Fieldlab Industrial Electrification pilot hall in SubZero Rotterdam

Collaboration and ecosystem

Within the fieldlab, TNO works closely with a growing network of partners to accelerate the energy transition. Platform Zero has also joined the FLIE partnership, with a role focused on speeding up market development. They contribute through scouting and screening, and by providing access to relevant networks and funding opportunities.

Test and scaleup environment: for industry, technology and energy

The pilot hall is aimed at industrial end users, technology providers, energy companies and knowledge institutes that want to take concrete steps in the energy transition. The focus is on technologies related to hydrogen, energy storage, industrial heat and carbon capture & utilisation (CCU).

Alongside access to FLIE’s advanced test facilities, TNO contributes expertise in electrification and system integration, InnovationQuarter contributes its innovation network, and FME contributes market insights. The facilities are specifically designed for technologies at TRL 4 to 6, with support to scale from prototype to validation in practice.

From idea to industrial practice

FLIE provides a coherent pathway from exploring ideas to validation and scaleup in an industrial setting. This next step builds on what FLIE, together with Deltalinqs, FME, InnovationQuarter, the Port of Rotterdam and TNO, has developed over recent years. The opening of the pilot hall marks the start of a new phase; further developments, new pilots and additional collaborations will follow.

FLIE’s activities are strongly supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Province of South Holland. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is involved as an investor in developing the facility. This represents an important milestone and lays the foundation for commissioning the facility, where partners work together on practical solutions to decarbonise industrial processes.

A strategic location for climate innovation in Rotterdam

The FLIE pilot hall is located at SubZero Rotterdam (Keileweg, M4H)—an environment where startups, scaleups and industrial partners work on climate innovation. The Port of Rotterdam Authority supports the connection to the port and industrial cluster. The hall comprises 2,700 m² of test and production space; FLIE uses 800 m² for pilot and test facilities, close to industrial infrastructure and (potential) end users.

Interested?

Does your organisation have decarbonisation ambitions and want to explore electrification opportunities? Or do you provide an electrification solution and want to connect with industrial end users and other relevant stakeholders? Please get in touch.