16.09.2010
The National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) are documents in which European Member States explain how they intend to reach their renewable energy targets for the year 2020 and the paths towards them.
EU Member States are obliged to submit National Renewable Energy Action Plans...[more]
09.09.2010
Petten, 9th september 2010
Paul Korting (56), currently General Director Industry and Technology at TNO, has been appointed as Managing Director of ECN by the Supervisory Board of ECN as of 1 December 2010.
Paul Korting is joining ECN after a lengthy career at TNO. With a background in...[more]
08.09.2010
Global exchange of science and experiences
‘From research to reality’ is the theme of the 10th Greenhouse Gas Technologies Control Conference (GHGT-10), which will be held in Amsterdam from September 19 - 23. More than 1500 scientists will discuss barriers to and opportunities for implementing...[more]
30.08.2010
ECN, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, announces that it has achieved the IEC 61215 industry standard certification for their Metal Wrap Through (MWT) module technology, in collaboration with and on behalf of an undisclosed solar PV company. The certification is the first milestone of...[more]
07.07.2010
Renewable energy sources, as wind and solar energy, can support the further development of clean and efficient road transport systems, and vice versa. This is the outcome of a study, commissioned by the International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement for Renewable Energy Technology Deployment -...[more]
06.07.2010
The Spanish engineer Francisco Zaragoza Martin has designed a power station with a new type of membrane reactor. The design is based on pre-combustion technology, whereby the reactor separates hydrogen from CO2 using ECN’s patented membrane reactor system. The remaining CO2 can be stored in the...[more]
05.07.2010
The emission of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide has been structurally underestimated, as a result of the measuring methods used. This is the conclusion of Petra Kroon, who carried out research for the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and TU Delft into an innovative...[more]
30.06.2010
On 29 June, the unit manager of H2SF was appointed as a professor at the University of Groningen’s Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. His field will be that of Gas Conversion Technology. Yesterday, Frank held his inaugural lecture, titled “The role of gas in sustainable energy...[more]
23.06.2010
Pervatech, an innovative Dutch specialist in pervaporation membrane technology, is the first industrial partner to obtain a licence for the commercialisation of the HybSi® membrane technology. The HybSi® membrane technology was originally developed by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands...[more]
22.06.2010
Nuon (along with 27 farmers), Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and the Vereniging van Windturbine-eigenaren Noord-Holland, groep Wieringermeer (VWNH) have founded the 'Windkracht Wieringermeer' consortium. These three parties own the existing wind turbines in the municipality of...[more]
21.06.2010
Recently the Dutch government decided to subsidise four seaweed projects. This is an important step forwards in cultivating this new form of biomass in the North Sea. ECN is participating in two of these projects. Researchers from Biomass, Coal and Environmental Research have been exploring ways of...[more]
14.06.2010
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., (Nasdaq: JASO), a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, announced at Intersolar Europe that it has partnered with the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) to introduce the metal wrap through (MWT) solar cell and module technology.[more]
04.06.2010
New technology converts biomass into high-quality fuel
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and Vattenfall recently agreed on a partnership for upscaling ECN’s BO2- technology. This marks an important step towards the commercial application of ECN’s BO 2-technology for upgrading...[more]
03.06.2010
As of 1 June 2010 Pedro Sayers has been appointed deputy director Finance and Operations at ECN. He was appointed after an internal selection procedure with senior management staff and after the Supervisory Board and the Works Council approved the continuation of the three-person Management Board...[more]
01.06.2010
On Friday, 28 May, outgoing Minister Van der Hoeven of Economic Affairs pledged funding to the tune of €19.5 million for the innovation project Far and Large Offshore Wind (FLOW). The subsidy matches the same level of funding previously announced by the companies in the FLOW consortium. The Energy...[more]
01.06.2010
Some people believe that biomass is an important source of renewable energy that can be effectively used to replace fossil fuels in the longer term. Others highlight the potentially dramatic consequences for food supplies if farmers cultivate crops for biomass instead of growing food. At the end of...[more]
01.06.2010
In response to the increasing need for energy innovation in Europe and beyond, The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) is launching its new Joint Research Programmes to help strengthen, expand and optimise EU energy research. [more]
27.05.2010
As of April 1st 2010, the Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) activities that were formerly conducted by Philips Lighting will be carried out by Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), unit Engineering & Services. The production facilities are located in Goirle, in the vicinity of the ECN...[more]
17.05.2010
A significant part of European membrane research is focused on the separation technologies required for clean and sustainable energy systems. To speed up current developments, five leading energy research centres have decided to consolidate and strengthen their collaboration in the field of...[more]
23.04.2010
As the deadline approaches for member states to submit action plans detailing how they intend to meet renewable energy targets, the renewables directive’s flexible mechanisms are drawing increasing attention. Jaap Jansen , senior researcher of ECN unit Policy Studies, has a close look.[more]
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