18.01.2012
The impact that the energy label has on homeowners decisions to buy and renovate dwellings is currently limited. However, more tailored information can help increase the impact of energy labels. Households need practical and tailored information about energy saving in their own dwelling. This is...[more]
18.01.2012
Ceramiques Techniques Industrielles (CTI), as one of the market leaders in inorganic membranes, has obtained a license for the commercialisation of the HybSi® membrane technology from ECN. The HybSi® nanosieve allows the purification of various industrial solvents at a reduced cost and at an...[more]
11.01.2012
With environmental issues such as the enhanced greenhouse gas effect, acidification or air pollution, it’s all about gas and particles entering the atmosphere. This can occur from a “point source“ like a chimney which is relatively easy to measure. Measurements are much harder for so called...[more]
23.12.2011
In the media the suggestion is made that ECN cooperates "with tax money to keep Helianthos from the market" and so "destructing fifteen years of development”.
ECN strongly rejects this suggestion. The future of the business and the equipment of Helianthos is a matter of Nuon, ECN is...[more]
21.12.2011
SECTOR (Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by Means of TORrefaction) is a large-scale European project with a strong consortium of 21 partners from industry and science. The project is focussed on the further development of torrefaction-based technologies for the...[more]
19.12.2011
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and the South Korean POSCO Power have officially joined forces. By signing a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 December, both parties have agreed on future collaboration in wind, solar and bio-energy.[more]
07.12.2011
By cooperating, energy research organisations in Europe are able to accelerate the development of low-carbon technologies. The organisations have joined forces in the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) and align their activities in Joint Programmes of research. This reduces the duplication of...[more]
07.12.2011
Low-carbon development strategies have attracted interest in the climate negotiations as a soft alternative to voluntary or obligatory national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets - especially for developing countries. Several countries have embarked on drafting an LCDS. A recent Energy...[more]
29.11.2011
To provide an independent assessment whether European climate policy is effective, it is essential to monitor concentrations and fluxes of non-CO2 greenhouse gases accurately. A crucial component in doing so is a precise and reliable measuring infrastructure. As of this week, the Energy research...[more]
22.11.2011
ECN congratulates her daughter company NRG with 50 years High Flux Reactor. On wednesday 9 November at exactly 21:48 PM, the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten (the Netherlands) was in operation half a century. It was at this exact time, fifty years ago, that the first nuclear fission took place in...[more]
07.11.2011
In response to an article on the bankruptcy of the American company Solyndra, published in the Economist of 15 October, Wim Sinke speaks up for our eastern neighbours. Human-induced climate change requires a quick response. The technology that offers the largest potential, i.e. solar energy,...[more]
03.11.2011
On Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 November the Third Annual User Day ECN O&M Tool was held at the premises of ECN in Petten (Netherlands). At present more than 20 leading project developers, turbine manufacturers, and consultants are using the tool to develop the most cost effective O&M...[more]
24.10.2011
Tailored policy is needed
Four out of five households will profit from implementing one or more energy saving measures in their homes. On average this could save 22 percent on the energy bill. In practise, however, there appear to be large differences among households. Particularly the individual...[more]
20.10.2011
With their solar race car, which the team designed and developed themselves, the Nuon Solar Team of TU Delft has won the second prize in the World Solar Challenge, a race with 30 international teams from Darwin to Adelaide. ECN is sponsor of the Nuna6.[more]
12.10.2011
Carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology for reducing climate change inducing CO2 emissions, is mostly associated with coal-fired plants. However, CO2 can also be captured in industrial applications, for example in the chemical industry, the steel industry and refineries. In fact, in these...[more]
05.10.2011
On Wednesday 12 October Agentschap NL, the Energy Research centre of the Netherlands (ECN), the FOM Foundation and Shell Research will host SunDay for the third time. What are the latest developments and innovations in the large-scale deployment of solar energy and in R&D?[more]
20.09.2011
In just 20 minutes you will be fully up to date on ECN’s activities in 2010
2010 was an eventful year for ECN in many ways. Many new initiatives were developed and important projects were finished. Intensive and optimal cooperation with national and international industries, both in the research...[more]
20.09.2011
On assignment of the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG), the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is developing an extreme thermo-shock proof material for nuclear fusion applications.
Can tungsten perform optimally under extreme heat load conditions, without losing any of the...[more]
05.09.2011
On 5 September, Prof. Dr. Wim Sinke, senior Staff member Programme & Strategy Solar Energy at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), received the prestigious “Becquerel Prize” at the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The European PV...[more]
05.09.2011
Imec and Solliance today announce that imec will be a full partner of Solliance and will integrate its thin film PV R&D efforts in Solliance. With imec as a partner, Solliance aims to be an R&D cluster bringing thin film solar energy technology to excellence. The announcement will be celebrated at...[more]
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