ECN : News English / Nederlands News | Contact Focus areas Products & Services Energy Research Collaboration Technology Transfer Publications Home > News Newsletter Events calendar News March 19, 2018 ECN shows 26.3% tandem cell efficiency when combining perovskite solar cell with 6-inch industrially processed c-Si cell Solliance develops a perovskite solar cell with 93 % average near infrared transparency.[more] March 16, 2018 LeydenJar Technologies receives €1,5 million to develop their revolutionary battery technology Leiden, March 15 2018 – ECN spin-out LeydenJar Technologies received a capital injection of €1,5 million in total. This enables LeydenJar to further develop their innovation: a battery cell where the graphite anode is replaced with a 100% silicium anode. This improved Lithium Ion battery cell can...[more] February 8, 2018 Second edition annual Offshore Wind Access report shows rapid growth available offshore wind access systems The report Offshore Wind Access 2018 provides an overview of existing and future access systems for offshore wind farm installation and operation & maintenance (O&M). Last year’s edition has been updated and contains new solutions entering the market. The report shows the fast development of...[more] February 2, 2018 Offshore wind farm control strategies put to the test New project launched to field test wind farm control (WFC) strategies to maximise energy production from offshore wind whilst reducing turbine loads.[more] January 29, 2018 GENESIS: 7,9M€ to Upscale the Most Promising Materials for CO2 Capture. GENESIS, a European project led an international consortium, received a grant from European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme to develop and upscale the most promising membrane materials for CO2 capture and demonstrate their performance, durability and reliability in industrial environments. ECN is...[more] December 5, 2017 Mild treatment of biomass yields valuable building blocks for green fuels and products ECN has developed a novel process, FabiolaTM, to fractionate biomass such as hardwood chips and wheat straw, rendering a high yield of valuable building blocks for bio-based products at potentially lower cost and process energy demand. New technologies are needed for balancing economic growth and...[more] November 30, 2017 €10 million for developing sustainable raw materials for chemical industry ECN, TNO, the province of Noord-Brabant and the Flemish VITO are jointly investing €10 million in the development of bio-aromatics: sustainable raw materials for the chemical industry. The four parties made this announcement in Antwerp during Biorizon's annual event. Biorizon plans to use the...[more] November 3, 2017 ECN will showcase Direct Multi Metal Printing through exceptional Powder Bed Fusion Processing A unique process and powder bed approach developed by ECN to make direct high quality materials without internal stress. We will showcase the LASERFLEX Conflux for Direct Multi Metal Printing through exceptional Powder Bed Fusion Processing at Formnext from 14-17 November in Frankfurt am Main,...[more] November 3, 2017 Energy transition is going to change our landscape considerably: new thinking is needed Renewable energy will be a self-evident part of our future living environment everywhere. It constitutes a big challenge for our country as it will not be easy to integrate large numbers of wind turbines and PV farms in the existing landscape. According to ECN and Wageningen University & Research...[more] November 3, 2017 More accurate North Sea wind information cuts cost of offshore wind energy ECN, KNMI and Whiffle are working on a new atlas featuring accurate information about North Sea winds for use in wind energy applications. Clarity with regard to the average amount of wind and how often wind speeds reach extreme levels will enable a more accurate estimate of how much wind energy...[more] October 24, 2017 First hydrogen wind turbine for sustainable fuel to be sited in the Netherlands The world’s first hydrogen wind turbine is to become a reality in the Wieringermeer area at the start of 2019. This is the objective of a partnership formed between initiator and sustainable hydrogen supplier HYGRO, wind turbine manufacturer Lagerwey and research institute ECN.[more] October 24, 2017 Unique biomass gasification plant in India to contribute to sustainable energy generation In a unique collaboration, ECN, Dahlman Renewable Technology (DRT) a subsidiary of Synova, Thermax and Ruchi Soya have built a first-of-a-kind waste biomass gasification plant at a site in Central India.[more] October 20, 2017 Batteries with 50 per cent more energy one step closer ECN’s spin-off company LeydenJar proves Li-ion pouch cell prototype[more] October 3, 2017 ECN technology to radically reduce CO2 emissions from iron and steel industry operational in Swedish test facility As part of the European STEPWISE project, the Energy research centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is demonstrating for the first time its Sorption-Enhanced Water-Gas Shift (SEWGS) technology: a CO2 capture technology that makes it possible to substantially reduce carbon emissions from the iron and...[more] September 22, 2017 VoltaChem Annual Event 2017 INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION THROUGH ELECTRIFICATION: ENERGIZED FOR ACTION![more] September 22, 2017 Dutch Solar Design façade module optimises appearance, yield and sustainability The multifunctional, sustainable Dutch Solar Design façade module makes large-scale use of solar energy in the built environment attractive. The patented printing technology leads to improved aesthetics.[more] September 20, 2017 Chemical analysis as a key factor for correct waste hazard classification Waste hazard classification is an important step in complete waste management cycle. Incorrect waste hazard classification can give a lot of administrative burden and even form a negative public perception. The ECN ClassifyMyWaste™ application lists the elements whose total content is...[more] September 13, 2017 ECN to cooperate in five innovative TKI projects for energy efficiency in industry ECN is to participate in five new innovative TKI research projects that focus on making industrial processes sustainable and achieving the Dutch CO2 emission reduction targets. The projects are: ‘Energy-efficient Industrial Drying using Absorption (IDEA)’, ‘Thermoelectric Conversion of Waste Heat...[more] September 13, 2017 Quick test helps prevent corrosion Corrosion can cause enormous damage to products or plants. Corrosion tests help to prevent this damage if they are carried out in time, but they require expertise, experience and the right equipment.[more] August 3, 2017 Nanoparticles give solar panels a green color Researchers from AMOLF, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and ECN have developed a technology to create efficient bright green colored solar panels. Arrays of silicon nanoparticles integrated in the front module glass of a silicon heterojunction solar cell scatter a narrow band of the solar...[more] Displaying results 1 to 20 of 436 << First < Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next > Last >> GO DIRECTLY TO Vacancies Annual Report 2014 Voice of the customer ECN PUBLICATIONS Brochures Reports ECN NEWS Horizon 2020 Events All the latest news Home | Contact | Sitemap ECN, P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, the Netherlands, tel. + 31 88 5154949 | Disclaimer | Privacy Statement