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welcome
to the first day of the virtual
innovation mission on hydrogen
to california and british columbia this
virtual innovation mission on hydrogen
brought together companies and
researchers
and policy officers in the netherlands
california
and british columbia that are all
working on
the energy transition which is hydrogen
enabled in the future
through online sessions they were able
to connect and share expertise
aimed at boosting innovation and
international collaboration on this
topic
this mission was a very easy and
accessible way to meet more
people in the hydrogen community and of
course what i really liked as well is
that it has a very low carbon footprint
you just connect from your
home office and you meet with people in
british columbia and california
in addition to this it was also great to
meet people who you wouldn't otherwise
meet very easily such as people working
for local governments
or people working for smaller
enterprises
and it was this connection that really
made it very useful for me as well
i am really excited about how um
you know the us canada the netherlands
can all work together to help each other
on this hydrogen journey
i really feel like each country brings
something
unique and different but a lot of
knowledge and thought behind where
hydrogen can go and how it can help
you know achieve net zero what
infrastructure is needed
so i think it made me excited about all
the collaboration opportunities
so for this mission we're doing
something new since we've gone digital
we're making use of an online
energy and climate community platform
where we are hosting all of our
resources and events
and networking opportunities it is a
central marketplace for all
information for all participants related
to the hydrogen theme
the platform is a great part of the
mission it is a very easy way of
connecting with people and it's almost
like you have 150 business cards
of the people you just met in the
mission online and accessible for you at
all times
so the platform will stay online for a
whole year at least
and we'll be continuing to populate the
platform with more information and
resources and hosting of more events
and so i invite all the participants to
meet us on this platform
to continue the dialogue