ITRI and ECN sign MOU on collaboration on Green Energy

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.

Paul Korting, CEO of ECN: “despite the economic crisis, renewable energy is still growing strongly, specifically in Asia. I therefore welcome  the strategic partnership wit ITRI. Given the challenges we are facing and the ambitions in the Netherlands and Taiwan, both institutes as well as countries can benefit from this cooperation.” Alex Tong, Vice President of ITRI adds: “the Netherlands and Taiwan both have aggressive green energy polices and strong desires to develop green energy industry. As national designated organizations for technology and industry development, ITRI and ECN have common energy R&D activities, and have found some topics of mutual interests. The MOU shows the good will and serves as the basis for many co-operations between these two parties in the future.” 

About the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is Taiwan's leading research institute for technology advancement and a not-for-profit R&D organization financed equally by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and national industry. Founded in 1973, ITRI is an applied research organization that reaches across multiple industrial technology fields. ITRI has been dedicated to research, development, and industrial services, and to providing continued assistance to the government in executing industrial technology policies, and promoting industrial development by nourishing industrial technology capabilities. ITRI is devoted to research and development that is relevant to industry and makes efforts to improve domestic industrial technologies.

About ECN
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is the largest research institute in the Netherlands in the field of energy. It holds a strong international position in the fields of solar energy, wind energy, policy and strategy studies, biomass, energy efficiency and environmental research. ECN develops knowledge and technology, with and for the market, to enable a transition to a sustainable energy system. With its energy research, ECN focuses on a sustainable energy system: safe, reliable and environment-friendly. ECN also conducts research on future opportunities and economic backgrounds in the field of energy. ECN has offices in Petten, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Wieringermeer, Brussels and China. More information is available on the ECN website.   

MOU
This MOU establishes a framework for cooperation between the Parties to conduct collaborative projects which would include one or more of the following broad green energy areas or other areas of mutual interest to the institutions: wind energy, carbon capture, and bioenergy. With further discussions, additional areas of collaboration may be identified. The objectives for this collaboration are to pursue joint research interests through information exchange, exchanges of scientific personnel, and collaborative activities, as appropriate, for mutually agreed wind, bioenergy and carbon capture topics. Expected outcomes from this collaboration include identification of joint research objectives for specific topics of technical collaboration that are identified and mutually agreed upon during follow-up technical discussions and creation of an effective and highly leveraged partnership that utilizes the expertise, experience, and capabilities of both organizations. 

Contact
For more information, please contact:

·         ITRI, Ren-Chain Wang, Deputy Director, Green Energy and Environment Laboratories, phone: +886 3 591-7887, e-mail: jwang@remove-this-part-itri.org.tw

·         ECN, Harm Jeeninga, Director Program Development, phone: +31 88 515 4788, e-mail: jeeninga@remove-this-part-ecn.nl

Only for press
For information please contact: 
ECN press officer Florentine de Maar
Telephone: +31 88 515 4050 or +31 6 12798123, email: demaar@remove-this-part-ecn.nl

 

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