IKC-ETS 2026: Compensate Your Indirect Energy Costs
Why funding applications fail: the structure problem no one talks about
Across the 20,000+ applications in our Ledger, one pattern recurs more than any technical shortfall. Most projects that get rejected have solid technology. They fail because the project was not designed to be fundable, only to be technically strong. Here is what that means in practice, and what R&D leaders and CFOs need to get […]
Anja Krusche
Innovation Ecosystems and Public Funding: Why Structure Beats Network
In 2025, Ignite Group secured over €500 million in public funding for its customers, at a 95% success rate. A pattern sits underneath that number. The strongest applications rarely start with the strongest technology. They start with the strongest structure. Companies embedded in a mature innovation ecosystem hold a real advantage when they position for […]
The circular economy is now about supply security
For years, circularity was driven by environmental goals. Companies explored recycled aluminium, collected textiles and reduced plastic waste to meet CO₂ reduction targets. Important work, but often treated as a cost rather than a strategic investment. That has changed. Supply chains across Europe are under pressure, access to critical resources is becoming less certain, and […]
Europe’s industrial transition: between climate ambition and competition
Europe has committed to a fully circular economy by 2050, with ambitious member states like the Netherlands among the drivers of the agenda. In this vision, products and raw materials are reused as much as possible and almost no waste is produced. Although the earlier halving targets for 2030 gave useful direction and motivation, new […]
Ignite Group strengthens expertise with acquisition of HGM Consultants
Amsterdam, 7 April 2026 – Ignite Group has acquired HGM Consultants, a specialised advisory firm that has been supporting innovative companies with grants and fiscal schemes since 1989. With offices in Breda, Amsterdam, Nijmegen and Eelde, HGM has more than 35 years of experience, a substantial customer base and deep expertise in grants such as […]
Femke Huijbers
Enabling progress with Moekotte
Hydrogen in the energy transition: Not a holy grail
The pragmatic reality behind the energy transition The ambition to become more sustainable is alive and well among Dutch industry, but practice proves stubborn. Where the energy transition was, a few years ago, primarily a boardroom discussion about distant future goals, companies today are running up against physical and economic limits. The transition is not […]