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Your energy. Our passion.

Petten 2012

ECN: A rich and evolving history

~600 employees ~500 reports in 2011 ~270 conferences

in 2011

~20 patents a year ~5 licenses a year

We are in our 57th year of pushing technology boundaries

Mission:

With and for the market, we develop knowledge and technology that enable a transition to a sustainable energy system

Locations

Petten

(head office)

Amsterdam Eindhoven Beijing

Wieringerwerf

Brussels

What we do

• Strategic & Technological studies

Creating insights in energy technology and policy

• Problem solving

Using our knowledge, technology, and facilities to solve our clients’ issues

• Technology development

Developing technology into prototypes and industrial application

Position

fundamental research industrial development

• independent
• connecting partners

Industrial partners Universities

applied research

Making a (new) energy process work

Solutions that work

Integrating working solutions in existing processes

faster better cheaper greener reliable

chain integration

Connecting players

Getting technology to the market requires a network of players

Materials supplier ??? Equipment manufacturer End user

How we can work with and for you

• Consultancy & Services

Serving your short-term needs

• Contract R&D

Supporting your R&D with our knowledge, technology and facilities

• Technology development & Transfer

Implementing our technology in your products & processes

• Joint Industry Projects

Developing tomorrow’s technology together

R&D fields

Policy Studies Energy Engineering Environment Energy Efficiency Wind Energy Solar Energy Biomass

Process & Energy Industry

Policy Studies

Energy Sustainability Thought Leadership

Supporting energy policy development

Independent Covering all sectors

• Energy production
• Industry & agriculture
• Built environment
• Transport
• Market & infrastructure

Multidisciplinary

• Energy use & emissions
• Economics & finance
• Social
• Political
• Innovation

Assess current situation Project & identify challenges Analyse portfolio of

• ptions

Assess alternative instruments Design policy instruments Monitor & evaluate

Selected activities

• Reference projections

– Basis for Dutch energy policy

• Economy-wide models

– Energy production, infrastructure, usage – Renewable energy production & costs – Energy market models – Energy innovation

• Visions
• Social science

– Consumer behaviour – Public/Social acceptance

Process & Energy Industry Towards an Optimized Energy System

Extending the envelope

Raw Materials Pre- treatment Conversion Separation Product Synthesis Measurement, Modeling, Testing, Analysis

1 2 3

Measure, test & analyze: processes, emissions & materials Develop improvements & new applications (eg biomass) Realize & implement

» Faster » Better » Cheaper » Greener » Reliable

Engineering, Realisation

Environment & Energy Engineering Solutions provider beyond the state-of-art

Re-defining the state-of-the-art

Concept, Design, Engineering, Prototyping Realization, Commissioning Measurement, Testing & Analysis Modeling

• Failure analysis
• Materials research
• Emissions to air, soil, and water
• Instrument &

method development

• Technology scouting
• Engineering: Process, flow,

mechanical, electrical, software

• Realization: Manufacturing,

machining, welding, …

• Assembly
• Acceptance testing

Measurement, Modeling, Testing, Analysis Engineering, Realisation

Selected activities: Environment

• Characterization, verification &

regulation

– Advanced measurements & modelling – Particulate matter properties – Urban air, industrial dust & human health – Policy support

• Waste materials: sustainable use

– Testing & modelling: leaching to soil and water – Consultancy & policy support

• Development of methods, standards &

monitoring instruments

– MARGA (particulate matter sensor ) – Leaching standards and LeachXS expert system – Visualization tools

Facilities: Environment

LeachXS expert system Monitoring instruments Greenhouse gas emission models Leaching characterization PM sensor Visualization tools

Examples: Engineering & Realisation

• Materials testing & analysis

– Damage research – Chemical, physical and mechanical analysis – Materials advice – Production development

• Engineering

– Process – Mechanical – Electrical – Software

• Realisation

– 5 axis CNC, Grinding, Laser, EDM,.. – (Laser) welding – Glass & ceramics manufacturing – Assembly

Facilities: Engineering & Realisation

Powder metallurgy Electrical engineering Materials testing Process system engineering Manufacturing & Assembly Chemical characterisation

Energy Efficiency

Reducing energy consumption

» Lower costs » Higher yields » Lower energy consumption

Reducing energy consumption

Raw Materials Pre- treatment Conversion Separation Product Synthesis

• Process

intensification

• Pre-combustion

CO2 capture

• Gas treatment
• Liquid separation
• Pervaporation
• Industrial heat technology
• Systems & process analysis

