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Here we are again! We hope you enjoyed the festive season to the full, time with family and friends, just a bit too much food and drink and, most of all, a bit of slowing down. Oil doughnuts gone, Christmas lights out - and now forward again. With fresh energy, new ideas and enthusiasm for everything this year will bring.

If we can name one common thread of 2025, it is connection. Sometimes big and strategic, sometimes small and practical - but always with boundless energy and buckets of impact. We thought it was a crazy year and cannot wait for 2026. 100% together. 100% green.

We were guests of the Tata Steel Academy, and it turned into an outing with a golden edge. Or rather: a red jacket. Because fully fashionable in red, we entered the grounds for a strong piece of history.

Yesterday, the Sustainability Congress ‘Entrepreneurship with Impact’ was on the programme at the Port Theatre IJmuiden. Together with 40 entrepreneurs, Techport delved into one central question: how do you turn sustainable ambitions into real impact?

The TPIC has been selected by the Just Transition Fund (JTF) as one of the Dutch exemplary projects! See how European funds strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable growth in IJmond.

The mission of this special visit? To discover how, in the IJmond region, we are accelerating innovation, making the energy transition concrete and, together with companies, schools and public authorities, building the Netherlands' first green industrial zone.

Yesterday was a special moment for our team: the opening of the Smart Sensor Lab in IJmuiden. A lab for makers, by makers. This is where technology and practice come together - and it is already delivering sharp insights and quick learnings.

Hey, SME entrepreneurs in Velsen, Beverwijk, Uitgeest or Heemskerk. This one is for you! On 10 November, the Sustainability Congress Entrepreneurship with Impact is scheduled, with entrepreneurs who - like you - want to move forward. In short: from green thinking to green doing.

The national Just Transition Fund video highlights the Techport Innovation Centre as an inspiring example of how European funds contribute to innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable growth in IJmond.