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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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Over the next four years, a consortium of nine parties will be investigating how to...
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>>4th MWT Workshop held in Amsterdam MWT (Metal Wrap Through) technology is ready for the...
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