The latest news from ECN | Issue 4 - December 2014 | |||
• On 14 January 2015, ECN is organising a stakeholder dialogue. With clients and partners we will talk about Corporate Social Responsibility. • Professionals from more than 50 countries will meet from 10 to 12 March during EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 in Denmark. Naturally, ECN will also be represented at this largest offshore wind energy conference in the world. • In 2015, ECN would like to celebrate its 60-year anniversary with you. Check out our event calender and newsletter regularly to learn the dates. |
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Corbion improves sustainability
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Applied research is essential |
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Industrial companies join forcesEach industrial company can save on energy and raw materials. If we join forces, the effects will be even greater. One company’s residual material can be another’s raw material, for example. ECN will explore the possibilities. Collaboration with other (industrial) companies will not only improve your own competitive position, but also the position of the region. It highlights the potential of cluster strengthening. Together with consortia, ECN maps the entire input and output of raw materials and energy. |
Successful offshore wind mission to Japan and KoreaECN COO Robert Kleiburg led a delegation of 25 Dutch offshore wind companies and knowledge institutes. They visited Japan and South Korea at the end of October as part of an economic mission led by Dutch Economic Affairs minister Henk Kamp. During the mission, cooperation agreements were signed involving the investment of billions of euros. Read more on windnu.nl (only available in Dutch). Research into thermal energy storageECN is participating in research into the technical and economic feasibility of thermal energy storage technology in industrial processes. Together with DOW and AkzoNobel, we investigate the possibilities for thermal energy storage in their batch processes, among other things. Energy savings, investment costs and the payback period will also be studied. Read more on Institute for Sustainable Process Technology. |
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