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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.
In May 2006 an incident took place at the research location in Petten. Two employees of the Nuclear Research Group (NRG) were contaminated by a radioactive substance during activities with a fume cupboard in the radiological laboratory. Fortunately, the health risks turned out to be limited: no...[more]
Econcern, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and Chemfo have signed a contract to build a commercial scale torrefaction plant that will produce 2nd generation biomass-based pellets: BO2pelletsTM.[more]
Major policy efforts can lead to a sustainable future in Europe A sustainable energy system in Europe is achievable by 2050, but it will not be easy. Major shifts in the energy system are required to reduce the risks related to climate change and to guarantee the security and affordability of...[more]
Major policy efforts can lead to a sustainable future in Europe A sustainable energy system in Europe is achievable by 2050, but it will not be easy. Major shifts in the energy system are required to reduce the risks related to climate change and to guarantee the security and affordability of...[more]
Petten- The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and partners Solland Solar Energy, Limburg Development Co/LIOF and The Institute of Semiconductor Electronics (RWTH Aachen University) plan to establish a Solar Academy in Heerlen (Limburg). The academy will offer professional training...[more]
In it's recently published annual report, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) states that the current state of technology is insufficient to affordably achieve the high energy goals the new cabinet has set. More knowledge must be gathered and the introduction of new technologies...[more]
Joint research in the field of energy. During a trade mission to China in Beijing and Dalian, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) signed two co-operation contracts with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The agreements were signed on 9 and 10 July by ECN Director Kees van der...[more]
The European Union private sector is exporting technology worth almost €400 million to developing countries as a consequence of the Kyoto Protocol. The result was presented today during the final conference of the European Commission TETRIS project on technology transfer and investment risks in...[more]
On Wednesday 22 November, ECN (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands) and Dahlman Industrial Group B.V. signed a licensing agreement for the OLGA gas scrubbing technology in Petten. The gala meeting was attended by the project leaders of both parties. In close collaboration with Dahlman of...[more]
On Friday 27 October State Secretary Pieter van Geel opened a filling station for hydrogen cars on the ECN site in Petten. The ECN Hydrogen Filling Station will be used mainly by the HydroGEM, a hydrogen-powered car presented by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) last summer, the...[more]
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in Petten has built the first car to be powered by a Dutch fuel cell system. The key component, the PEM fuel cell stack, has been developed entirely in Petten. The car itself is a modified version of an existing electric service vehicle, the...[more]
Photovoltaic module production has shown a tremendous increase, with production of PV modules accelerating from ~80 MWp in 1995 to ~1700 MWp in 2005.[more]
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has developed a unique system for measuring air pollution. [more]
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Deutsche Solar and Sunergy Investco have joined forces in RGS Development B.V. to contribute to the development of the next generation of solar electricity technology. [more]
Introduction The Reference Projections 2005-2020 cover the future development of Dutch energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution up to 2020. The Reference projections are based on assumptions regarding economic, structural, technological and policy developments. Two scenarios have...[more]
The EU system for CO2 emission allowance trading has been in operation since early 2005. These allowances are allocated freely to producers of electricity. A new study of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands ECN shows that electricity producers in four European countries (Germany, Belgium,...[more]
Petten, the Netherlands, September XX, 2005 - The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), an independent, market-oriented foundation for research, development, consulting and knowledge-transfer, announced today that it has completed the sale of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC)...[more]
Petten, September 7, 2004 Scientists at the fuel processing division of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have developed a new technology to remove a widely used odorant, THT, from gaseous fuels such as natural gas and LPG. By removing this odorant from the natural gas that...[more]
Global Climate and Energy Project divides 9 million Dollars [more]
Over the next four years, a consortium of nine parties will be investigating how to...
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