Completed
WeCare – We Create Awareness & Reduce Energy
The WeCARE project demonstrated the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence technology of EnergQ at a selected number of end users. EnerGQ’s self-learning energy management technology unveiled the excessive energy consumption and with that...
ENCORE – nExt geNeration COmpRession hEat pump
This project demonstrates the enhancement of compression heat pump performance by using a pilot scale test unit.
PlastiCycle 4.0 – Revolutionizing smart formulation in mechanical recycling for closing the circular value chain
Transforming plastic waste into high-quality recycled plastics. Discover how PlastiCycle 4.0 is revolutionizing mechanical recycling.
Completed
IMPROVISE – Improved process operation via rigorous simulation models
Improved daily operations of important chemical processes in the Dutch chemical industry through operation technology based on detailed physical models. Incentive Being able to anticipate what a chemical process is...
Completed
EEMS – Energy Efficient Milky Sprays
Spray drying is a very energy intensive process. EEMS is about energy efficient drying which can lead to 20% energy reduction.
Completed
Hydrohub MegaWatt Test Center
This project covers the design, realization and exploration of the Hydrohub MegaWatt Test Center at the Zernike Campus in Groningen.
Completed
Biorefinery Program
Biorefinery enables the production of healthy ingredients and the recovery of valuable components (i.e. proteins) out of process streams.
Completed
Novel Process Routes – Reduction of energy use by novel process routes for food (ProFo)
Several partners are working towards a 50% reduction of energy use developing novel process routes in food processing.
Completed
ERGO – Energy Reduction by Condition-based Monitoring
Unlocking energy efficiency and fault detection with electrical signal analysis Electric motors and rotating equipment—such as pumps, fans, compressors, and conveyors—consume over 40% of global electricity. However, nearly one-third of...
Completed
Towards improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging
This project aims at improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging materials through overcoming technological hurdles.
R-ACES – FRamework for Actual Cooperation on Energy on Sites and Parks
R-ACES aims to turn high-potential, high-impact industrial clusters into eco-regions with at least 10% reduction in emissions in smart energy.
The Heat Is On
The Heat is On aims to make processes for dewatering, drying and heat integration more efficient.
Completed
Next Level Solid Oxide Electrolysis
Solid Oxide Electrolysis is a technology with great potential for large-scale green hydrogen production by water electrolysis. This project explores the upscaling potential of SOEC.
Completed
S2C – Steel2Chemicals
The project Steel2Chemicals develops a closed value chain in which CO from steel production is used as feedstock for the chemical industry.
Completed
Cell-U-Value
Cell-U-Value developed and utilized the capabilities of tertiary cellulose as a feedstock for biobased and sustainable chemicals to its fullest potential.
MilDeWat – Breakthrough Mild Dewatering Technologies
This project will enhance the implementation of mild (energy extensive) dewatering technologies to contribute to industry's energy reduction goals.
Completed
COMPACT – Pulsed Compression II
The goal of this project was to produce ethylene from methane using pulsed compression technology and to determine the feasibility for industrial applications.
Flexible Efficient Electrification of Industrial Heat Cases
This project will develop innovative process designs solving the efficient flexible electrification challenge.
Completed
Sussic – Sustainable treatment of industrial streams
In the Sussic project, atomic layer deposition (ALD) will be used for the development of SiC NF membranes, allowing treatment of challenging industrial streams.
Completed
RiConfigure
RiConfigure is about involving a diverse group of actors in society’s innovation team.
Completed
SAAI – Social Acceptance of AI in Industry
The SAAI project focuses on accelerating the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in industry, leading to an energy use reduction of 5-40%, an increased competitiveness of industry, and increased economic...
CareFree Models for real-time decision-making
Carefree Models puts process model maintenance, adaptation and transfer into an integrated, automated, and predictive framework that quantifies and reduces the overall resources required to sustain process predictivity and resulting...
PolarASol – Polar Aqueous Solvents recycling
PolarASol develops a practical decision framework to help industry recycle polar solvents efficiently, even in the most complex aqueous streams.
Recircanol: Circular recovery of ethanol from alkaline-ethanol media at high pH using membrane technology
This project develops nanofiltration membranes and membrane modules for alkaline-alcohol media at high pH for the purification of ethanol and caustic.