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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.
20.09.2011
In just 20 minutes you will be fully up to date on ECN’s activities in 2010
2010 was an eventful year for ECN in many ways. Many new initiatives were developed and important projects were finished. Intensive and optimal cooperation with national and international industries, both in the research...[more]
20.09.2011
On assignment of the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG), the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is developing an extreme thermo-shock proof material for nuclear fusion applications.
Can tungsten perform optimally under extreme heat load conditions, without losing any of the...[more]
05.09.2011
On 5 September, Prof. Dr. Wim Sinke, senior Staff member Programme & Strategy Solar Energy at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), received the prestigious “Becquerel Prize” at the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The European PV...[more]
05.09.2011
Imec and Solliance today announce that imec will be a full partner of Solliance and will integrate its thin film PV R&D efforts in Solliance. With imec as a partner, Solliance aims to be an R&D cluster bringing thin film solar energy technology to excellence. The announcement will be celebrated at...[more]
05.09.2011
During the upcoming PV SEC, Eurotron will show the world's first MWT-mono IEC-61215 certified module on their booth (Hall A4 / Booth A16). This module has been developed and produced by TSC Solar BV, The Netherlands. It shows a 19% cell efficiency resulting in an impressive encapsulated module...[more]
05.09.2011
Most solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. These solar cells are the most efficient available on the market. Crystalline silicon is expensive because it has to be very pure to make efficient solar cells from it. Unfortunately, nobody knows exactly hów pure and that is why manufacturers...[more]