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Established in 1811, today Achmea is the largest insurance group in the Netherlands. In its home market, Achmea is market leader in non-life and health insurance. Gross written premiums for the group totalled approximately 20 billion euros over 2016, while the group’s solvency ratio remained strong at 185% at the end of June 2017. The group also offers income protection insurance, life insurance, pensions services and mortgages. Asset manager Achmea Investment Management, oversees over 117 billion euros in assets under management. Internationally, Achmea is active in Turkey, Greece, Ireland, Australia, Slovakia and Canada. Each insurer has deep understanding of its local market and customers.

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Allego wants everybody to be able to charge their electric cars, wherever and whenever they want. Simply and affordably. To make this happen we are developing charging solutions and tailor-made charging infrastructure for municipalities, businesses and public transport companies.

Electric mobility is on the rise. Electric vehicle (EV) drivers want to be able to recharge their cars anywhere, at any time. Allego provides the flexibility for this by developing and implementing charging infrastructure that is reliable, affordable and accessible to all. Allego also develops services that match the charging needs of the future such as the website openbaarladen.nl about charging points in public spaces, the innovative Charging Plaza allowing several vehicles to be supplied with electricity in a small space, as well as Urban Mobility. In collaboration with the automotive industry, government agencies, service providers and electricity network providers, Allego is developing user-oriented services that make the e-driving experience more pleasant and more personal.

MISSION AND VISION

Allego wants everyone to be able to charge their electric car always and everywhere. Easy and affordable. The needs of e-riders and other end users are the basis of our solutions.

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APPM is working towards making the Netherlands sustainable. We analyze energy issues and develop measures to mitigate climate change and we have extensive experience in translating policy into implementation.

Our motto is: Making the Netherlands More Beautiful. We focus on electric transportation, smart grids, sustainable development and regional ESCo’s. We act as energy coaches, allowing us, as independent project managers, to build a bridge between implementation programs of the government and the clout of society and the business sector.

We are actively involved in the introduction of electric transportation in the Netherlands as initiators, advisors, experts, and managers of projects or processes. From the introduction of the first electric car in 2009, we have been actively involved with over a hundred electric transportation projects in the Netherlands and beyond.   Internationally we are active in the United States, Belgium and a number of other European countries.

We work for public and private clients, from energy companies, car manufacturers to the national government. We develop the electric transportation business plan for an energy company and outline an action plan for the national government. We aid provinces and municipalities in the development of a public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. We promote regional cooperation, facilitate tender procedures for public charging infrastructure and are fostering a business model where the government, the market and grid managers can come together. Lastly, we are implementing new mobility concepts such as the introduction of electric taxis at Schiphol airport, electric boats and (electric) car sharing concepts.

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The world around us is changing fast. The Netherlands faces the constant challenge of maintaining its international competitiveness. On top of this, major societal challenges must be tackled: How can we stay healthy? How can we keep vitality in our ageing population? How can we make our mobility more sustainable and efficient? How can we maintain supplies of green energy and healthy food to meet the growing demand? These are the kinds of challenges that compel us to be creative and effective. Brainport, with Eindhoven at its heart, as one of the three cornerstones of the Dutch economy, along with Amsterdam Airport and Rotterdam Seaport, has a decisive role to play in tackling these challenges. As an innovative high-tech region, Brainport is a substantial contributor to national industrial export and is responsible for a quarter of all private investment in R&D. Brainport generates 37 per cent of all patents registered in the Netherlands each year. From renewable energy to safe mobility and smart remote care, we come up with solutions to worldwide problems in the areas of energy, mobility and health. As the high-tech engine of the Netherlands, Brainport boosts economic growth and helps make society more sustainable, healthy and safe.

THE FUTURE STARTS AT BRAINPORT

We have pushed the envelope to become the beating heart of high-tech Europe, developing strong specialisation in fields like mechatronics, robotics and advanced materials. It is not a position we take for granted. We know we have to keep developing and innovating. In the coming years we need to attract well qualified people at all levels and it is crucial for us to keep and attract R&D. We also need more start-ups and fast-growing innovative companies and investors to enable these companies to take wing. To get these companies, investors, knowledge workers and technical people to settle in our region, we have to create a good business climate, innovative forms of collaboration and cooperation along with international connections. The flock’s power of attraction must be such that it facilitates new initiatives and forms of collaboration and cooperation. Brainport Eindhoven has the best investment climate after London and Helsinki according to the Financial Times, which shows our potential. A top three spot signifies a tremendous jump for Eindhoven in the ranking, which is closely monitored by international investors. Never before has a Dutch city been so highly ranked in this list.

