Ambition

Our ambition is for a competitive and climate neutral industry by 2050. The investments in this are significant, as is our impact as a region: simply because of our scale in CO2 emissions and industrial hydrogen consumption.

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Sustainable mega projects from Smart Delta Resources partners approved by European Innovation Fund

It concerns ArcelorMittal (ZestA), ENGIE/Equinor (H2BE) and previously TotalEnergies/Zeeland Refinery (EnergHys) and Air Liquide (Elygator).

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Ørsted continues to innovate within the offshore wind industry

With the launch of the first ever 'heavy lift cargo drone' and successful test of a groundbreaking installation method for offshore wind foundations, Smart Delta Resources partner Ørsted demonstrates its innovative strength.

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Smart Delta Resources partners Evides Industriewater and Yara Sluiskil jointly invest in circular nitrogen flows

A wonderful example of how fertilizer production, environment, water scarcity and circularity can come together in an innovative collaboration between two frontrunners.

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The SDR region is home to a powerful industry cluster of chemicals, steel, energy and food. Our ambitions and challenges are great, as is our impact as a region: because of our scale in CO2 emissions and industrial hydrogen consumption (the largest regional hydrogen use in the Benelux) and in size. North Sea Port alone has an added value of 12.5 billion euros and (in) direct employment of 100,000 jobs.

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Hydrogen Delta

The ambitious Hydrogen Delta Program aims to make the industry more sustainable by phasing out gray hydrogen through clean hydrogen investments. The program also aspires to position the region as the largest hydrogen cluster in the Netherlands, Flanders and Europe.

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Carbon Connect Delta

The Carbon Connect Delta Program has the ambition to capture, transport and store 6.5 Mtonnes of CO2 by 2030 by means of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The application of CCS is also of crucial importance within the hydrogen transition path. Development of the CCS system is an essential step towards a CO2-neutral and circular industry in the region.

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Spark Delta

The Spark Delta Program focuses on reducing CO2 emissions through electrification and optimization of production processes through innovative technologies. Spark Delta is committed to sufficient availability of green electricity and a robust, cost-effective electricity grid that can transport the explosive increase in supply and demand.

These are the partners in Smart Delta Resources

Overview Partners

Zeeland Refinery

Zeeland Refinery produces fuels and key raw materials from crude oil. Zeeland Refinery ...

Ørsted

Ørsted develops, builds and operates wind farms at sea and on land, and also focuses on ...

Yara

Yara is committed to crop nutrition solutions and precision farming products, which ...

Trinseo

Trinseo provides solutions in the field of chemical materials and this includes ...

EP NL/PZEM

In 2023, PZEM strengthened its position by becoming part of the EPH group, with EP ...

Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is one of the largest potato producers in the world. Their factories ...

Gasunie

Gasunie is a leading European energy infrastructure company, with gas transport and gas ...

Fluxys

Fluxys is an independent partner in the energy sector with its headquarters in Belgium. ...

Dow Benelux

Dow Chemical Company is the third largest chemical company in the world by size and the ...

Cargill

Cargill supplies food, agricultural, financial and industrial services and products ...

ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal is the largest steel producer in the world, producing 96 million tons of ...

ENGIE Electrabel

ENGIE Electrabel, formerly Electrabel, is the Belgian energy-department of the French ...

Vopak

Royal Vopak NV is the world's largest independent tank storage service provider, ...

North Sea Port

North Sea Port is a multimodal port with diversification in types of goods and plenty ...

Impuls Zeeland

Impuls Zeeland is one of eight regional development companies (ROMs) in the Netherlands ...

Province of East Flanders (BE)

The Province of East Flanders is working towards a climate-neutral and climate-proof ...

Province Zeeland (NL)

The province of Zeeland is a supporting partner within SDR, which actively focuses on ...

Air Liquide

Air Liquide, a strategic business partner for enabling a low-carbon society in Europe. ...

Air Products

Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years. Air ...

VoltH2

VoltH2 will produce green hydrogen at various locations in Europe. The first two ...

Evides Industriewater

Evides Industriewater supplies various types of water to companies in the (petro ...

DFDS Seaways

DFDS is one of the largest players in Europe in the transport of goods and passengers ...

Alco Bio Fuel

The Alco Bio Fuel Gent (ABF) is the largest bio refinery in Belgium that processes ...

ANGLO BELGIAN CORPORATION

Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), based in Ghent, is a leading European manufacturer of ...

Evos Gent

Evos Ghent is a large-scale multiproduct terminal in North Sea Port highly integrated ...

Belgian Eco Energy

BEE is a 100% Belgian energy company, founded in 2010. With its own green heating ...

Stad Gent

The City of Ghent wants to be climate neutral by 2050. That’s why they are fully ...

Volvo Car Gent

Volvo Car Gent is a car factory in the Ghent part of North Sea Port, consisting of a ...

Stora Enso

Stora Enso is a leading global supplier of sustainable solutions for packaging, ...

Volvo Group Trucks Gent

Volvo Group Trucks Operations in Ghent is part of the Swedish Volvo Group. The Volvo ...

Rain Carbon

Rain Carbon Zelzate on the Ghent Terneuzen Canal is part of the Rain Carbon Inc group. ...

OVMB

The OVMB company is a subsidiary of the Eiffage Benelux group and processes waste in an ...

Kronos Europe

KRONOS EUROPE is part of KRONOS INC, a world leader in the production of titanium ...

Finocas

FINOCAS focuses on society's needs: energy transition; durability and lifetime ...

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, located in Ghent, is a unique, independent, open ...

CAPTURE

CAPTURE is a research platform that wants to deliver a disruptive contribution to the ...

University Ghent

Ghent University is an open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. Our ...

POM Oost-Vlaanderen

The POM East Flanders is the economic development company of the Province that ...

Jan De Nul Group

Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company with Belgian roots that builds and maintains ...

EPZ

EPZ operates the only nuclear power plant in the Netherlands and the largest energy ...

Evos Terneuzen

Evos is an international and independent energy storage company. Evos owns and operates ...

Synthomer Middelburg

Synthomer is a globally differentiated chemical company and a leading provider of ...

Elia

Elia is the operator of the Belgian electricity transmission network, but also plays a ...

Stedin

Stedin is the grid operator in most of South Holland and the provinces of Utrecht and ...

Vesta Terminals

Vesta Terminals is an independently operated company offering its customers safe and ...

SEA-invest

SEA-invest, headquartered in the Ghent area of North Sea Port, is a global leader in ...