Partners
Partners in the transition
NEON worked with 29 companies, governments and organisations that are building the energy and mobility system of the future. Each profile shows what they do and how they took part in NEON.
Funders
Companies
Alliander (Liander)
Grid operator for about three million Dutch homes and businesses.
Ampyx Power
Airborne wind energy with tethered aircraft, 2008-2022.
Damen Shipyards Group
Family shipbuilder delivering fully electric ferries and tugs.
Dialogic innovatie & interactie
Policy research and evaluation, including Dutch energy innovation policy.
Elestor
Hydrogen-iron flow batteries for storing renewable power for many hours.
Enexis Groep
Grid operator for the north, east and south of the Netherlands, laying 4,600 km of new cable in 2026.
Heliox, a Siemens business
Fast chargers for electric buses, trucks and cars, from Best; part of Siemens since 2024.
Kitepower
Airborne wind energy with kites, from Delft.
Lightyear
From the Lightyear 0 solar car to solar roofs for carmakers.
NXP Semiconductors
Semiconductors from Eindhoven for safe and connected vehicles.
Pon
Mobility group behind Gazelle, Swapfiets and the Dutch import of Volkswagen Group cars.
Prodrive Technologies
Power electronics from Son, from hydrogen rectifiers to electric car chargers.
Royal IHC
Dutch shipbuilder for dredging and offshore work, including cable-laying systems.
Solarge
Lightweight solar panels without glass or aluminium frame, made in Weert.
Zenmo Simulations
Agent-based models of energy and mobility; NEON was its first step towards LUX-NL.
Governments
Knowledge institutes
ElaadNL
The grid operators' smart-charging centre, where the OCPP charging protocol began.
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
The national policy analysts behind the annual Climate and Energy Outlook.
Solliance
Joint solar research centre that set world records in perovskite solar cells.
SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research
The Dutch national institute for road safety research, since 1962.
TNO
Independent applied research, from smart-grid software to electric truck powertrains.
Networks
Brainport Development
Economic development organisation of the Brainport Eindhoven technology region.
European Supply Chain Forum (ESCF)
Industry-academia forum on supply chains, founded at TU/e in 1996.
Metalot
Brabant community for metals as clean energy carriers, including iron as a fuel.
NKL Nederland
National platform for affordable public charging infrastructure.
RAI Automotive Industry NL
Cluster organisation of the Dutch automotive industry.
Zuid-Holland Bereikbaar
Public mobility partnership for Zuid-Holland, formerly De Verkeersonderneming.