Brainport will also make the difference in the future. The power of attraction of the ‘Brainport flock’ is not just restricted to knowledge workers, investors and companies. The region also draws us towards tomorrow. Together we can develop the products and services that will solve the societal challenges of the future. Making products the world longs for and so bringing the future closer.

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ElaadNL has emerged from the foundation e-laad, which established a network of around 3,000 public charging stations for electric cars across the Netherlands between 2009 and the beginning of 2014. ElaadNL is the knowledge and innovation centre in the field of charging infrastructure in the Netherlands, providing coordination for the connections of public charging stations to the electricity grid on behalf of the network managers involved. Managing the existing charging stations is not one of ElaadNL’s functions. This is done by EVnetNL in coordination with the relevant municipalities.

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EV4 was established in early 2010 by Hans van der Meer and incorporated in the State of Oregon in July 2010 as EV4 LLC. The company’s main office is located at 2727 SE Raymond Street in Portland, Oregon and its subsidiary offices CTS Engineers in Bellevue, Washington and Meckel Engineering in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The company is in the business of design, finance, manufacturing, installation and operation of its innovative solar ETM™ charging station and smart grid system.

Over the last years, EV4 developed its solar powered EVcharging station, trademarked as ETM™ (Energy Transfer Merchant) – a play on ATM. The fully integrated ETM™ station is equipped with a battery storage system and is capable of AC (Level 2) and DC (Level 3) charging of vehicles with renewable energy, optionally accounting for the sources of clean energy used. The ETM™ battery system is grid-tied with a 3-wire single phase 120/240VAC connection, not requiring the mostly used 3-phase 208/277/480 VACconnection, therefore, no demand charges. Its battery storage system (standard size 50kWh) can provide power system back up, grid support, and load balancing services. Like an ATM storing and dispensing money the ETM™ captures, stores and dispenses energy.

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How it all started

EVBox was founded in The Netherlands in 2010. At the time, the market for electric vehicles (EVs) was still in its infancy. In the last five years, EVBox has grown to become the market leader, with over 36.000 charging stations across the globe. The concept was clear: a charging station with fully modular construction, ready to facilitate the explosion of the EV market, while simultaneously providing uncompromising quality and durability.The iconic LED ring has become a symbol for charging in public spaces, an unmistakable and welcome feature of many city streets.

The iconic LED ring has become a symbol for charging in public spaces, an unmistakable and welcome feature of many city streets.

As a technology leader, EVBox is now the largest producer and supplier of charging stations for electric vehicles and related cloud-based services worldwide. The success of EVBox can be attributed to our 100% focus on electric vehicles, commitment to quality, continuous innovation, and an unrelenting drive for client satisfaction.

EVBox solutions have already been installed from Shanghai to Monaco, and from Rome to Stockholm. Drive safe, charge often!

What we stand for

Just like how the automobile replaced the horse and carriage, electric vehicles will replace combustion-based automobiles. Every EV will be able to charge at any charging point, regardless of brand, provider or location. A charging point at every parking spot, an electric car for every home. Our mission is to accelerate the sustainable mobility revolution with safe, smart and connected EV charging everywhere you go.

We charge electric vehicles

EVBox provides charging stations to businesses, parking operators and individuals and is the operator behind public charging networks in several countries. EVBox offers the safest, fastest and most user-friendly charging experience to electric vehicle (EV) owners, businesses and electricity providers with high quality charging solutions and cloud-based software and apps. EVBox’s charging solutions are universal and can be operated by any electric car model.

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EVCHARGE4U is a licensed and bonded contractor serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area. We specialize in the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, but have decades of experience in residential and commercial electrical work in both Europe and the US. Our knowledgeable, detail-oriented expertise ensures that buildings are safely brought into the 21st century.

While high-quality craftsmanship and fair pricing are critically important to us, our core concern is about having a satisfied customer. This commitment translates to things like being on time, leaving a job site clean, and communicating clearly and honestly about the details of the work being done. “Be respectful of your client, and the business prospers.” That’s our motto and bottom line.

