NextGen Demo: first concessionaires

Port of Antwerp-Bruges is transforming an 88-hectare site in Antwerp into the NextGen District. The ambition is to make it a hotspot for circular economy. Global pioneers have already signed up for a concession at the site. 

The site itself also includes space for the NextGen Demo. In this cluster in the heart of Antwerp's industry, demonstrators will be able to test their new technologies and circular demo projects that have outgrown the lab. Start-ups and scale-ups, spin-off companies and pilot projects can test their projects here on a larger scale before launching them on a commercial footing. NextGen Demo aims to be an innovation hub that acts as a catalyst for sustainable innovations involving raw materials and the energy transition. 

Thanks to the industrial port network of top global players in Antwerp, NextGen Demo, NextGen District and the other companies in the port area can work closely together. 

Power to Hydrogen and TripleW were the first to sign up for NextGen Demo. They have chosen to test their innovative circularity and energy transition projects within the port environment and by doing so, these companies are taking an important step in the transition to a climate-neutral society. NextGen Demo will provide space for 8 to 10 demonstrators.