
This development incorporates the iconic
Arnhem Centraal station, designed by
architect Ben van Berkel, which is served
by trains including the high-speed ICE
service to and from the German cities of
Cologne and Frankfurt.
Visit Arnhem and find out exactly what it
has to offer your business.
We very much look forward to welcoming
you to our city!
Mayor Herman Kaiser
NEW ENERGY
New energy is a promising sector that will
be part of the sustainable economy of
the future and is thriving in the Arnhem/
Nijmegen region. Arnhem is a natural hub
within regional, national and international
networks that are leading the way with
innovations linked to smart power grids,
energy storage and e-mobility.
Consequently, the transition from fossil
fuels to renewable energy creates particular
opportunities for the Arnhem region when
it comes to attracting new investment and
helping companies to grow. The city makes
the most of these opportunities, working
together closely with the provincial and
national government, who invest millions
of euros in new energy every year.
Businesses, knowledge institutions, the
local authority and Arnhem residents work
on ambitious and innovative products and
services that promote the use of renewable
and clean energy: from the initial idea and
research through to prototype production
and the market launch of ready-to-use
products and services.
COMBINING HISTORY AND
INNOVATION
As the 'electricity capital' of the Netherlands, Arnhem has long stood out thanks
to its electric trolleybus network for public
transport and the many companies and
knowledge institutions based in the city
that specialise in the public supply of elec-
tricity. Safety, reliability and affordability
are key objectives in this area. Multinationals like DEKRA, DNV GL and grid operators TenneT and Alliander have their head
offices in Arnhem.
The Arnhem/Nijmegen region also boasts
numerous businesses and educational institutions specialising in the field of energy.
This economic ecosystem acts as a magnet
for innovations and new business activity
linked to new energy. Arnhem focuses in
particular on the themes of smart energy
and energy storage, (hydrogen-)electric
mobility and cleantech. You will find out
more about these in the following sections.
PEARLS
Elestor and Allego are just two of the companies that can be regarded as Arnhem's
pearls in the area of new energy. Elestor
is the first company in Europe to develop
the hydrogen-bromine flow battery. This
battery allows electrical energy to be
stored five to ten times more cheaply than
is possible with lithium batteries. Allego
manufactures and installs innovative charging systems (charging plazas) for all forms
of electric transport in the Netherlands,
Germany and Belgium.
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SMART ENERGY
‘Companies from
across the globe test
electrical equipment
in Arnhem.’
Frits Verheij, DNV GL
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Arnhem can look back on a rich history
when it comes to the public supply of electricity, with safety, reliability and affordability being key objectives. Today, supplying
renewable energy has become a hot topic in
the Netherlands' 'electricity capital'. Energy
systems need to be able to respond intelligently to fluctuations in the availability of
energy from renewable sources, such as the
sun, wind and water. Everything revolves
around 'smart energy'.
Multinationals like energy experts DEKRA
and DNV GL, grid operators TenneT (Dutch
and German high-voltage grids) and Alliander work together on a daily basis with
young professionals and start-ups on the
development of intelligent energy systems,
so-called smart grids. They have chosen
Arnhem as a base for their activities, due to
the knowledge, expertise and facilities the
city has to offer.
KEMA
The name KEMA is inextricably linked with
Arnhem. KEMA was founded in 1927 under
the name NV tot Keuring van Elektrotechnische Materialen Arnhem. The company
grew to become a globally active testing
and consultancy firm working in the areas
of energy generation, transport and end
use in relation to electricity, natural gas and
renewable energy. In 2011 KEMA was taken
over by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and
subsequently merged with Germanischer
Lloyd to become DNV GL. In 2015, when
relocating its office, the company decided
to remain in Arnhem, moving into premises
on the Arnhems Buiten Energy Business
Park.
UNIQUE TESTING FACILITIES
DNV GL has ultramodern high-voltage
testing laboratories at its disposal. In recent
years it has also invested 70 million euros in
the expansion of its short circuit laboratory. From 2016, DNV GL will therefore
be the only testing and consultancy firm
in the world capable of testing voltages of
800,000 volts and above.
WAT T CONNECTS
Arnhem encourages cooperation between
businesses and knowledge institutions.
DNV GL, TenneT, Liander and HAN
University of Applied Sciences (HAN), for
example, are working together within Watt
Connects, an expertise platform for energy
sector professionals. Watt Connects has
access to a unique smart grid demonstration table that simulates practical situations in residential districts. By activating
and deactivating energy flows, it is possible
to make fluctuations in the energy flows
between households and the central grid
visible.
START-UPS AND INNOVATIONS
Various Arnhem-based start-ups are
researching and developing new ways to
generate and store electrical energy. These
include Elestor (hydrogen-bromine flow
battery) and S4 Energy (storage of renewable energy as kinetic energy). Mpare (a platform that offers an insight into the energy
consumption of buildings), in partnership
with Watch-E, offers housing associations
user-friendly equipment that can help tenants to reduce their energy costs.
In 2015 Arnhem-based IF Technology – the
leading Dutch specialist in geothermal
energy – also developed the award-winning
‘smart polder’ concept. This is a system
that allows a pumping station used to manage water levels to acquire an additional
function: it can also be used to store electricity and to generate renewable energy in
the form of cooling or heating.
DNV GL: Energy: sustainable districts
Since 2015 an impressively sustainable building on the Arnhems
Buiten Energy Business Park in Arnhem has been home to the
global headquarters of DNV GL's energy division. KEMA's highvoltage-testing laboratories are also located on the same site.
Parties from all corners of the globe bring their equipment to this
division of DNV GL to put it to the test. “Arnhem is a real hub for
the electricity industry and a number of internationally active
grid operators and testing companies are based here”, says Frits
Verheij, Director of Smart Green Cities at DNV GL.