EVCHARGE4U is proud to be a Preferred Provider of charging station installations for Tesla automobiles. But we’ve also installed dozens of charging stations for many other models, including Fiat 500e, Nissan Leaf, and others. We recommend installing the most popular charging stations: Chargepoint Home, Clippercreek, Juicebox, Leviton and Siemens Versicharge. They have a charging time from 4-8 hours, depending on the capacity from your charger and electrical installation. Please read below for insights into your car’s needs.

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Lowest Total Cost of Ownership

e-Traction aims to apply its distinguished technology in e-vehicles worldwide, with the main focus on manufacturers of heavy duty vehicles such as buses, and their suppliers. Our products and services guarantee our customers safety, security, avoidance of risks, and proven technology. Above all, we offer top quality for the lowest price, by offering the lowest Total Cost of Ownership. We aim for a long-term customer relationship, which includes outstanding service and support. The unique intellectual position of e-Traction as the worldwide assignee of a state-of-the-art patent portfolio on in-wheel electric direct-drive technology and system patents allows us to out-license intellectual property rights to a global network of partners.

e-Traction, for a sustainable world

By creating the most efficient electric powertrain solutions, e-Traction contributes to reducing the environmental impact and energy consumption of mobility worldwide. Electric powertrain vehicles are the future of e-mobility.

The future is now, as e-Traction created superior, distinguished and patented powertrain technology for e-mobility. We are willing to share our expertise on this subject with researchers and universities worldwide, as with governmental and non-governmental organisations. The revolution in motion has begun.

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On-site STEM+Arts Labs and Online Education Platform helps students ​from around the world develop critical thinking skills ​for an exponentially changing future

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GreenFlux is a Dutch based organisation with over 5 years of hands on experience in making the lives of electric drivers easier, and in making electric driving as comfortable and accessible as possible. GreenFlux is active in over 10 countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States of America. To make this possible, they have developed a cloud based smart charging platform and as smart charging controller. These scalable solutions save both money and time, while still delivering the best possible service.

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HiePRactief is a communications agency, specialized in smart eMobility. HiePRactief has been organizing exchanges in the field of smart eMobility between the US and the Netherlands since 2011. Ellen Hiep is also one of the founders of ‘Adventures 2 a smarter world’, a program that connects elementary age students (11-13 years) in the top technology regions in the world by organizing international, online challenges in the field of smart and green mobility.

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Itility is a knowledge-based company with extensive practical experience in implementing IT infrastructure solutions. We are continually evaluating different technologies and matching them to customer requests from the perspective of functionality, cost, scalability, and security. We do this for medium and large enterprises, many of which have global footprints.

Itility helps to design, assemble, and manage “software-defined” IT. Innovation is founded on an IT catalog, and on steering with analytics.

We drive change from traditional IT toward an innovative organization, one supported by our “factory model” for flawless “IT production.” Our inventions, designs, and configurations evolve from what is on the market.  We deliver new solutions while continuing to provide existing services.

At Itility, we use our own unique prefab catalog. The catalog provides the IT components to produce a combination of functionalities, compliance, and costs to match your requirements. We think in terms of assembling rather than building.

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The Ministry promotes the Netherlands as a country of enterprise with a strong international competitive position and an eye for sustainability. It is committed to creating an excellent entrepreneurial business climate, by creating the right conditions and giving entrepreneurs room to innovate and grow. By paying attention to nature and the living environment. By encouraging cooperation between research institutes and businesses. This is how we enhance our leading positions in agriculture, industry, services and energy and invest in a powerful, sustainable country.

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NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has 45,000 employees in more than 35 countries.

SECURE CONNECTED VEHICLE

We accelerate your next breakthrough automotive designs providing the technology for solutions around the vehicle from access, infotainment, ADAS, in-vehicle networking, body, chassis and safety applications.

Transforming the car from a simple mode of transport into a mobile information hub, our robust in-vehicle networking and secure interfaces connect vehicles to each other and the outside world. Our systems capture data, process it and share control with drivers in critical situations. We make driving safer, easier and more fun.

A Portfolio Driven By Innovation

Our recognized strengths are in car access, broadcast reception, automotive microcontrollers and in-vehicle networks. These technologies are complemented by a growing portfolio of vision, radar and sensor fusion processors, telematics, 802.11p and NFC solutions. And there is more…

All of these are backed by our sensors, small-signal discretes, solid state lighting drivers, battery monitoring systems, anti-lock braking systems and MOSFETs. So instead of talking about ‘What if…’ start test-driving your ideas.

