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 4, 2019

Making the food industry more sustainable

With the ever faster changing consumer demands, the food industry needs to speed up its innovation and production process to become more efficient and more sustainable. To accelerate this, the...

December 3, 2019

Redesigning our food industry with sustainable process technology

To feed the growing world population without placing an untenable burden on our environment, we need to redesign our food industry in a sustainable way, with new process technologies that...

November 29, 2019

ISPT Conference 2019: circularity in industry

Circularity is a booming term in both industry as well as the public debate. How can we implement the goal of a circular industry in different sectors, such as food,...

ISPT projects

W2T – Waste to Taste

Closing the circle in food waste streams using high value vegetable waste for the production of high quality and fully natural food ingredients. Closing the circle in food waste streams...

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VERA – Versnelling Energietransitie Realisatie Aanpak

Heat pump technology has a lot of potential to reduce energy-use, promote electrification, and stimulate circularity in industrial processes. The success of industrial heat pump technology strongly depends on how...

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Upcoming events

December 10–11 2019

CHAINS

CHAINS is the annual Dutch chemistry conference where chemists in science and industry come together, from PhD students and postdocs to professors and R&D scientists.

Veldhoven, Netherlands

December 10–11 2019

European Industry & Energy Summit 2019

The summit strives to foster ideas, technology, plans & projects to address this challenge by bringing together all relevant parties and expertise from around Europe.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 7–8 2020

Sustainable Industry Challenge

Are you a scale-up in the field of green chemistry, energy transition or recycling? And is your technology (almost) ready to accelerate the transition of regional industrial companies towards a...

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