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

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...

R-ACES - How to become a ecoregion

November 11, 2021

New: Legal support tool for energy cooperation

R-ACES project has built a legal tool that will help develop energy cooperation projects for industrial sites and business parks.

November 9, 2021

The Netherlands has what it takes to play a pioneering role

When it comes to circularity and renewable energy, the Netherlands can play a pioneering role.

ISPT projects

Hydrohub GigaWatt scale electrolyser

In the energy system of the future, renewable electricity plays a key role and the key technology in this value chain is green hydrogen production via electrolysis. The transition to...

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InReP – An Integrated approach towards Recycling of Plastics

Developing technologies in sorting, mechanical recycling and chemical recycling that make high quality recycled plastics available for the two dominating types of polymer as feedstock: polyolefins (PE/PP) and PET. Our...

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Upcoming events

December 7–8 2021

European Industry & Energy Summit 2021

The process industry and energy sector can make a major contribution in making the future sustainable. During the two-day European Industry & Energy Summit topics as emission-free hydrogen, chemcycling, energy...

Rotterdam, Netherlands

December 7–8 2021

CHAINS 2021

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.

Smart Farming

December 9 2021

Online Inspiration Event: Internet of Food

The digitization can help us to innovate our food faster and better. But how to get there? That is the question we want to address in an open inspiration event...

Online, Netherlands

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