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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.

23.04.2010

Flexibility makes renewable goals cheaper to meet

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]


15.04.2010

Solland Solar announces consortium for the development of Emitter Wrap Through (EWT) Solar Cells

Led by Solland Solar, a Dutch consortium further comprising Sunergy, Levitech and ECN, started a joint three-year project to develop high-efficiency back-contact solar cells based on the so-called emitter wrap through (EWT) cell concept. The ‘Newton’ (New EWT Of the Netherlands) project is funded...[more]


13.04.2010

Improved and new policies needed to attain a zero-carbon European power system in 2050

Today, April 13th, the European Climate Foundation launches the Roadmap 2050 in a meeting with the Commissioners for Energy and for Climate in Brussels. The Roadmap 2050 offers low/zero-carbon pathways, using 40%, 60%, 80% or 100% renewable energy sources. The outcome of this part of the project,...[more]


02.04.2010

ECN’s torrefaction technology has proven itself in an endurance test

The results of the test bring us much closer to commercialisation and are proof of success for our customers.[more]


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Consortium investigates ‘plug socket’ North Sea wind farms

07.01.2013 -

Over the next four years, a consortium of nine parties will be investigating how to...

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ECN presents state of the art n-type PV cells in world’s largest market China

02.01.2013 -

ECN is front runner in the field of solar energy technology and together with the Dutch...

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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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