Ed Buddenbaum is Program Manager at GroenvermogenNL, a program funded by the Dutch Growth Fund for accelerating the industrial use of green hydrogen in the Netherlands. He has worked at several Dutch ministries over 38 years. He has worked on energy topics such as offshore wind and solar energy and innovations for the energy transition. Buddenbaum was previously secretary to the industry table for the Dutch Climate Agreement after which he combined innovation policies with the industry policies on climate change.