Gemeente Utrecht (Municipality Utrecht) is the fourth largest municipality in the Netherlands. The city’s population is growing from 339,000 today to 400,000 in 2028. Utrecht is home to the largest university in the Netherlands (Utrecht University), as well as many other renowned (applied) research institutes, such as the University of Applied Sciences HU. The municipality highly values multistakeholder collaboration, combining technical and social innovation. Due to the city’s natural role as transportation hub, the municipality of Utrecht for decades already prioritizes sustainable mobility, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. The first Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) was submitted in 2008. Gemeente Utrecht is committed to be a climate neutral city in 2030. By 2020, they will have reduced CO2 emissions by 30% compared with 2010 and increased the share of renewable energy to 20%.