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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.
24.05.2012
ECN and Ecofys have launched their mid-year update of the Annual Status Report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs). NAMAs are part of the new climate regime and intend to help developing countries pursue development while keeping emissions low(er).[more]
23.05.2012
From 18 May onwards, an international group of scientists will fly low over the Netherlands with the PEGASOS zeppelin to conduct research on the relation between air quality and climate. An example: particulates are known for their harmful effect on health but also for their effect on the climate:...[more]
21.05.2012
On the 10th of May 2012, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on collaboration on Green Energy, specifically in the area of Wind Energy, Carbon Capture, and Bioenergy.
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11.05.2012
Climate technologies, such as wind energy, low-energy household appliances and technologies for adapting to climate change, are essential for dealing with climate change. It is therefore a good sign that the climate negotiators have decided in 2010 to establish a Technology Mechanism to enhance...[more]
01.05.2012
Since early April, ECN has been conducting measurements aboard a ship of the ferry company DFDS Seaways. The reason is a natural gas leak in Total’s Elgin gas field, off the coast of Aberdeen. The measuring equipment that is used to get an image of the quantity of gas above the North Sea has been...[more]