Hydrogen-fuel cell plug in hybrid is car of the future
In The Economist edition of September 6th the hydrogen-fuel cell car is dismissed as The Car of the Perpetual Future, having received too much government funding. All-electric cars or plug-in hybrids are much more promising, concludes The Economist. Frank de Bruijn, manager of the ECN-unit Hydrogen...
Ruud Lubbers activates ECN test installation for CO2 capture
Petten – On Thursday December 13th Ruud Lubbers officially activated the SEWGS test installation of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). Research performed with this installation should lead to the availability of CO2 capture technology for commercial applications in electricity...
State Secretary Pieter van Geel opens ECN hydrogen filling station
On Friday 27 October State Secretary Pieter van Geel opened a filling station for hydrogen cars on the ECN site in Petten. The ECN Hydrogen Filling Station will be used mainly by the HydroGEM, a hydrogen-powered car presented by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) last summer, the...
ECN build first Dutch hydrogen car
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in Petten has built the first car to be powered by a Dutch fuel cell system. The key component, the PEM fuel cell stack, has been developed entirely in Petten. The car itself is a modified version of an existing electric service vehicle, the...
