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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.
24.09.2012
Most solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. Crystalline silicon is expensive because it has to be very pure to make efficient solar cells. Unfortunately, nobody knows exactly how pure and that is why manufacturers play it safe. In other words: they generally use too pure and therefore too...[more]
03.09.2012
A significant increase in the share of renewable energy to 40-55 percent of the European energy mix by 2050 will place great demands on the European electricity infrastructure. Meeting these demands will require considerable investments in new infrastructure to make more efficient use of existing...[more]