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The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is an interdisciplinary research center in The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering. CAR research focuses on: energy, safety and the environment, aimed at improving sustainable mobility. CAR offers state-of-the-art facilities for students, faculty, research staff and industry partners. With a concentration on preparing the next generation of automotive leaders, CAR is recognized for: interdisciplinary emphasis on systems engineering, advanced and unique experimental facilities, collaboration on advanced product development projects with industry and a balance of government and privately sponsored research. More: car.osu.edu.

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The province of Noord-Holland is one of the twelve provinces that make up the Netherlands. From an economic point of view it is arguably the most vital part of the Dutch economy. The province holds a strong international position in various fields.
The traditional open community of the coastal province of Noord-Holland, has always attracted companies and people from all over the world. At the moment the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area alone counts 3,100 international companies and is home to 170 nationalities.
The second most densely populated province of the Netherlands can be roughly divided into two economic areas: The ‘North’, with a focus on innovative agriculture and horticulture, maritime and offshore, energy, life science, health and water. The ‘South’ is specialized in IT & media, creative industry, logistics, food & flowers and finance.

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Choose your own path. Often it takes patience to find the right way, but sometimes it takes immediate and swift action to seize an opportunity. Today’s business environment requires flexibility. You need to track and implement innovative ideas and new ways of working to improve your competitive strength. We can help.

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MISSION AND STRATEGY

TNO connects people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the sustainable competitive strength of industry and well-being of society. This is our mission and it is what drives us, the 3,000 professionals at TNO, in our work every day.

ORGANISATION

TNO was founded by law in 1932 to enable business and government to apply knowledge. As an organisation regulated by public law, we are independent: not part of any government, university or company.

TNO AND ITS SOCIAL ROLE

TNO is working on a better future. By its social role TNO has the ambition to make a demonstrable value to government and industry on the major social and economic issues. We do this with committed and energetic employees.

MORE ABOUT OUR WORK

TNO is a major player in a growing international network comprised of leading scientific institutes, companies with ambitious development profiles, universities and other partners in knowledge. The knowledge TNO develops, integrates, will make applicable and puts into practice will only have value if we can use it to have a real social and economic impact.

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TomTom empowers movement. Every day millions of people around the world depend on TomTom to make smarter decisions. We design and develop innovative products that make it easy for people to keep moving towards their goals. Best known for being a global leader in navigation and mapping products, TomTom also creates GPS sports watches, as well as state-of-the-art fleet management solutions and industry-leading location-based products. Our business consists of four customer-facing business units: Consumer, Automotive, Licensing and Telematics.

Consumer

Our Consumer business is focused on creating innovative products that provide easy access to the information consumers need to make smarter decisions.

Since creating the PND market ten years ago, we have become a global leader in navigation devices, enabling drivers to get where they want to be effortlessly, quickly and safely. We have developed our business activities into the sports watch category, creating easy-to-use GPS enabled sports watches that provide at-a-glance performance information. This enables runners, cyclists, and swimmers to keep moving towards their fitness goals.

Automotive

Our Automotive business provides cutting-edge components, such as maps, traffic and software to car manufacturers. Each component can be integrated as a stand-alone product, or combined into what we call the connected navigation system, to benefit from seamless compatibility, advanced user experience and cost-effective implementation. Our products ensure our customers have accurate and reliable navigation technology.

Licensing

Our Licensing business leverages our world-class map, traffic and navigation content and services. We also offer cloud-based products that allow developers easy access to create location-enabled applications for businesses and governments.
Our customers range from leading PND manufacturers, internet companies, mobile phone handset manufacturers and network operators as well as governments and enterprises.

Our product range includes maps that cover more than 200 countries and territories globally, with navigable coverage for 118 countries, as well enhanced content such as Address Points and 2D City Maps.

Telematics

TomTom Telematics is a Business Unit of TomTom dedicated to fleet management, vehicle telematics and connected car services. Our WEBFLEET platform is a Software-as-a-Service solution, used by small to large businesses to improve vehicle performance, save fuel, support drivers and increase overall fleet efficiency. In addition, TomTom Telematics provides services for the insurance, rental and leasing industries, car importers and companies that address businesses as well as consumers.

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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a research university specializing in engineering science & technology. The university was founded in 1956, and has around 8,500 students and 3,000 staff. TU/e has defined strategic areas focusing on the societal challenges in Energy, Health and Smart Mobility

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