07.01.2013
Over the next four years, a consortium of nine parties will be investigating how to reduce the cost price of wind energy by developing an innovative electricity infrastructure on the North Sea. Last month, the Dutch government awarded a 2 million euro grant to this innovative ‘plug socket’ project...[more]
02.01.2013
ECN is front runner in the field of solar energy technology and together with the Dutch businesses Tempress, Levitech, Eurotron and European partners, it promotes state-of-the-art technology and process equipment for high-efficiency solar cells and modules. The recently held CSPV solar energy...[more]
03.12.2012
4th MWT Workshop held in Amsterdam
MWT (Metal Wrap Through) technology is ready for the move from lab to fab. That was the main message from the 4th MWT Workshop, held in Amsterdam on November 20-21.
Over 170 participants from all over the world joined the 2-day workshop held last week in Nemo,...[more]
29.11.2012
As of 2013, about half the carbon emission allowances for the energy companies and industry will be auctioned instead of being freely granted . The Netherlands can also auction a part of these allowances within the European emission cap. Because of the current recession there is a surplus in...[more]
01.11.2012
The additional 2.4 billion budgeted for renewable energy by the new Dutch Rutte II cabinet should be sufficient to realise 16% renewable energy in 2020. This calls for a balanced development of renewable heat, green gas and renewable electricity. The previous cabinet focused on renewable heat as a...[more]
22.10.2012
The Green Growth Best Practice Initiative (GGBP) was launched last week. Designed to help governments strengthen the quality of green growth planning and implementation through analysis and peer-to-peer learning, the initiative is set to drive progressive green policy-making around the globe....[more]
10.10.2012
ECN Technology Due Diligence is a new service by the renowned Netherlands based clean tech institute, tailored to international venture capitalists in the clean tech area.
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04.10.2012
How to achieve materials innovations and cost reductions to move from laboratory to mass production in solar energy as soon as possible? This is the main topic at the international 4th MWT Workshop on 20 and 21 November 2012 in Amsterdam.The world’s major PV industries and leading R&D...[more]
03.10.2012
Delivering power from offshore renewable energy - wind, wave and tidal - in European sea basins will require more integrated and cross-border maritime spatial planning (MSP). This could be achieved through a new directive on MSP. Such a directive could require legislation in Member States without...[more]
24.09.2012
Most solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. Crystalline silicon is expensive because it has to be very pure to make efficient solar cells. Unfortunately, nobody knows exactly how pure and that is why manufacturers play it safe. In other words: they generally use too pure and therefore too...[more]
03.09.2012
A significant increase in the share of renewable energy to 40-55 percent of the European energy mix by 2050 will place great demands on the European electricity infrastructure. Meeting these demands will require considerable investments in new infrastructure to make more efficient use of existing...[more]
24.08.2012
Under the current policy the share of renewable energy in the Netherlands is set to rise from 4% in 2010 to 7-10% in 2020. Although this is a strong increase, it is not enough to achieve the European target of 14% by 2020. Even with the measures proposed by the Rutte government and the agreements...[more]
26.07.2012
ECN closes license agreement with Thermax.[more]
25.07.2012
What are the economic benefits of far-reaching climate policy in the Netherlands? And which technological options are suitable? These are the two central questions examined in a study on costs and benefits of CO2 emission reduction measures conducted for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the...[more]
24.07.2012
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). By collaborating, both parties will strengthen their activities to more efficiency and higher quality, with the ultimate aim of enhancing sustainable...[more]
17.07.2012
With carbon prices at rock bottom, it may be surprising to hear that research conducted by ECN indicates that a business case for CCUS (carbon capture utilization and storage) in China is still within reach. [more]
16.07.2012
Lost in the land of the energy transition? ECN has written a travel guide for policy makers: Tracking and trailblazing, of which the executive summary is now available in English.[more]
12.07.2012
Chances and opportunities in sea(weed) farming commodities[more]
10.07.2012
The Energy Academy Europe (EAE) and Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) are set to cooperate in the field of energy education and research.
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02.07.2012
In the future, energy companies will be able to generate cleaner electricity or hydrogen from coal or natural gas at a lower cost thanks to new ECN technology. This perspective is coming into sight thanks to a breakthrough in the Sorption Enhanced Water Gas Shift (SEWGS) technology for removing CO2...[more]
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