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 five 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...
Accelerate innovation now
Use the momentum of the corona-crisis to guide the economy in the right direction, argued participants of the Industrie in Gesprek online event.
Process modelling and extra data-acquisition guides machine up-grading
Follow our sequel on the case results in the project Grip on Dryers – this time part 4 of 5. Within the Grip on Dryers project, several companies that seek...
Turning rain into drinking water
More than 20% of all drinking water is currently used by industry. Annual drinking water consumption equals 2.2% of Dutch surface area. This includes the use of drinking water by...
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...