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Imperial College London: Plastic packaging materials have the least impactful carbon footprint
How do alternative materials perform compared to plastic when it comes to their carbon footprint? This was the central question in the research of Imperial College London and Veolia. In...
Connecting climate innovations from industry with social issues during Springtij
During the last weekend of September the annual sustainability forum Springtij takes place on the island of Terschelling. For three days government, NGOs, industry and society will focus on sustainability...
“We will all have to get used to it”
This statement is made by Frans van den Akker in an interview on Industry 4.0 for the Dutch magazine Europoort Kringen. They talk about how the introduction of Artificial Intelligence...
“We want to be a global leader in chemical recycling of plastics.”
In today’s world, plastic has become indispensable. The material plays an important role in almost all aspects of modern society. As a detrimental side effect, plastic waste can be found...
Carbon flows take central stage with the new Carbon Transition Model
The Carbon Transition Model (CTM) explores the options for emission reduction, as well as their interaction and impact on the greater Dutch industrial system.
Reducing energy use and material loss by controlling agglomeration spray drying
The new StAgglop project aims to develop scaling-relations to manage sticky behavior and agglomeration in spray drying.
Establishing shared values at the RiConfigure Dialogue Days
Together with experts from innovation policy and innovation practice, the RiConfigure initiative organized the online Dialogue Days session on how innovation processes can be democratized. To do so, knowledge and...
Kick off R-ACES project
Earlier this month, the virtual kick-off meeting of R-ACES took place. The focus of R-ACES is to turn high-potential, high-impact industrial clusters into eco-regions that achieve at least a 10%...
Dedicate 1 day every 3 months to learn a new skill
While we innovate for the future, the current crisis today presents major challenges for everyone. During the Industrie in Gesprek session mid july, Onno de Vreede (Top Sector Chemistry), Arjen...
Improving dynamic synchronization of production data for better process modelling
Together with FrieslandCampina, the chemometrics department of the Radboud University has compared different methods for the dynamic synchronization of production data that has to be performed before multivariate statistical analysis....
Journal Paper Award for researchers IMPROVISE Project
Researchers in the IMPROVISE project have received the IFAC Journal Paper Award
The ambition of a new agri-food system in the Netherlands
High-quality nutrients in a nitrogen-closed system What does the agri-food chain of the future look like? Elzo de Lange discussed this with Peter Bruinenberg of Avebe and Reggy van der...
Share your opinions on the risks and opportunities of AI
Almost unnoticed, an unprecedented revolution is currently taking place: the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI). More concretely, one can think of autonomous driving vehicles, robotization in healthcare, assisted...
How to make cross-sector collaborations in innovation successful
Cross-sector collaborations can be challenging. We need more insights into how they work in practice. Which main challenges do they face, what works and what does not? How do you...
Large potential for production of green hydrogen in 5 Dutch industrial regions
Plenty of opportunities for large-scale green hydrogen production by means of industrial electrolysis of water exist in the Dutch industrial regions of Rotterdam, the North Sea Canal area, Geleen (Chemelot),...
Digitalisation of the energy transition
How to best foster the energy transition? The answer is often thought to be found in new technologies, new energy and heat sources, or new industries. These innovations could indeed...
Producing raw materials from CO2 rich industrial waste flows
Establishing a circular process by reusing residual flows The Steel Slag Upgrade to Products (SUP) project focuses on making maximum use of residual/ waste flows from large industries for the...
Compression-resorption heat pumps to save energy
The COMPRESORP project investigated the upgrading of low-temperature waste streams from the process industry into valuable utility streams. To do so, it used compression-resorption heat pumps that operate in the...
Infrastructure as backbone for a sustainable society
Hydrogen, electricity, CO2 storage, heat and steam are crucial for a sustainable society. But these energy sources should be able to reach our front doors. That is why the third...
Optimal surface drying for consistent quality of leafy vegetables
How Hessing (fruit and vegetables) improved their drying process.
Cutting heat pump investments in half
Heat pump technology is a crucial part of making industry more sustainable. However, there are still many opportunities to increase its economic viability. The recently completed CRUISE project has focused...
AI will increase efficiency in the process industry
AI is particularly good in recognizing patterns and detecting deviations.
Letter to Parliament: Sustainability of basic industry
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate has sent a Letter to Parliament about their vision for a sustainable basic industry by 2050.
Developing simulation tool for radio frequent sterilization of food
Together with Top BV, Marfo, and NIZO, the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) has finalized the project Radio Frequent Sterilization 2 (RFS2). This project was a continuation of the...