“The way electricity is supplied will
change radically in the years to come,
as much more of our electricity will be
generated locally from renewable sources.
Smart energy systems will need to ensure
not only that energy is supplied in a
sustainable way, but also that it remains
affordable and reliable”, explains Verheij.
“We are also helping authorities and
businesses to implement energy systems
capable of withstanding the extreme
weather conditions that are becoming
more common as a result of climate
change.”
DNV GL focuses on market opportunities
across the entire chain, from electricity generation and international trade
through to distribution and supply to
businesses and households and the certification of electrical equipment. Under
the Universal Smart Energy Framework
(USEF) DNV GL is working together at
European level with seven market parties
on pilots linked to the practical implementation of decentralised energy markets.
“In a number of Dutch districts renewable
energy is being generated with the help
of technology including solar panels, heat
pumps and fuel cells. This energy is then
supplied to households in the same district via smart energy systems”, explains
Verheij. “Our aim is to demonstrate in
practice that we no longer need fossil
fuels to supply entire districts with energy
in a reliable and affordable way.”
DNV GL - Energy employs around 2,500
people worldwide, of whom more than
400 are based in Arnhem. The company
has offices in countries including Belgium,
Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden,
Spain, Turkey, the United States, China,
Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
www.dnvgl.com/energy/
Frits Verheij
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CLEAN MOBILIT Y
There is an increasing need for clean
mobility. This is apparent from the rise in
health problems caused by air pollution
and the rapid growth in demand for electric
vehicles. Since 2013 the Arnhem/Nijmegen
region has had the cleanest public transport
system in the Netherlands, thanks to the
use of trolleybuses powered by renewable
electricity and buses that run on green
gas. The region is also supporting further
innovations by the business community
linked to mobility based on hydrogen fuel
cells and batteries. This support is provided
in partnership with the Province of Gelderland, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure
and the Environment and European programmes focusing on the energy transition.
TROLLEY 2 .0
Arnhem is the only city in the Netherlands
that is still using a trolleybus network for
public transport. This was opened in 1949.
In total there are 156 cities in Europe that
operate a trolleybus network and over three
hundred across the globe. Given the developments it has made in the area of clean
urban transport with Trolley 2.0, Arnhem is
a logical choice of partner for the European
E-bus 2020 project.
The Trolley 2.0 city bus charges its battery
while on the move, enabling it to run on
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electricity on part of a route (10 kilometres)
without overhead wires. Amsterdam, Riga,
Bologna and many other European cities
are expressing a great deal of interest in
Trolley 2.0. The E-bus 2020 project is a
partnership between more than thirty companies (including bus operator Connexxion),
knowledge institutions and public authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and
Latvia.
Arnhem is also participating in the PIB
(Partners International Business) E-mobility Action Plan Von Amsterdam nach Berlin
[From Amsterdam to Berlin]. This involves
creating a network of public and private
charging points in the Netherlands and
Germany to support sustainable and clean
electric transport in cities.
CHARGING INFR ASTRUCTURE
Arnhem is a leader both nationally and at
European level when it comes to the rollout of the necessary charging infrastructure. By participating in European e-mobility projects, the city offers companies like
Allego access to an international market.
The support the city offers takes two forms:
via tenders it makes public space available
for innovative charging solutions and it also
helps businesses to find European partners
and to raise funds if the business case has
not yet been finalised.
HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC TR ANSPORT
A public hydrogen filling station is set to
open at the Kleefse Waard Industrial Park
in 2016. Arnhem will then be home to one
of the four or five hydrogen filling station
sites that will make up the Netherlands'
main national infrastructure for hydrogen-electric transport. Arnhem-based
company HyGear (hydrogen installations) is
closely involved in this project, in which the
European Union, Dutch public authorities
and private investors are jointly investing 6
million euros.
Another Arnhem-based firm, HyMove,
is using fuel cells produced by Arnhem
company Nedstack and wheel hub motors
manufactured by e-Traction, another company from the region, to develop the latest
generation of hydrogen-electric buses for
public transport. The first hydrogen-powered bus will enter service in 2016. This will
operate between Apeldoorn and Arnhem
and will refuel at Arnhem's hydrogen filling
station.
Allego: clean mobility
The market for clean mobility, or e-mobility, is expanding.
“All the major car manufacturers are introducing electrically
powered vehicles, while more and more companies, bus
operators, taxi firms and private individuals are switching over to
clean electric transport. This is a trend that is spreading rapidly
around the globe”, says Anja van Niersen, general manager of
Allego. “At Allego we are working towards a future in which
e-mobility is the new standard. We develop, supply and install
the infrastructure needed to charge vehicles. Our smart charging
solutions also take care of the payment process.”
Anja van Niersen
Allego was founded in 2013 as a subsidiary
of grid operator Alliander. Both companies are based in Arnhem. Allego works
together with authorities, companies and
non-profit organisations in the Netherlands and abroad on the installation and
management of charging stations. These
range from individual charging points to
charging plazas for ten or more cars or
other vehicles.
In 2013 Allego was granted the first
concession for the installation of fifty
charging points in the city of Arnhem and
the company has since completed countless charging stations in the Netherlands,
Germany and Belgium. Allego started out
with just thirteen employees. Now the
company employs over sixty staff and
also has offices in Berlin and Düsseldorf in
Germany and Mechelen in Belgium.
The Clean Mobility Center (CMC), which
will open in April 2016 on the Kleefse
Waard Industrial Park (IPKW) in Arnhem,
will be a place where companies and
knowledge institutions that are active in
the field of e-mobility can bundle their
knowledge and ambitions. “Arnhem is a
logical location for this European centre,
given the city's expertise in the area of
energy technology”, notes Van Niersen.
International parties such as DEKRA,
DNV GL, CGI, E-Laad, IPKW and Vayon
EL-KW (e-bus manufacturer) are involved
in setting up the Clean Mobility Center.
