This event on 28 May brings together industry, researchers and policymakers to accelerate the transition towards sustainable carbon solutions in Northwest Europe.
Practical information
- Date: Thursday, 28 May 2026, 13.30 AM – 18:00 PM
- Location: Projectspace On The Inside, tt. Melaniaweg 1, Amsterdam
(easily reachable by ferry Amsterdam Central-NSDM Werf). - Program: full program below on this page.
- Call for Project Ideas: Contribute your idea to future Sustainable Carbon projects.
- Questions? Please contact Irene ten Dam: irene.tendam@ispt.eu.
Registration
Please confirm your attendance by completing the contact form below.
Program
The day consists of two connected parts:
- a morning session for ISPT members
- an open afternoon session, including a Call for Project Ideas and project pitches.
ISPT Feedstock Program partners are welcome to attend this afternoon session as well.
| 13:30 – 14:00 Narrative Sustainable Carbon Hub Northwest Europe | NTS Action Agenda Process Technology by Marco Waas, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer at Nobian and Jacqueline Vaessen, Chair of the Sector Governance Chemistry & Materials. With context, perspective and outlook. |
| 14:00 – 15:30 Plenary introductions | – The future of feedstock pre‑treatment By Marthien van Eersel, Manager Business Development & Innovation Ortessa – Water purification and treatment in sustainable carbon routes. By Kees Roest, Programma coördinator TKI Watertechnologie KWR – Data & AI for product and process development in sustainable carbon value chains. By Jonah Poort, Scientist Innovator & AI responsible at PolYSCOUT TNO |
| 15:30 – 16:00 Break & networking | |
| 16:00 – 16:45 Pitches project ideas and help questions | NTS themes: feedstock pre‑treatment, conversion, downstream processing, water purification and treatment. |
| 16:45 – 17:00 Closing – joint next steps (with Mark Schmets, Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, and Marco Waas) | – Insights obtained. – New initiatives and consortia. – Set‑up of the next meeting. – Annual planning and key moments including funding opportunities. |
| 17:00 – 18:00 Networking drinks |
Call for Project Ideas
Contribute your idea to future Sustainable Carbon projects
We invite participants to submit project ideas that can contribute to the development of a Sustainable Carbon Hub in Northwest Europe.
Selected project ideas will be given the opportunity to pitch during the event and will be used to explore follow‑up steps towards new pre‑competitive collaborations.
What kind of project ideas are we looking for?
Your project or project idea should be briefly and clearly described and demonstrate alignment with the criteria below.
1. Contribution to a Sustainable Carbon Hub
The project (idea):
- Supports the narrative of a Sustainable Carbon Hub in Northwest Europe
- Takes steps along at least one of the following routes:
- Adaptation of the existing petrochemical industry for the use of sustainable carbon, including mechanical and chemical recycling
- Development of new chemical or biochemical conversions
2. Alignment with NTS Sustainable Carbon Hub themes
The project (idea) aligns with one or more of the following themes:
- Feedstock pretreatment
- Conversion technologies
- Downstream processing
- Water purification and treatment
The use of AI and data science in relation to these themes to support innovation development is considered a plus.
3. Impact and feasibility
The project (idea):
- Contributes demonstrably to earning potential, strategic relevance and environmental impact
- Has a targeted time to market of TRL 2–6
- Aims for pilot or demo scale implementation by 2035
4. Pre‑competitive collaboration and value chain development
The project (idea):
- Contains a technological development goal and associated knowledge questions
- Can only be realised in a pre‑competitive consortium setting and contributes to value chain development
- Includes a clear request for help from participants attending this event
How does it work?
- Submit your project idea by 15 May via 📧 irene.tendam@ispt.eu
- The core team of the NTS Action Agenda Process Technology (VNCI, ISPT and Marco Waas) will select project ideas for pitching based on:
- the number of submissions
- their contribution to the criteria described above
- All submitted project ideas will receive feedback, and where possible, a response to the stated request for help.
About the location
Projectspace ‘On The Inside’ is an independent and international platform for contemporary art situated within the cultural landscape of Amsterdam’s NDSM wharf, just 10 minutes from Central Station via the free ferry.
The exhibition Transit is currently on display. Transit reflects on the interdependent relationship between climate, industry, and prosperity. Intervening in one inevitably affects the others. This creates friction.
Transit shows that the energy and industrial transition is not only a technical and economic challenge, but also one that requires imagination. Rather than illustrating research outcomes, the exhibition brings contemporary art into dialogue with academic inquiry. Developed in connection with a five-year interdisciplinary research programme by the Sustainable Industry Lab, Transit stages an encounter between scientific research and artistic practice. Transit does not offer solutions. Instead, it raises the questions that need to be asked.
This event is made possible in part by:
