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By means of press releases, news articles, experts views and press lunches ECN informs journalists of the latest news within the field of energy technology. First contact for all media is ECN press officer Florentine de Maar. You will find her by phone +31 224 564 050 en 06-1279 8123 and by mail.

23.03.2011

New European project helps EU meet its renewable energy targets at lower cumulative costs

The project “Cost-efficient and sustainable deployment of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) towards the EU 20% target by 2020, and beyond (RES4LESS)” was approved by the EU Programme Intelligent Energy Europe and has officially kicked-off in January 2011. [more]


18.03.2011

ECN response to incidents in Japan

In the light of the incidents in Japan, ECN and NRG, ECN’s daughter company, are currently busy providing all media and other interested parties with information about nuclear energy and radiation. ECN’s involvement entails (research on) nuclear energy in relation to the total fuel mix.[more]


22.02.2011

Renewable energy share in European Union increased to 11,6% in 2009

The new EurObserv'ER report "The state of renewable energy in Europe" presents an estimate for the share of renewable energy in overall energy consumption in Europe. This share is estimated at 11.6% for 2009, compared to 10.4% in 2008. EurObserv'ER is a cooperation body of experts in the field of...[more]


15.02.2011

ECN to advise Kuwait

Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) will become advisor of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). ECN will offer KISR advice and support in setting up and equipping a test facility for Photovoltaic (PV) systems. On 1 February ECN and KISR signed a technical cooperation...[more]


14.02.2011

Consortium receives millions from EC for roof-integrated photovoltaic system

Roofing with integrated PV cells; this is what the European project PV-GUM is all about. Next to trade and industry, among which the Belgian roofing company Derbigum, Dutch knowledge institutes ECN and KEMA are also involved in this project. The project, which requires a total investment of over 11...[more]


09.02.2011

‘The cooperation in EERA should lead to an accelerated development of PV technology’

Kick-off EERA-PV - On Monday 7 February the kick-off meeting of EERA-PV took place in Amsterdam with 50 participants from 23 European research institutes and universities. [more]


03.02.2011

ECN report on Renewable Energy Action Plans of all 27 European Member States

On 31 January 2011, the European Commission presented its ‘Communication on the progress of renewable energy in the European Union’. Among others it shows that the 2020 renewable energy policy goals are likely to be met and even exceeded if Member States fully implement their National Renewable...[more]


31.01.2011

Energy saving among consumers

Difficult but doable In the framework of the Changing Behaviour project, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) developed a toolkit to enhance the success of energy saving programmes among consumers. Currently, such programmes seldom lead to permanent savings. The toolkit contains a...[more]


24.01.2011

Renewable energy provided in 2009 for the first time in excess of 10,000 direct jobs

In the framework of the EU project EurObserv’ER, Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) analysed the turnover and employment of renewable energy companies in the Netherlands.[more]


24.01.2011

Dutch national policy package needed to really get CO₂ capture going

A policy package consisting of a CO2 emission performance standard, financial support and an improved European system for CO2 trade can realise CO2 capture in new Dutch coal-fired plants in ten years’ time. This is the outcome of a study conducted by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands...[more]


14.01.2011

96 Compulsory redundancies at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands

ECN hit hard by discontinuation of research subsidy Friday 14 January 2011, 96 employees of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in Petten (The Netherlands) have been informed that they will be dismissed. This is a direct consequence of the Dutch government´s decision to...[more]


10.01.2011

Kyoto successor still long way off after Cancun

An opinion piece by Heleen de Coninck, researcher at ECN. She criticises the success of Cancún.[more]


22.12.2010

Support ECN in research on electric vehicles

The coming years electric cars will enter the streets. The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is involved in European research on the use of these cars.[more]


13.12.2010

Dutch Province of Brabant to invest in solar energy

A large investment in the development of solar energy in Southeast Brabant is to bring this region to the number one position in the field of solar energy and innovation in Europe. This is the ambition of knowledge institutes, businesses and authorities. On 13 December 2010, Solliance, KIC...[more]


01.12.2010

Paul Korting new Chairman of the Board at ECN

As of 1 December 2010, Paul Korting (56) succeeds Ton Hoff as the new Chairman of the Board at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). Until recently Paul Korting was the General director of Industry & Technology at TNO.[more]


16.11.2010

Large cutbacks at ECN

As of 1 January 2011, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) will be facing a cutback of 8M€ annually in the research subsidy received from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. As a consequence, revenue from collaboration projects and assignments will be lost,...[more]


15.11.2010

Acceleration new energy generation technologies by European cooperation

EERA launches three new joint energy research programmes, bringing together more than 1000 researchers from almost 100 research organisations across Europe in a collaboration aiming to accelerate the development of energy technologies.[more]


03.11.2010

Coping with criticism in CCS

A short film with ECN researcher Heleen de Coninck in the lead.[more]


20.10.2010

Bob van der Zwaan appointed Adjunct Professor of International Relations

Amsterdam/Petten – Johns Hopkins University has appointed Bob van der Zwaan as Adjunct Professor of International Relations from 1 September 2010. This new chair is part of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University in Bologna and will be dedicated to teaching...[more]


28.09.2010

Efficient hydrogen production step closer in test with ECN membrane technology

Successful testing of an experimental hydrogen plant at Tecnimont KT’s Chieti test site in Italy brings highly efficient hydrogen production a step closer. The novel hydrogen plant uses membrane technology to achieve substantial energy saving. Hydrogen separation membranes were provided by the...[more]


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MWT: On the eve of mass production

03.12.2012 -

4th MWT Workshop held in Amsterdam MWT (Metal Wrap Through) technology is ready for the...

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“Set Aside” can have substantial budget effects

29.11.2012 -

As of 2013, about half the carbon emission allowances for the energy companies and...

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Dutch 16% renewable energy target requires additional offshore wind farms and additional deployment of biomass in coal-fired plants

01.11.2012 -

The additional 2.4 billion budgeted for renewable energy by the new Dutch Rutte II...

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