Van Niersen: “By working together, these
parties are strengthening each other. This
will help us speed up the transition to
e-mobility and serve the growing international market.”
www.allego.nl
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CLEANTECH
Arnhem really sets itself apart with its
innovations in the area of renewable
energy. The international AkzoNobel group
is one of the organisations developing such
innovations. This company has its roots in
Arnhem and in 2015 achieved first place
within its category for the fourth year in a
row on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index,
which ranks companies worldwide based
on sustainability criteria. The presence
of AkzoNobel in Arnhem has resulted in
a number of cleantech spin-offs. These
include the development and production of
flexible solar-cell film and developments in
the field of hydrogen technology.
HYDROGEN CHAIN
Hydrogen is an important form of new
energy. For a number of years now Arnhem
has been supporting businesses that specialise in hydrogen technology. Thanks to
this support, as well as the knowledge and
entrepreneurship of firms like AkzoNobel,
a 'hydrogen chain' of cleantech companies
has been created in Arnhem, comprising
firms such as HyGear, Hyet, Nedstack and
HyMove.
HyGear builds installations across the globe
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that convert natural gas into hydrogen and
also develops hydrogen filling stations.
Hyet is the first company in the world to
develop electrochemical compressors that
allow hydrogen to be stored particularly
efficiently at a pressure in excess of 800
bar. Nedstack manufactures PEM hydrogen
fuel cells that convert hydrogen into electricity. These fuel cells are used by HyMove
to develop hydrogen energy systems for
lorries and buses. Nedstack's fuel cells can
also be found in the mobile generators used
by the company Bredenoord to supply clean
energy at events such as the Lowlands pop
festival and also in hydrogen power plants
for the Chinese market.
BIO -BASED
Arnhem also boasts companies that are
particularly innovative when it comes to
sustainable and bio-based business. Peeze
is one of the world's most environmentally
friendly coffee roasters. This company has
developed the first biodegradable coffee
cup, which will be launched onto the market in 2016.
Other innovative firms include Accsys,
which uses acetic anhydride to transform
pine wood into a sustainable product with
the properties of hardwood, Platowood,
which uses a unique steaming and drying
process to refine fast-growing wood into
an environmentally friendly alternative to
tropical hardwood, and Stex Fibers, which
is developing an installation for processing
the environmentally friendly and fast-growing crop hemp to create fibres for use in
textiles.
THE LIST GOES ON
General Electric is also represented in
Arnhem. The company's GE Power &
Water division is located at the Kleefse
Waard Industrial Park, where it focuses
on energy generation, energy supply and
water process technologies, including
renewable energy sources. 4Pet recycling,
based on the same site, processes more
than 250,000 tonnes of used PET bottles
(around 850 million items) every year by
grinding and washing them. These flakes
and granules are reused to produce film
for the food industry. The knowledge and
creativity that these firms – and around
475 other new energy companies in Arnhem – have to offer, as well as the open
cooperation with educational and research
institutions and public authorities in the
region, provide a solid basis for sustainable
growth and a clean future.
HyGear: hydrogen as a clean energy source
The first hydrogen filling station in the Netherlands was opened
in Arnhem at the end of 2010. Cleantech company HyGear was
responsible for supplying the hydrogen to this facility. In 2016
Arnhem's second hydrogen filling station is set to open on the
city's Kleefse Waard Industrial Park. This will be used by cars,
buses and lorries powered by electric motors incorporating fuel
cells that convert hydrogen into electricity without any harmful
emissions.
Marinus Van Driel
“The first hydrogen filling station was
a good learning project for everyone
involved. Now we are moving on to the
growth phase, a commercial hydrogen
filling station”, says Marinus van Driel,
CEO of HyGear. A total of 6 million euros
is being invested in this project by the
European Union (3 million), the Dutch
government (0.85 million), the Province
of Gelderland, the Municipality of Arnhem
and private parties.
HyGear develops and builds installations
that produce hydrogen on site from natural gas. “These are little hydrogen factories
that generate huge energy savings and
can therefore cut costs for the end user by
up to 50 per cent”, explains Van Driel. “If
only because hydrogen no longer has to be
transported under high pressure.”
Convinced of the benefits of hydrogen as
a clean fuel, Van Driel founded HyGear in
2002. It started out as a two-man business, but now employs 65 people, from
engineering graduates through to highly
trained mechanical and electrical engineers. The company's biggest shareholders
are the Spanish multinational engineering firm Abengoa S.A. (since 2008) and
venture capital company PPM Oost. The
Arnhem-based firm supplies its hydrogen
installations to glass and metalworking
factories in Europe, America and Asia. In
addition to its headquarters in Arnhem,
HyGear also has an office in Singapore
and agents in Turkey, the US, Japan, India,
Russia and Australia.
“We are a knowledge-intensive and operationally strong business that has been
generating a profit since 2008. Every year
we invest 2 to 3 million euros in product
development, which means we hold a
number of important patents”, says Van
Driel. “HyGear works closely with around
ten high-quality suppliers from Arnhem
and the surrounding area. We take care of
the final assembly ourselves – the reliability of our installations is paramount.”
www.hygear.nl
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HUMAN CAPITAL
One in every thirteen people employed in
Arnhem works in the new energy & cleantech sector. The Arnhem region is home to
various education and knowledge institutions and these ensure an abundant supply
of well-qualified human capital, including
university graduates and highly trained
specialists and professionals with up-todate knowledge of sustainable technology.
Primary and secondary education in English
is also offered by Arnhem International
School.
UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED
SCIENCES
New energy & cleantech is one of the three
focus areas of HAN University of Applied
Sciences. The Sustainable Electrical Energy
Centre of Expertise (SEECE) and Automotive Centre of Expertise (ACE) are linked to
HAN in Arnhem. These public-private centres allow students to carry out innovative
research in partnership with companies.
ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem
contributes to the city's creativity, offering
courses including Fashion Design, Product
Design and Graphic Design. At VHL University of Applied Sciences in the neighbouring
town of Velp students follow courses such
as land and water management, garden and
landscape architecture and forestry and
nature management.
UNIVERSITIES
Arnhem has close links to specialist knowledge institutions such as Radboud University Nijmegen and WageningenUR, which
are less than 20 kilometres from the city,
as well as with Eindhoven and Enschede
Technical Universities, located within 80
kilometres of Arnhem. HAN works together
with universities and businesses on projects
including the Smart Mobility research
programme (investment of 2 million euros).
The aim of this programme is to develop
knowledge of the public transport of the
future within smart, clean and vibrant
urban regions.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
The Oost-Nederland Energie(k) (ONE) programme is a unique public-private partnership in which the RijnIJssel regional training
centre in Arnhem, the ROC Nijmegen
regional training centre and the Graafschap
College in Doetinchem are working
together with companies in the technical
installation sector. From its base in Arnhem, ONE develops innovative vocational
training courses that tie in with the growing
demand for renewable energy.
PRIMARY EDUCATION
In 2015 pupils from the primary school ’t
Panorama in Arnhem came up with the idea
of the Energieke Schoolplein [Energy Play-
Dutch primary schools make the transition
to renewable energy. By combining advice,
purchasing, installation, financing, management and education, this company makes
saving energy attractive for schools. Ten
schools in Arnhem have already increased
their energy efficiency with the help of Slim
Opgewekt.
ground], where energy can be generated by
running and swinging. This was crowned the
Netherlands' best sustainable idea and was
also discussed at the UN Climate Change
Conference in Paris.
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS
Slim Opgewekt [Smart Generation] is an
Arnhem-based company that is helping
Jobs
total of
102,090
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in EET
jobs
Clusters
Creative industry (3,430)
Health and well-being (19,720)
Energy and environmental technology (8,120)
Food (310)
Fashion and design (4,460)
Recreation and tourism (6,320)
Source: PWE 2015, Province of Gelderland
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8,120
Raw materials and chemicals (150)
Metal, machines and equipment (440)
Energy (4,920)
Recycling and environmental services (110)
Trade (140)
Research (660)
Commercial services (1,700)
Number of students
total of
13,000
6,703
at HAN
students
Universities of applied sciences
HAN University of Applied Sciences
ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Arnhem
VHL University of Applied Sciences, Velp
Courses
Applied Sciences
Automotive
Built Environment
Engineering
Academy for Communication and
Information Technology
Researching sustainable electrical energy
“Ensuring electrical energy is supplied reliably – that is Arnhem's
strength. Plus the fact that it provides a platform where
businesses and knowledge institutions can work together on
sustainable electrical energy technology”, says Tinus Hammink.
He is Programme Manager of the Sustainable Electrical Energy
Centre of Expertise (SEECE) at HAN University of Applied
Sciences. “In the Netherlands we take it for granted that the
electricity supply is reliable and affordable – grid operators like
TenneT and Alliander work to ensure this is the case.”
SEECE is a partnership between energy-related businesses and higher education and
ties in with the Dutch government's designation of Energy as a top sector within the
Dutch economy. SEECE is an initiative of
DNV GL, TenneT, Alliander, Alfen (energy
installations), the kiEMT network and
HAN. The centre carries out research into
sustainable electrical energy, improves
energy-related education and helps ensure
that more graduates with expertise in the
field of sustainable electrical energy are
available to businesses. HAN's Auto­motive
Centre of Expertise is researching cars
powered by high-tech motors that run on
electricity and hydrogen.
“Over the next few years we will see
a huge increase in the consumption of
electricity in the Netherlands and across
the globe. Consider the emergence of
electric cars, for example, as well as heat
pumps, wind turbines and energy-neutral
homes with solar panels installed on the
roof”, explains Hammink. “At the same
time fossil fuels will become increasingly
scarce and the Dutch government wants
all energy to be generated from renewable
sources by 2050. It is therefore extremely
important that we have enough students
coming onto the labour market who can
offer expertise in relation to sustainable
electricity: in the areas of smart energy
systems, smart grids, decentralised power
generation, energy storage and e-mobility,
for example.”
Ensuring the reliability of the energy
supply is the most important challenge
facing us today. Dutch students, but also
students from Spain, Eastern Europe,
China, India and Africa, are studying
electrical and vehicle engineering at HAN.
The courses they are following include
a master's in measurement and control
technology geared towards smart energy
systems. “Thanks to SEECE, around 250
students with expertise in the field of
energy are graduating every year and can
immediately take up roles with energy
companies in the region. This number is
set to grow further in the years to come.”
http://specials.han.nl/sites/seece/
Tinus Hammink
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LOCATIONS
With the Arnhems Buiten Energy Business Park and Kleefse Waard Industrial
Park (IPKW) Arnhem boasts two dynamic
business parks that offer plenty of scope
for innovations in the area of new energy.
The World Trade Center (WTC) can also
be found next to the ultramodern Arnhem
Centraal station. With these facilities, and
other well-equipped business parks such as
IJsseloord 2, the Arnhem region offers companies a wealth of options when it comes to
establishing a location.
ARNHEMS BUITEN
As the former headquarters of testing institute KEMA, at the Arnhems Buiten Energy
Business Park the history of the supply of
electricity is all around you. Here history
and innovation go hand in hand. In recent
years, alongside the restoration of historic
industrial buildings, a number of contemporary buildings have also sprung up, one
example being the eye-catching new head
office of grid operator TenneT.
Arnhems Buiten comprises the former Den
Brink, De Hes and Mariëndaal estates, plus
the Rosandepolder. Covering an area of
more than 50 hectares, of which just 10
per cent has been developed, and with rare
trees and works of art around the site, this
business park is undoubtedly the greenest in
the Netherlands.
