The ’Flagship Valley’ in the Netherlands, between Alkmaar and Heiloo. Image: REFORMERS 2023, Ben Glim
The 'Flagship Valley' in the Netherlands, between Alkmaar and Heiloo. Image: REFORMERS 2023, Ben Glim In late November, the pan-European REFORMERS research project, funded for five years under the EU's Horizon Europe program, was officially kicked-off in Bruxelles. The project focuses on the development, realization and roll-out of the "Renewable Energy Valleys" (REVs) - resilient regional multi-energy systems that aim to increase energy security while accelerating the green transition in Europe. Empa is a partner of the multinational consortium. Europe's first Renewable Energy Valley is located in the Netherlands, between Alkmaar and Heiloo. It consists of a business park, residential areas, an industrial zone and rural areas. It also harbors an existing natural gas infrastructure, a bio-energy plant, and the Energy Innovation Park Alkmaar to foster renewable energy innovations.
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