Port of Antwerp-Bruges is launching a second tender procedure for the plots available within its NextGen Demo. This innovation hub is part of Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ 88-hectare NextGen District and is aimed at pioneers looking for space and support to test their projects before scaling them up to a commercial level. The goal is to become a hotspot for the circular economy.
The appeal of NextGen District has already attracted global pioneers within the circular process and manufacturing industry, who are giving ‘end-of-life products’ a second or third life there.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges is now looking for candidates (start-ups and scale-ups, spin-off companies and pilot projects) active in sustainable and innovative chemical and energy technology. Potential candidates should have a specific focus on technologies within four domains: waste-to-X (chemicals/fuels), CCU (carbon capture and utilisation), bio-based technologies and renewable energy storage and H2 technologies. Proposals must be submitted by 31 March.
Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO at Port of Antwerp-Bruges, says: ‘NextGen Demo is the place for excellence, where new technology is incorporated into the fascinating ecosystem of a port and industry. Demonstrators are given the space here to grow and join a valuable network of fellow pioneers, partners and customers. We have refined our offering so that we are more ready than ever to welcome pioneers who are up to the challenge. We therefore look forward to innovative project proposals that contribute to circularity in the port and by extension the transition to a climate-neutral society.’
Source: Cyann Fielding, Antwerp XL
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