Theme
Bring your energy innovation to life
The energy transition requires smart solutions, from offshore wind to hydrogen.
Accelerating the energy transition from the delta
On energy, the Zeeland partners are building Energy Campus Zeeland, with a physical home at KAAP in Vlissingen. Companies test offshore wind, tidal and hydrogen applications here at real scale, together with education and research institutes. The ambition is to triple the current pilot in both surface area and impact.
Discover the ecosystem
Test and develop
Facilities for energy
The spaces and equipment for this theme: at KAAP itself and at the partners on the Kenniswerf.
This overview is just getting started and fills up over the coming months. Missing a place where people can test? Let us know.
At KAAP Ontwikkel- en demoruimte
Hall of 2,000 m² for full-scale innovation tests.
At KAAP 3D-printlab
Discover with industrial SLS technology what 3D printing can do for your company.
In the network AI impression Technum
Kenniswerf, Vlissingen
In the network AI impression HZ waterstoflab
HZ, Edisonweg 4, Vlissingen
In the network AI impression HZ warmtetransitielab
HZ, Edisonweg 4, Vlissingen
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Listen: energy in the podcast
All episodesFrom the Kenniswerf x Vlissingen series, made by the Kenniswerf together with Visit Vlissingen.
Kenniswerf x Vlissingen Samenwerken in de Delta
Joyce ten Holter (Delta Climate Center) en Karin Bilo (Ørsted)
Hoe ziet samenwerking eruit wanneer onderwijs, overheid, onderzoek en bedrijfsleven elkaar vinden rond grote klimaat- en energievraagstukken? Over natuurherstel, windparken, waterbeheer en oesterherstel, met Zeeland als living lab.
Kenniswerf x Vlissingen Waterstof werkt
Joost Grevink (Waterstoflab, Scalda en HZ)
Hoe HZ University of Applied Sciences en Scalda waterstof praktisch en opschaalbaar in het onderwijs brengen. Zeeland heeft een grote CO2-opgave, maar juist dat biedt kansen: waterstof als buffer voor windenergie, en een nieuw waterstoflab waar theorie en praktijk samenkomen.
Kenniswerf x Vlissingen Wind van verandering
Gerben Huiszoon (Scalda) en Ferry Visser (Zephyros)
Gerben en Ferry over hoe onderwijs, onderzoek en bedrijfsleven samenwerken aan drones, robots, slimme onderhoudstechnologie en internationale opleidingsroutes. Zeeland als Europese hub voor offshore energie-innovatie.
Kenniswerf x Vlissingen Van afval naar waarde
Caroline Passenier (Scalda) en Jeroen van Schaik (Impuls Zeeland)
Caroline en Jeroen laten zien hoe Zeeland van lineair naar circulair gaat: reststromen in plaats van afval, een oogstplan in plaats van slopen, de biomeiler als warmtebron, en regelruimte om te experimenteren.
What we work on within energy
Pick the subject that comes closest to your own. It shows what is running, where you can work on it and who to contact.
- Offshore wind and maintenance at sea Offshore wind farms only run if people and technology keep them going. That training and testing happens here on the quay, before it goes out to sea.
- Inspection with drones and robots Inspecting a turbine blade or a quay wall without sending anyone up. The setups for that are built and demonstrated here.
- Energy from tides and currents Zeeland has tides, currents and locks. Turbines that harvest energy from them are tested here, right where the water actually flows.
- Smart energy systems and storage Generating is one thing, the grid coping with it is another. Charging systems, battery storage and local energy grids get a full-scale setup here.
- Hydrogen and system integration Making, storing and fitting hydrogen into the energy system of the port. The HZ hydrogen lab is on the Kenniswerf, and companies such as HyER Power work here on the technology behind it.
Learn more about this theme
Courses from HZ University of Applied Sciences around this transition.
The networks behind energy
Public-private partnerships that bring education, research, government and business together on this transition.
ORE Netwerk Zeeland
Offshore Renewable Energy Netwerk Zeeland
ORE Netwerk Zeeland connects companies, education, research institutes and government around offshore renewable energy. The approach: test on land first, then apply safely at sea. The network runs four lines, from profiling and business development to research, innovation and the labour market. Zephyros, WindDock and Energy Port Zeeland have merged into it and still run their own activities within it. Companies such as Water2Energy and Terra Inspectioneering have joined.
Zephyros
Field lab for offshore wind and maintenance
Zephyros is the Zeeland field lab for offshore wind energy and maintenance. From KAAP, the network works on scenario-based learning, control room research and developing the nacelle further as a training and research environment.
WindDock
Training ground for wind maintenance technicians
WindDock trains the next generation of maintenance technicians for offshore wind farms in a realistic working environment at the Zeeland harbour, linked to research within Zephyros and KAAP.
EP
Energy Port Zeeland
Energy port for wind, hydrogen and system integration
Energy Port Zeeland brings together the port-related energy activities: offshore wind, hydrogen production, storage and system integration. The network connects industry, ports and knowledge to speed up the transition in the south-western delta.
Organisations in energy
Partners of KAAP and the test locations we refer to, active on this theme.
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Working on energy yourself?
Test, develop and demonstrate at real scale on the Kenniswerf. We think along from idea to demo.