With its combination of established energy
companies, specialist ICT firms and innova-
Arnhems
Buiten
Centraal
IJsseloord 2
IPKW
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tive start-ups, Arnhems Buiten boasts a mix
of businesses that complement each other.
The park is home to the headquarters of
energy experts such as DNV GL, grid operator TenneT and NRG (Nuclear Research
& consultancy Group). NRG is an internationally active nuclear service provider
and a global market leader in the supply of
medical isotopes.
ENERGYCLUB
At Arnhems Buiten innovative start-ups
can also be found within walking distance
of these major players. They include
companies specialising in energy storage
(s4Energy, Elestor), energy ICT (Phase to
Phase) and consultancy (Greenspread), but
also businesses like Studio Roes. Studio Roes
is developing the Solly system: innovative toy robots that store, transport and
use solar energy for applications such as
lighting, movement and music. Employees
of companies based at Arnhems Buiten
can meet up at the Energyclub and in the
restaurant De Kookplaats, as well as in Watt
Connects, the demonstration centre for
smart grids and the decentralised supply of
renewable energy.
IPK W
Over the past few years the former factory
site of chemical group AkzoNobel has
developed into a real hotspot under its
new name of Kleefse Waard Industrial Park
(IPKW). A surprising mix of companies has
settled here. These are active in the fields
of energy technology, cleantech and biobased innovations, product design and trade
and industry. The Greenhouse at IPKW
functions as an incubator for start-ups in
the cleantech sector, such as DeepwaterEnergy (Oryon Watermill), Dr. Ten (sea salt
battery), Exergy (battery technology), Thermosmart (smart thermostat) and Alucha
(paper sludge pyrolysis).
Kleefse Waard Industrial Park
“The most sustainable and innovative business park in the
Netherlands, perhaps even in Europe – that's what we are
working to create”, says Kevin Rijke, Director of the Kleefse
Waard Industrial Park (IPKW) in Arnhem. “Ten years from now
we will have demonstrated that the circular economy works;
that waste flows can generate energy and raw materials. This
will only be possible if energy producers, industry, service
providers and creative spirits work together. What makes IPKW
unique is the fact that we are assembling this mix of knowledge
and expertise in one place.”
Kevin Rijke
Industrial heritage as a basis for business
innovation: this is a path that Kleefse
Waard Industrial Park has been following
since Schipper Bosch acquired the former
AkzoNobel factory site in 2003. Historic
buildings are gradually being renovated,
while any that are unusable are being
replaced with new structures. Ten new
companies took up residence at IPKW
in 2015. A total of 55 companies now
employ around 1,050 people on the site.
These range from multinationals like Teijin
Aramid and Veolia, cleantech companies
like HyGear and HyMove and promising
start-ups such as Deepwater-Energy and
StexFibers through to creative spirits like
product designers Floris Schoonderbeek,
Joris de Groot, Rick Tegelaar and Klaas
Kuiken.
As the recipient of the “Gouden Pyramide 2015”, the annual state prize for
inspiring commissioning in the fields of
architecture, urban design, infrastructure
and physical planning, IPKW is garnering
praise from all sides. “We are building a
community”, explains Rijke. IPKW offers
industrial facilities, office space and
testing environments, hosts events, such
as the Green Industry Event, and serves as
a venue for social and sporting activities.
“We also participate in entrepreneurial
initiatives with the companies that are
based here. With e-mobility company
Allego we constructed the ChargingPlaza
for electric vehicles and we are a partner
in the Clean Mobility Center, a European
business innovation centre linked to
sustainable mobility. We have invested
in companies including sustainable wood
processor Platowood and RhineTech, an
innovative metalworking company that
develops machines for grass biorefining,
amongst other things.”
“We feel a commitment to society and
a responsibility for our environment”,
underlines Rijke. “As an example, there are
150 mini wind turbines on the site, which
were built by six hundred children from
primary schools in the province of Gelderland. With initiatives like this we are
encouraging and inspiring people to take
an interest in energy and environmental
technology.”
www.ipkw.nl
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NET WORKS
Arnhem is a driver of innovations in the
area of new energy. The city works together
with relevant parties to develop regional,
national and international networks
focusing on energy-related innovations and
sustainability.
KIEMT
kiEMT (Energy and Environmental Technology Knowledge and Innovation Network),
for example, was launched in Arnhem in
2005. This knowledge network comprises
over 230 companies and brings together
entrepreneurs, educational institutions and
public authorities in the area of energy and
environmental technology in the Eastern
Netherlands. Through a range of different
programmes kiEMT helps to accelerate
innovations linked to new energy, cleantech
and the bio-based economy.
ENERGY MADE IN ARNHEM
Since 2011 the city has been speeding up
the transition to renewable energy via
the local Energy made in Arnhem (EmiA)
network. This network has around 120
participants, including leading companies
and their potential customers and knowledge partners. The organisations involved
include residents' associations, housing
associations and energy companies, as well
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as partners such as Rijnstate Hospital and
higher education institutions like HAN
University of Applied Sciences. They are
working together on more than 160 sustainable projects. In the period leading up
to 2020 they are focusing on three specific
targets: boosting business activity in the
new energy sector, realising energy savings
of 1.5 per cent per year and achieving a
14 per cent share for renewable energy by
2020 in terms of the total energy generated
and used.
GREEN DEAL SMART ENERGY
CITIES
Via the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Arnhem is participating in the national Green
Deal Smart Energy Cities network. This
network promotes the scaling-up and application of innovative products and services
for smart energy systems.
Arnhem is also involved in the national
Stroomversnelling network, within which
construction firms, suppliers, housing associations, municipal authorities, financiers,
grid operators and other parties are working together on renovations and new builds
to create zero energy homes. These are
homes that are particularly well insulated
and generate sufficient renewable energy
to offset their own energy consumption.
