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Today the STC maritime school organised this great Smatt Vision conference on the future of maritime. Inspiring the talent of today to change the port of tomorrow!! It was great to be part of this event organised by Adrian Butnaru and his team. Today was about sharing insight on: The ambition of the Port of Rotterdam by Vivienne de Leeuw and the future of education by Sven Tump member of the board. The future and relevance of drones in the maritime sector was perfectly explained by the team of DronePort Rotterdam led by Niels Kalshoven and Arthur Dallau. Oscar van Veen as the director of innovation for the Port of Rotterdam explained about the urgency to ACT. Think big and act small. Also alderman Robert Simons support this claim of urgency. And we have been able to explain about the future of the energy transition and hydrogen, together with the all the startups and scaleups from the sector. All this was hosted by the inspiring Victoria Koblenko, great to have somebody that is able to unlock the interaction. All together a great event with students, vision and action. Thanks Adrian! #maritime #innovation #education #entrepreneurship #climate #impact Petra van Lange Robbert Douma Monique van der Drift

Sophie has chosen to start her career with Platform Zero and we could not be more happy! Today we welcomed Sophie Fuessler starting in the role of analist supporting us with venture scouting & analysis and project analyst. Sophie is from Germany and has her background in strategic entrepreneurship and international business. We are so happy that we find all these talents from around the world that are so passionate about making a difference and doing this together with us. #welcometotheteam #innovation #climate #impact #maritime #energy #entrepreneurship Platform Zero Ruben Rutgers Auke Ferwerda Iris Klingeman Jaqueline Estelle Herrmann

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“The UK provided both the carrots and the sticks,” said Phil MacDonald, managing director of Ember. Big news that the UK closes it last coal plant! We hear more and more about the "carrot and the stick" as one of the crucial factors in the transitions we are going through. This news just came up from the UK: https://lnkd.in/eK-kjkD4 This is a great step towards a greener future. But to get there you need both the right regulation and ambition, as the enabling factors to make the transition possible. As MacDonald says: "It’s important to signal that polluting sources have an end date, but also to provide an enabling environment to build the new clean energy system.” Transitions are never easy. We need everybody. And it offers opportunities. #climate #tech #innovation #transition #maritime #energy #entrepreneurship Photo credits: ELG21 Auke Ferwerda Iris Klingeman Ruben Rutgers Jaqueline Estelle Herrmann Platform Zero

Are you the communications intern that is endlessly creative and wants to make a positive impact? Please contact us! We are looking for a communications intern that can help with building our climate impact initiative.... we need somebody that is passioned about making a difference and that is eager to do all kind of cool communications stuff: -building websites -making video content -create great social media posts -creating visuals -get creative and innovative as much as you can think Please let us know when you are interested or know somebody that could be interested. #maritime #energy #innovation #climate #impact #marketing #communication #andsomuchmore Auke Ferwerda Iris Klingeman Ruben Rutgers Jaqueline Estelle Herrmann Mare Straetmans

In our sector, not many startups make it to the TIME magazine, but now Paebbl did!!! How? By storing carbon (CO2) in building materials. It is great to see that climate startups are making more and more waves in the global innovation space. This startup, founded by Pol Knops, Andreas Saari, Marta Sjögren, is making real climate impact with their solution. This team achievement is really impressive. We see companies like Paebbl every day and they all have the challenge to prove the product, find pilot and growth funding, partner with slow corporates and governments and deal with regulations and permits not fit for purpose. This is SLOWING DOWN the growth of these kind of companies and thereby the total transition. So all credits go to Paebbl for making these waves. And we want to create the better grounds for these companies to keep accelerating. Ann Mettler Rinke Zonneveld Nico Van Dooren Auke Ferwerda Peter Goedvolk Dimitri van Rijn Jeannette Baljeu #newyorkclimateweek #NYCW #nyclimateweek https://lnkd.in/dQiSjpBG

🚀 Platform Zero joined the Superconnectors Mini Tour! 🌍 🔙 Yesterday, we were in Cologne, diving deep into the local ecosystem to meet interesting energy startups and scale-ups Gridty, hellgrün, @F&F Energy Innovation, and Dutch startups en scale-ups supersola and TransitionHERO! 🔜 Today, we’re heading back to Rotterdam to connect with our own! Excited that the Cologne ecosystem will visit the Platform Zero hub in Rotterdam, where we’ll be highlighting our partners and the innovative startups in our network. 🎯 These events are essential for creating breakthrough opportunities, with Superconnectors helping startups make game-changing introductions. 🌱💡 Looking forward to seeing these collaborations shape the future! 🌍✨ Gianluca Bellan, Florian Meyer Delpho, Niklas Feierabend, KölnBusiness – the Economic Development Agency of Cologne #PlatformZero #ClimateTech #Innovation #Superconnectors #Startups #Ecosystem #Networking #Rotterdam #Cologne

The winner of the Innovation Prize at Recharge Earth Conference 2024 is: FLASC B.V.!!! The Port of Rotterdam and Rotterdam Ahoy asked us to support them by offering some of the most promising startups from our network a platform at this event. So we did, together with Buccaneer Delft. And what happend is that one of the teams that we offered this opportunity, FLASC, won THE INNOVATION PRIZE! What an achievement. With their technology to store offshore energy at a large scale, they clearly respond to one of the biggest challenges of today: bringing renewable energy to the right place at the right time. The Innovation Expo exhibited many showcases with Wattlab, Dutch Wave Power, FLASC B.V., Distro Energy, AQUABATTERY, QuinteQ Energy , Amphibious Energy, Phoenix Metals, BlueGenAI, RABLE, RIFT, Voyex, Biosphere Solar, and many more! Thanks for all the support by Ruben Rutgers Iris Klingeman Pieter Bas Dujardin Nico Van Dooren Bo Salet Kennard C. Brandenburgh Sten Swanenberg and many more. Petra de Groene Marjolein Hulsebosch Oscar van Veen Hanneke Bruinsma Jouke Goslinga

Yes.... today we supported the landing of 4 cutting edge ENERGY technologies at the Recharge Earth Conference 2024! ⚡ The 2-day conference in Rotterdam focuses on the development of a new international energy system, with a spotlight on the pivotal role the port and industry play in this transformation. 🏭 We proudly facilitated four exciting showcases at the Innovation Expo with Wattlab, Dutch Wave Power, FLASC B.V., and Distro Energy, supported by the Port of Rotterdam, Nico Van Dooren Highlights of the day: 👀 - Arash Aazami breaking down the complexity of the energy transition into four interconnected shifts: Institutional, Societal, Technological, and Economic. - Perhaps most importantly, many startups showcased their innovative solutions for the energy transition, including pitches and showcases from: AQUABATTERY, QuinteQ Energy , Amphibious Energy, Phoenix Metals, BlueGenAI, RABLE, RIFT, Voyex, Biosphere Solar, and many more! 🚀 Excited for day two tomorrow and the valuable insights it will bring!

MESIS'24 is coming to life 🌱 Together with our partners we're organising a #maritime #innovation and #education summit from November 13-16th in Oeiras, Portugal! 🌊 Follow Platform Zero Portugal for all conference updates!