From 15 to 17 of March 2023, more than 30 companies, organizations, and knowledge institutes will participate in a Trade Mission organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Japan. 

The participants specialize in the sectors of offshore wind, hydrogen, battery technology, and horticulture/ATES. This upcoming mission will be led by the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher together with Ms Ingrid Thijssen from VNO-NCW, the Dutch employers’ organization.

On 16 March, the delegation will attend a special seminar organised by the Netherlands at the World Smart Energy Week exhibition. Here, Minister Schreinemacher will give a keynote speech together with notable speakers from the energy sector (Mitsubishi and Van Oord). Afterwards, the Netherlands booths for Offshore Wind and Hydrogen will be visited. The list of exhibiting companies is available here.

With extensive experience constructing and operating offshore wind farms, the Netherlands has vast knowledge to share with its partners. Japan has a strong ambition to install 30 to 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2040. Moreover, Japan and the Netherlands both recognise each other as an important player and partner in building the hydrogen supply chain. In 2021, the Netherlands entered a public-private partnership to facilitate collaboration between the two countries in hydrogen. 

During the seminar event in the afternoon, experts from across industries, supply chains and stakeholders will be brought together to review the state of the energy transition, and the paths that both the Netherlands and Japan are following to realize this transition in hydrogen and offshore wind. Via scene setting on Dutch and Japanese policies and challenges, common ground for collaboration will be explored and shared interactively. More information on this can be found on the webpage. 

On 17 March, companies focused on offshore wind and hydrogen will visit Japanese companies active in these fields. The afternoon program will consist of a matchmaking session. This will allow Dutch and Japanese businesses and stakeholders to connect and further define their collaboration.
This trade mission is organized collaboratively by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tokyo, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
 

Picture shows the Dutch booth during the 2022 Wind Expo fair in Japan.