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# **The Dutch Research Council (NWO)**

NWO manages nine national research institutes through NWO-I, an independent foundation. Energy research is carried out at the NWO institutes DIFFER, AMOLF, CWI and NIOZ, with DIFFER focusing specifically on energy. NWO’s mission is to promote world-class scientific research with scientific and societal impact. NWO approaches this from its vision of being a unifying force and is guided by its core values: pioneering, engaged, reliable and unifying. As a science funder, NWO facilitates excellent, curiosity-driven disciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.

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