TopDutch Innovation Challenge: UCC Coffee
Are you active in hydrogen management or energy infrastructure and do you have the knowledge and technology to help UCC transition their roastery to run on hydrogen? Want to earn a new client and the chance to present your innovation at the World Expo in Japan?
Then sign up today for the TopDutch Innovation Challenge!
UCC's Challenge
The company UCC currently roasts its coffee using natural gas. In order to continue to produce their delicious coffee through the sustainable transition, this originally Frisian coffee roaster with a Japanese parent-company wants to prepare for a future without natural gas.
UCC wants to transition from roasters running on natural gas to hydrogen. In the short-term, the first step is to make their largest roaster compatible with both natural gas and hydrogen. At first, hydrogen will be used for testing the technology and gaining experience using hydrogen as a fuel. As the price of hydrogen becomes competitive with that of natural gas, a long-term fuel transition will be made.
Do you think you have the technology, knowledge or expertise to help UCC realise the conversion of their roaster? Then apply to the TopDutch Innovation Challenge right away!
In return, you can gain a new, multinational client. And in addition, the winning partnerships will earn an all-expenses-paid trip to the World Expo Osaka 2025 and an opportunity to showcase their innovation to an international audience!
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Did you know that amongst our neighbors here in the Northern Netherlands, we can count two major Japanese food manufacturers? Yes, Kikkoman – the famous soy sauce brand you’ll recognize from your supermarket shelves – have a spot in Sappemeer, and the multinational coffee roasters UCC have a base in Bolsward. And, like all TopDutch companies, they love a chance for collaboration.
Both companies have a sustainability challenge they’re facing. They’re working with the NOM to look for a local start-up, scale-up or SME with the right technology, knowledge or expertise to jointly develop and implement a solution to this challenge. Could you be their partner?
In return, you can gain a new, multinational client. And in addition, the winning partnerships will earn an all-expenses-paid trip to the World Expo Osaka 2025 and an opportunity to showcase their innovation to an international audience!
Sorry! The deadline for applications to the TopDutch Innovation Challenge was the 15th of September 2024. We are no longer accepting entries. If you want to keep up with the challenge, don't forget to follow TopDutch on our social media channels!
