By 2050, we will have transitioned to a circular and carbon neutral process industry. Together!

We believe that radical change can be achieved through technological innovation and cooperation. As an active and open innovation platform for sustainable process technology we connect stakeholders from different sectors and disciplines. At ISPT, industry, SMEs, scientists and governmental bodies find the inspirational and trusted environment where they can optimally work together to stimulate breakthrough innovations.

Our themes

ISPT Theme Circularity - KSI drum sieve©Omrin

Circularity

Circularity is the cornerstone of a sustainable future. In a circular economy, resources are kept in use for as long as possible while maximum value is obtained from their usage....

ISPT Theme Electrification - Wind turbines on sea - ©Shaun Dakin

Electrification

The use of sustainable electricity can significantly lower the CO₂-footprint of the Dutch process industry. And since this industry accounts for approximately one-third of total energy use in the Netherlands,...

ISPT Theme Food - Agricultural Greenhouse - ©Erwan Hesry

Food

In meeting the nutritional needs of an ever-growing world population, the food industry applies technology that is for a large part process technology. But with food processing come sustainability issues, in particular in energy and water...

ISPT Theme - Heat - Heatmatrix Project

Heat

Industry has a great need for heat, for example for elevated process temperatures, for drying, and for industrial hot water use. In fact, a large number of companies in the...

ISPT Theme - Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Green hydrogen, produced by electrolysis of water, is a crucial element in a large scale sustainable energy system. As an energy carrier, it enables the storage of renewable electricity produced by wind farms and solar plants. Green hydrogen...

ISPT Theme Industry 4.0 - Photo by Franck V

Industry 4.0

Industrial plants can benefit from current technological advances in communication, connectivity, computing and artificial intelligence. For instance, their equipment can be augmented with sensors that are wirelessly connected to a...

ISPT Theme People

People

At the Institute of Sustainable Process Technology, our core business concerns processes, technology, innovation, sustainability, transition and much more. Meaningful subjects as these are, one would not immediately assume that this is about people. At ISPT, we know better. It is all about people: ...

Water

Our planet runs on water and so do many industrial processes. However, clean fresh water is often not available where and when humans need it and in many parts of...

Latest news

December 17, 2021

Nieuwe regeerakkoord biedt kansen voor versnelde transitie

ISPT-directeur Tjeerd Jongsma verwelkomt het nieuwe regeerakkoord en juicht onder andere de stevige ambitie op het gebied van waterstof toe. “De nieuwe regering neemt hiermee de verantwoordelijkheid voor het aanleggen...

December 13, 2021

PROVE IT: CO₂ emissions turned into methanol

Industry must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming. Technology to capture CO₂ is in place. This can be introduced competitively if the captured CO₂ can be put...

November 25, 2021

New Steel2Chemicals pilot unit now up and running

After overcoming a number of technical hurdles, a new pilot unit for converting syngas to chemicals has been started by Dow at the first attempt at a steel mill owned...

ISPT projects

FOMM – Forward Osmosis Membrane and Module development

Forward osmosis (FO) is a technology recently developed on academic level, with very few example applications in the market, despite its strong benefits. FO is an energy efficient and effective...

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Biorefinery Program

For production of healthy ingredients and the recovery of valuable components (i.e. proteins) out of process streams. New production concepts for valuable components Bio-refinery is a crucial activity for the...

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Upcoming events

January 20 2022

PRODUCING GREEN HYDROGEN AT INDUSTRIAL SCALE

Presentation of the new report ‘Gigawatt green hydrogen plant: Advanced design and total installed capital costs’ On January 20 ISPT organizes a symposium on producing green hydrogen at industrial scale....

Jan 27 — Apr 7 2022

R-ACES Ecoregion Meetings

Join us for an inspirational online seminar series on how to initiate energy cooperation projects on industrialsites and business parks. Industrial sites and business parks play a key role in...

February 2–3 2022

3st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres

New International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy and the solution for avoiding microplastics.

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