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Nikhil John: artificial intelligence in ERGO-project
Nikhil John researches sustainable production and artificial intelligence as part of the ERGO project.
Using SAM4 to help drive sustainable industry
As part of the ISPT-led ERGO project, Semiotic Labs analyzed anonymized current and voltage data from 303 industrial motors. They discovered that more than half of them could be rightsized...
HyChain 4: Accelerating the deployment of hydrogen value chains
On March 18th, the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) and its partners virtually kicked-off HyChain 4. This project helps to accelerate informed decision making for the deployment of hydrogen...
Evaluating inline moisture measurement for xspray dried dairy products
Follow our sequel on the case results in the project Grip on Dryers – this time part 3 of 5. Within the Grip on Dryers project, several companies that seek...
Dutch National Energy traineeship builds networks for the energy transition
Talented and broadly oriented young employees with a drive for bringing the energy transition about. Plus an extensive network interested in joint, integrated projects. That is the proposition of the...
Industrial heat pumps important for energy transition
My name is Vilborg Guðjónsdóttir, I‘m 29 years old and my research subject is Compression-Resorption Heat Pumps at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
The promise of energy efficient two stage drying
Follow our sequel on the case results in the project Grip on Dryers – this time part 2 of 5. Within the ISPT Grip on Dryers project, several companies that...
Grip on Dryers: re-engineering in-mold drying for paper packaging
Follow our sequel on the case results in the project Grip on Dryers – this is part 1 of 5. Within the Grip on Dryers program, several companies that aim...
Scaling-up of film Freeze Concentration as innovative energy efficient and mild technology
On January 30 a novel custom-designed and built pilot-scale apparatus for film freeze concentration was unveiled at Wageningen University. Film freeze concentration is proposed as an innovative mild technology that...
LOGIC: methanol production becomes circular
Industry and research stakeholders recently kicked off a broad cooperation, the LOGIC project for the circular production of methanol.
New project R-ACES helps turn industry clusters into eco-regions
ISPT will start with the new project R-ACES, that emphasizes on industrial waste heat usage in industrial parcs and district heating and cooling (DHC) networks. This project has been granted...
Making a market quality bio-based chemical out of cellulose
Elchin Jafariyeh Yazdi did her research at ISPT’s Cell-U-Value initiative that focuses on the development of sustainable bio-based and sustainable chemicals out of tertiary cellulose.
De waterstofeconomie begint in de industrie
Waterstof moet de systeemdrager worden van de duurzame economie. Maar de weg daar naartoe is lang en loopt waarschijnlijk vooral via de industrie.
Strategy Event Industry 4.0
In December we organized a successful Industry 4.0 Strategy Event in Amersfoort. The interest was high: we had to switch to a larger venue in the centre of Amersfoort. During...
Looking back: building a sustainable future in 2019
It is obvious that 2019 has been an impactful year. Not only for the sustainable process industry, but also throughout society, in the Netherlands and beyond. Below we briefly illustrate some...
PhD student has another research breakthrough
The Probiotics project team of the project Low Energy Living Bacterial Food Formulations celebrated a breakthrough in Evelien Vaessen’s PhD research on Monday the 16th of December. Vaessen had already...
Raising awareness about telecom vulnerabilities
To facilitate the development of strong and healthy organizations, the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology and the Dutch Radiocommunications Agency created the whitepaper Five Steps to Resilience. It offers insight into...
Expanding the boundaries of ceramic membrane separations
Last month Renaud Merlet successfully defended his PhD dissertation. His research was part of one of ISPT’s projects. Background Renaud Merlet was born in France. He finished his Bachelor of...
First results of the HyChain project: exploring future hydrogen value chains
Hydrogen plays an important role in the future renewable energy systems. In a large scale sustainable energy system green hydrogen, produced by electrolysis of water, is a crucial element. To increase...
Making the production of food 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...
Redesigning our food industry with sustainable process technology
In our program Drying and Dewatering we focus on one of the most important process steps in the food industry: drying.
Can nanofiltration replace energy intensive distillation?
TENMIP (Testing and Evaluation of Nanofiltration Membranes in Industrial Processes) evaluated if nanofiltration can replace energy intensive distillation.
MMIP’s helpen om klimaatdoel 2050 te bereiken
MMIP's geven aan welk maatschappelijk en economisch resultaat de overheid verwacht van duurzame processen. Een interview met Tjeerd Jongsma en Peter Alderliesten.
Dutch consortium aims to make AC motors more efficient
The Institute for Sustainable Process Technology together with Nouryon, Vopak, Semiotic Labs, TPA Adviseurs and the Universiteit Utrecht’s Copernicus Institute have received a grant to develop technology that reduces energy...