OTHER NET WORKS
Arnhem-based companies and research
and educational institutions participate in
various (inter)national networks in the area
of new energy. In addition to the networks
referred to above, Arnhem also maintains
contact with other cities and networks
in connection with the electrification of
(public) transport.
These networks include:
• Trolleymotion, a European organisation
that promotes zero-emission transport
systems.
• UITP (The International Association of
Public Transport), which has 1,400 members, comprising transport authorities,
public authorities and transport companies in 96 countries.
• ELIPTIC (Electrification of public transport
in Cities), the participating cities in which
include Berlin and Bremen in Germany,
Warsaw and Gdynia in Poland and Barcelona in Spain.
• HyEr (association for Hydrogen and fuel
cells and Electro-mobility in European
Regions).
EmiA network: also targets energy savings
average household electricity consumption (kWh)
3000 kWh
2940 kWh
2880 kWh
2820 kWh
2760 kWh
2700 kWh
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Clean energy and anaerobic digestion of waste
In 2013 Rijnstate in Arnhem became the first hospital in the
Netherlands to install a large array of solar panels (647) on its roof.
Rijnstate would like to supply some of the 150,000 kWh of electricity
that it generates every year to more than 40 households in the district
around the hospital. The regulations are being amended to allow this to
happen.
“We challenge firms to come up with intelligent business cases for medical applications,
but also for the generation of energy and the
processing of our waste”, explains Jankees
Cappon, a member of the Board of Directors
of Rijnstate in Arnhem. “From Philips, which
supplies medical equipment, through to our
caterer.”
The hospital's ambition is to invest in a Pharmafilter. This is an anaerobic digestion and
water purification installation that processes
waste, eliminates viruses and bacteria and
supplies a quantity of biogas that covers 70
per cent of the installation's consumption.
By switching to biodegradable disposables, it
will be possible to dispose of 100,000 kilos of
waste sustainably every year with no impact
on the budget. “Promoting the health of our
patients and medical expertise are our core
functions”, says Cappon. “In addition, we also
use clean energy wherever possible and operate according to the principle of the circular
economy. We have installed electric charging
points to encourage e-mobility, are reducing
our water consumption and are also cutting
our CO2 emissions.”
Rijnstate is one of the participants in the
Energy Made in Arnhem (EMIA) network. This
is an initiative of the municipal authority that
brings together energy suppliers, the business
community and social parties. “It creates a
network between the energy supplier and
customer that generates synergies”, notes Cappon. “For example, we are working together
with grid operator Alliander, our neighbours at
Royal Burgers’ Zoo, the Province of Gelderland
and the Municipality of Arnhem to investigate
whether the district heating network could be
extended northwards from waste processor
AVR in Duiven. The hospital and the zoo, as
well as other parties, would be able to purchase this heat.”
www.rijnstate.nl
Jankees Cappon
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INVESTORS
The Municipality of Arnhem, the Province
of Gelderland and the Dutch Government
provide support and advice to encourage
innovations linked to new energy. Under the
motto Van idee naar BV [From idea to company], educational institutions, entrepreneurs
and public authorities will be investing over
6 million euros in such innovations between
now and 2017 via the Gelderland Valoriseert!
[Gelderland Adds Value!] programme.
Together with the Province of Gelderland and
private entrepreneurs, Arnhem also supports
incubators that provide innovative start-ups
with favourable conditions to help them get
off to the best possible start. Start-ups in
the new energy sector can make use of the
facilities offered by the Energyclub on the
Arnhems Buiten Energy Business Park, while
the Kleefse Waard Industrial Park offers the
Greenhouse for cleantech start-ups.
OOST NV
Development agency Oost NV supports
and helps to finance innovative projects and
business location projects on behalf of the
Province of Gelderland, focusing specifically
on the transition to renewable energy. The
services it provides include helping companies
to find national and European partners, as
well as pointing them in the right direction
when it comes to obtaining (international)
funding and subsidies.
Through the venture capital company PPM
Oost, Oost NV makes investments together
with private parties, primarily in SMEs
focusing on innovations and partnerships in
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the area of new energy. PPM Oost manages
various innovation funds of the Province of
Gelderland, such as the Gelderland Innovation
and Energy Fund (IEG). The sums invested in
an innovative company range from 100,000
euros up to a maximum of 2.5 million euros.
For larger investments PPM Oost works
together with parties including venture capital
companies and informal investors.
BUSINESS ANGELS
Via the Meesters van de Toekomst [Masters of
the Future] programme, Oost NV also puts
innovative start-ups into contact with private
investors – so-called business angels. The
Masters of the Future network comprises more
than two hundred informal investors who are
prepared to invest risk capital in innovative,
sustainable products and services, and to support them with their knowledge and networks.
Arnhem also offers the Angelhub, a network
of investors who focus on Arnhem-based
companies.
KIEMT
The kiEMT foundation (Energy and Environmental Technology Knowledge and Innovation
Network) invests on behalf of the Province
of Gelderland in groundbreaking new energy
projects. Every year vouchers and pre-seed
loans are awarded to support the development
of innovative ideas, research, the building of
prototypes and the engagement of experts in
areas including the protection of intellectual
property rights.
‘Innovative
employers receive
maximum support
in Arnhem.’
Ron König, Councillor for
Economic Affairs and Education
Oost NV: renewable energy and e-mobility
“With grid operators like TenneT and Alliander alongside international
players such as DEKRA and DNV GL, Arnhem has a wealth of
knowledge and expertise when it comes to high-tech energy systems.
Innovative developments and partnerships linked to renewable
electrical energy and e-mobility are a common thread in this area and
are attracting knowledge-intensive firms to the city: from Chinese
battery producers through to the high-tech manufacturing industry
and start-ups with groundbreaking ideas”, says Bernold Kemperink,
Sector Manager for Cleantech & Renewable Energy at Oost NV.
