On November 14, 2023, over 30 renowned Dutch companies in the green hydrogen sector gathered at the Landschaftspark-Nord in Duisburg to participate in matchmaking and establish significant partnerships. The event commenced with a warm welcome by Ambassador Ronald Van Roeden. Subsequently, intensive matchmaking sessions took place between Dutch and German companies to explore innovative collaborations and business opportunities. Organized by TRANSFER.LC, more than 210 meetings facilitated in-depth exchanges between Dutch companies and their German counterparts.

The highlight was an exclusive trade dinner, where the German-Dutch partnership was duly celebrated. The successful outcomes of the day were formally acknowledged in the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Hans Vijlbrief, State Secretary for Mining, Theo Henrar, President of FME, and Yvette van Eechoud, Deputy Director of Foreign Economic Relations. 

This gathering not only provided a platform for business discussions, but also symbolically affirmed the enduring collaboration and shared principles between the two nations. The occasion highlighted the depth of the economic and cultural ties uniting Germany and the Netherlands, underscoring the significance of such alliances in today’s interconnected global landscape.

The long-standing economic partnership between Germany and the Netherlands is gaining increasing significance in today’s times. As emphasized by Hendrik Wüst, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia: “Today, it is all the more important to conduct business with people who not only share common economic interests but also common values.”

Testimonials:

Andreas Redmann, Project Manager at Kunststoffrohrverband e.V., on LinkedIn:
“Thank you very much for the interesting discussions and the opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge and to explore the possibilities of future co-operation. (…) Many thanks to Ronald Van Roeden, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Germany for the invitation and to Gerald Baal and Lars Lübbring from TRANSFER.LC for the opportunity to participate in this event.”

Alexander Heim, Scientific Officer to the Directorate at Fraunhofer IEG:
“Hello Mr. Baal, thank you very much for the invitation, especially for the matchmaking event, which I enjoyed very much.”

Christian Rinne, Deputy MD at DiLiCo engineering GmbH:
“Thank you very much for the invitation to this inspiring and well-organized event. We were able to exchange ideas with many Dutch companies and intensify our contacts in our neighboring country. The B2B matchmaking event and the subsequent dinner with the King of the Netherlands were the absolute highlights of the evening. We would like to take this opportunity to thank TRANSFER.LC for organizing the event.”

Dr. Henning Schuster, CEO at E-Bridge Consulting, on LinkedIn:
“Thank you, Gerald, for the excellent organisation. It was perfect!”

Eduard Sudheimer, CEO at NEW NETZ GmbH:
“A great, inspiring and well-organised event. By networking with both established companies and start-ups, I was able to take away many things that will help NEW on its way to mastering the heat transition.”

Fraunhofer IEG, Christoph Nolden Head of Business Area Networks, Energy & Process Engineering commented on LinkedIn: “It was a great event, we felt very honored to be part of this transnational dialogue and look forward to further joint efforts for the hydrogen market.”

Michael Hübner, Head of Office at Hy.Region.Rhein.Ruhr:
“Overall, it was an inspiring and well-organised event. I particularly enjoyed the matchmaking event organised by Transfer. By networking with Dutch companies and exchanging ideas with already well-known players in our German-Dutch cooperation in our network Hy.Region.Rhein.Ruhr e.V., I was able to take away many things that will help both our network cluster on the Rhine and Ruhr and the entire region on the way to the energy transition.”

Thorsten Böke, Managing Director at Lintas Green Energy, commented on LinkedIn:
“‘Many Thanks for having the opportunity to participate in your event. It was an honor and a pleasure to meet and to discuss with His Majesty Willem-Alexander and Hendrik Wüst, Prime-Minister of NRW.
It was a great event.”

You can find more information on the topic of hydrogen in our article: Hydrogen: The Hope for Climate-Neutral Energy Production.