Selected activities [1]

• Membranes & Membrane modules

– Separation of water and organic fluids (HybSi) – Separation of hydrogen from gas mixtures (HySep)

• Heat upgrading

– Heat pumps, heat transformers, heat storage – Thermo-acoustic, thermo-chemical, and hybrid heatpun – High-temperature [70…200 °C], high lift [100 °C]

• Process intensification

– Heat integrated distillation column – Hydrogen membrane reactors – Structured reactors for oxidations

Selected activities [2]

• Pre-combustion CO2 capture technologies

– Sorption-Enhanced Water Gas Shift (SEWGS) – Hydrogen membrane reactors

• Services for the process and energy industry

– Testing: catalysts, sorbents, membranes – Reactor design, prototype testing – Process design, incl cost, feasibility and thermodynamics

Facilities: Energy Efficiency

SEWGS Membrane development & testing Taylor flow

• xidation reactor

Membrane test installation

Biomass

Revolutionizing a Global Primary Energy Source

Making bio-energy work

• Characterization •Torrefaction
• TORWASH
• Pyrolysis
• Biochar
• Fractionation
• Combustion
• Gasification
• Biorefinery
• Tar removal
• Separation
• Synthetic nat. gas
• Bio-fuels
• Bio-plastics
• Bio-chemicals
• Electricity
• Heat & cold

Feedstock Pre- treatment Conversion Separation Product Synthesis

» Lower costs » Higher yields » New applications

Selected activities

• Torrefaction: Biomass to commodity fuel

– High bulk & energy density – Long shelf lifetime (hydrophobic)

• Combustion: Co-firing

– Fuel behaviour during combustion – Ashes, slags, agglomeration effects

• Gasification:

– Development of gasification technology: MILENA – Tar removal and product synthesis – Test infrastructure to provide services

• Biorefinery: Fuels and chemicals production

– Organosolv fractionation: Conversion into cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignine – Conversion of fractions into marketable products

air biomass

Facilities

Tar removal (OLGA) Gasifier (MILENA) Combustion Simulator Torrefaction Biorefinery (Organosolv)

Wind Energy

Accelerating Global Wind Energy Growth

Making wind energy work

• New concepts
• Design tools (software)
• Blade testing
• New concepts
• Design tools

(software)

• Accredited

measurements (Test site)

• Tidal turbines
• New concepts
• Optimization

tools (software)

• Sensor

development Materials & Structures Components Turbine & Foundation Wind farm Operations & Maintenance

» Lower costs » Higher yields

• Design tools

(software)

• Testing

Selected activities

• Design: Aerodynamics

– Rotor & Wind farm

• Control

– Turbine & Wind farm

• Operation & Maintenance

– Cost optimisation – Flight leader – Smart maintenance

• Measurements

– Standardised measurements – Fibre optics, Lidar-based

Facilities

Industrial Support Group (EWIS) Material and Blade Test Centre (WMC) Measurement Group ECN Test Site (EWTW)

Solar Energy

Step Change in Solar Innovation & Application

Making solar energy work

• New concept development
• Production technology development

Materials Cell Module System Installation

» Lower costs » Higher yields

• New concept development
• Testing
• Characterization
• Measurement

A few examples: Succesful clustering

• N-type: From lab to fab in one year

– Joint project: Yingli (CN) and Tempress (NL) – 300 MWp/yr production one year after project start

• World-record rear contact module

– Joint project: CSI, JA solar, 2 others – 17% module efficiency on mcSi

• Installation of complete manufacturing lines

– Joint projects: a.o. Roth & Rau – >1 GWp installed worldwide – 50% of cells worldwide produced with ECN technology

• Measurement & characterisation (SunLab)
• Training and Courses (Solar Academy)

Facilities

Industrial scale cell processing line Industrial scale module line for back contact technology Fully equipped cell and module characterization lab R2R line for thin film develpment

Interested?

Contact us!

Marco Bakker Business Developer Utilities T: +31 6 24692946 E: m.bakker@ecn.nl Rebecca Groen Business Developer Energy Majors T: +31 6 83970775 E: r.groen@ecn.nl Bas van Bree Business Developer Dutch Industry T: +31 6 22711515 E: vanbree@ecn.nl Markus Leuenberger Director Business Development T: +31 224 56 4393 E: leuenberger@ecn.nl