Bernold Kemperink
Oost NV is a development agency that
assists international and national firms with
the task of setting up a business location
in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and
Overijssel. In addition, via the venture capital
company PPM Oost, Oost NV invests in
innovative companies and developments in
the Eastern Netherlands. PPM Oost manages
various innovation funds, such as the Gelderland Innovation and Energy Fund (IEG).
“International businesses are looking for regions with a critical mass in their specialist field
where they can enter into partnerships that
add knowledge and cut costs. This speeds up
the development of innovative products and
services”, explains Kemperink. “Being situated
between the Randstad conurbation in the
Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia in
Germany, Arnhem occupies a strategic position at the centre of a knowledge network
and infrastructure linked to electricity and
renewable energy. The city can be accessed
easily via international waterways and
motorways. What's more, the high-speed
train linking Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam to Germany's Ruhr region and the rest
of Europe stops at the impressive Arnhem
Centraal station.”
Kemperink believes that the International
School, WTC Arnhem Nijmegen, the Expat
Center and Arnhem's urban character and
vibrant cultural scene make the city an
excellent place to live for the employees of
international companies. “That's why firms
such as TÜV Rheinland and Chinese companies CNEX and Phylion Battery, but also
promising start-ups like Energetec, Alucha
and Deepwater Energy, have made the move
to Arnhem and the surrounding area with the
assistance of Oost NV.”
www.oostnv.nl
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INTERNATIONAL
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GERMANY
Arnhem maintains a good relationship
with the neighbouring region of North
Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. This region
is an excellent gateway to the German
market, where there is considerable demand
for renewable energy. From its base in
Arnhem the kiEMT foundation (Energy and
Environmental Technology Knowledge and
Innovation Network) works together with
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CHINA
Arnhem maintains close contact with the city
of Wuhan in Central China, which has a population of over a million people. The Chinese
government and business community are particularly interested in the knowledge of new
energy that Arnhem has to offer. Engineering
and consultancy firm Arcadis has been doing
business in China successfully for many years,
including as an advisor to the city of Wuhan.
A number of Chinese companies have now
set up offices in Arnhem, including CNEXGlobal, a subsidiary of the leading testing and
certification company China National Quality
Supervision Test Center. Phylion Battery is
another company that has settled in our city.
This Chinese firm manufactures batteries
for electric bicycles and sees the capital of
Gelderland as an ideal base for its European
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Arnhem is easily accessible from all directions via the motorway network, as well
as by water via the rivers Rhine and IJssel.
There are also four airports around one hour
from the city by road: Schiphol/Amsterdam and Eindhoven in the Netherlands and
Weeze and Düsseldorf in Germany.
the Düsseldorf-based North Rhine-Westphalia
Energy Agency. Innovative projects in partnership with Germany are also being encouraged
by the Province of Gelderland and the EU.
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‘Strategically
located between the
Randstad and Ruhr
regions, Arnhem and
Nijmegen are an
excellent gateway to
the European market.’
As the capital of the Province of Gelderland,
and with a strategic location between the
Randstad conurbation in the Netherlands
and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany,
Arnhem has plenty to offer international
companies.
Arnhem Centraal, the city's main railway
station, is served by national and international (ICE) high-speed trains. The modern
office complex located at the station is
home to the World Trade Center Arnhem
Nijmegen, which offers access to the international WTC network. Expats can benefit
from the services offered by the regional
ExpatPlatform, while at Arnhem International School pupils aged between 4 and
18 receive an international education and
the school is set to open its new building in
2016.
MTSA Technopower: hydrogen power plants in China
MTSA Technopower has been commissioned to build the world's
largest – 2 megawatt – hydrogen power plant in Yingkou in
northeastern China and thus achieved a special milestone in
2015. “The entire installation was developed, designed, built
and tested at our company. In mid-2016 it will be transported
to China in parts on a special cargo ship, where we will rebuild
it and prepare it for use”, explains Loek van Veggel, CEO of
MTSA Technopower in Arnhem. “Our ambition is to supply more
hydrogen power plants of this kind to Europe and China in the
years to come.”
MTSA Technopower develops, builds and
maintains high-tech machines, equipment and installations for international
companies in the energy, processing, food,
pharmaceutical and metalworking sectors.
The knowledge and expertise of KEMA,
AkzoNobel and Shell Research, three
leading companies from Arnhem's industrial past, have been combined within
MTSA, creating a solid basis on which an
independent, innovative and dynamic
technology company has been built.
“Our Arnhem DNA is extremely important
to us”, stresses Van Veggel. “Our links to
Shell Research mean we have knowledge
about a whole range of processes in the
oil and gas and metallurgy industries,
through AkzoNobel we have expertise
relating to fibre technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and environmental
technology, and we also have knowledge
of high-power technology via KEMA's
Engineering section. We are therefore
able to develop complex installations for
high-quality production processes and
research & development.”
For the hydrogen power plant MTSA is
working together with Nedstack Fuel
Cell Technology in Arnhem, AkzoNobel
Industrial Chemicals and Ynnovate Sanzheng Fine Chemicals Co Ltd. This project
came about with support from Fuel Cells
Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) in
Brussels. “The power plant will be next
to a factory that manufactures chlorine
and alkaline products, the raw materials
for fertilisers and plastics, and will run
on the hydrogen released during that
production process”, explains Van Veggel.
“The Chinese government is extremely
interested in environmental technology.
There is a great deal of pollution in China
and the cost of electricity is high. With our
technology we are helping China's industry with the energy transition.”
www.mtsa.nl
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Loek van Veggel
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Wearable technology
“Innovative technology enables you to make new choices. These
help make fashion more sustainable”, says fashion designer
Pauline van Dongen. She is a pioneer when it comes to bringing
technology and fashion together. From her design studio in
Arnhem she works with experts from the Netherlands and
abroad. “Combining flexible-solar-cell technology and fashion
led to the development of the Wearable Solar collection, which
consists of a dress, jacket and shirt incorporating flexible
solar cells. These can be used to charge up a mobile phone,
for example. In collaboration with Philips we are currently
integrating LED technology into sports clothing – an innovation
that will mean runners can be seen in the dark. Together with
Eindhoven Technical University we also worked on a vest for
dementia patients that is equipped with sensors to monitor
their movements. This was part of the Vigour project, a concept
developed by Martijn ten Böhmer.”
Van Dongen is a graduate of the Fashion
Design course at ArtEZ Institute of the
Arts in Arnhem. In 2010, for her master's
collection, she produced white plastic
shoes entirely using 3D printing and
was one of the first people anywhere in
the world to create shoes in this way.
In the same year she launched her own
fashion label and in 2011 spent six months
working with innovative designer Hussein
Chalayan in London. “There I focused in
particular on how to translate innovative
ideas into commercial designs.”
Van Dongen settled in Arnhem at the end
of 2011, where she has a spacious design
studio in the city's Coehoorn district, close
to Arnhem Centraal station. “Arnhem is
affordable and easily accessible. What is
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particularly interesting for me is that
the municipality and province are
focusing on linking the creative industry to
innovative entrepreneurs and technology
companies.”
In 2014, with her Wearable Solar collection, Van Dongen got through to the
final of SXSW Accelerator, the prestigious
festival dedicated to new technology in
Austin, Texas (US). China is also showing
a great deal of interest in these products.
At the end of 2015 she developed a test
collection of running shirts incorporating
LED technology and will be presenting a
commercial version of these around the
middle of 2016.
www.paulinevandongen.nl
Pauline van Dongen
EXPERIENCE ARNHEM!
Arnhem has plenty to offer businesses and
their employees: it is a creative city with a historic shopping centre and also hosts a number
of special events. The capital of the Province
of Gelderland boasts a vibrant cultural scene,
being home to highly regarded institutions
such as orchestra Het Gelders Orkest, ballet
company Introdans and the Oostpool theatre
group. Arnhem is referred to as the cultural
capital of the Eastern Netherlands – and with
good reason.
St. Eusebius Church is an iconic Arnhem landmark, as is the ultramodern Arnhem Centraal
station, designed by architect Ben van Berkel
of UNStudio, and the Rozet building, designed
by Neutelings Riedijk Architects. Arnhem's
many parks, the Veluwe National Park and
the river landscape around the city create a
wonderfully green environment in which to
live and work.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
“Arnhem is new energy”, says Anja Haga,
Councillor for Sustainability. “With its unique
trolleybuses and the energy companies based
in the city, Arnhem has a rich tradition when
it comes to energy and innovation. The city is
also a breeding ground for young companies
with innovative ideas that are speeding up
the transition from fossil fuels to renewable
energy. Renewable energy is part of our DNA.”
The city council makes a conscious effort to
create intelligent links between businesses,
public authorities and educational institutions.
“This generates synergies. Between entrepreneurs and researchers, but also between
entrepreneurs and their potential first
customers or investors”, Haga explains. “Our
Energy made in Arnhem network promotes
cooperation between parties who would
otherwise not easily come into contact.
This helps Arnhem's companies to grow,
contributes to a cleaner environment and
ensures that students – the employees and
entrepreneurs of the future – have up-to-date
knowledge.”
MA XIMUM SUPPORT
Businesses create jobs – especially innovative
ones. According to Ron König, Councillor for
Economic Affairs and Education in Arnhem,
that is why you need to give these employers
'maximum support'. He is proud of the ideal
climate for establishing a business that Arnhem has created.
Arnhem is a modern hub where industrial
history, creativity, nature and culture come
together. The city also benefits from fast
international transport links and excellent educational institutions (including an
international school), as well as programmes
focusing on growth and innovation. König: “In
our green city we roll out the red carpet for
companies and talented professionals who
will bring something extra to Arnhem.”
Pay us a visit and experience the city for
yourself!
We look forward to welcoming you.
‘New Energy made in
Arnhem is speeding
up the transition to
renewable energy.’
Anja Haga,
Councillor for Sustainability
Anja Haga, Councillor for Sustainability
Ron König, Councillor for Economic Affairs
and Education
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CONTENTS
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Overview
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New energy
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Clean mobility
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Human capital
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Smart energy
Locations
Investors
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Acknowledgements
© 2016 The New Energy made in Arnhem Bidbook
is a publication by the Municipality of Arnhem's
Energy made in Arnhem programme group.
Texts and coordination: Francien van Zetten and
Marc de Kroon
Design and realisation: Het Lab ontwerp + advies
Photos: Marina Popova, Allego, Alliander, DEKRA,
DNV GL, Elestor, Arnhems Buiten Energy Business
Park, Municipality of Arnhem, HyGear, HyMove, HAN University of Applied Sciences, VHL
Cleantech
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Networks
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International
Experience Arnhem!
University of Applied Sciences, Kleefse Waard
Industrial Park (IPKW), ©IntrodansHansGerritsen, Koffiebranderij Peeze, Rijnstate Hospital,
scagliolabrakkee@NeutelingsRiedijkArchitects,
Siebe Swart, Volkshuisvesting Arnhem, Erik Vos,
UNStudio
Printed by: XXL Press
Sleeve: Rikken Print
Cover: Scanimation*, design by Het Lab ontwerp +
advies based on an idea by designer Klaas Kuiken
Translations: Esperanto WBT
*the animation on the cover of this
brochure was created using the
Scanimation technique. This is an
innovative way of adding moving
images to printed materials that was
devised by the American inventor and
filmmaker Rufus Butler Seder.