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.
New
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.
ECONEXT – Enabling protein CONcentrates for EXTrusion
ECONEXT paves the way for a sustainable shift in protein production—one that’s not just better for the planet, but also economically viable and locally rooted.
Completed
Plasma Conversions
Industrial ammonia production is energy intensive and has a huge footprint. A plasma integrated water electrolyser provides an ecologically clean alternative process to Haber-Bosch.
Completed
Green Hydrogen Inherent Safety Practices on Large Industrial Scale
This project will develop a uniform safety approach and increase awareness of safety for industrial scale electrolysis plants.
ReSolve – Re-use of industrial solvent process streams
Ceramic organic solvent nanofiltration membranes with small pore sizes and high throughputs, as compared to polymeric membranes, will be developed by a novel technology.
Completed
LEMPLAR – Losses & Emissions in Plastic Recycling
The plastic recycling process today has losses and emissions, such as microplastics, inks and incorrectly sorted plastics. This prevents us of closing the plastic cycle.
FUSE – FUll ScalE Industrial Heat Pump Using Natural Refrigerants
Supporting the development and success of an industrial heat pump market through the develeopment of a standardized, modular, flexible compression heat pump technology. Incentive High temperature industrial heat pumps are...
Completed
AIDA – Accelerate the Integration of Digitalisation Acceptation
The AIDA project performs research towards predictive capabilities and integration of digital technologies at the various levels of individual processes.
Fingerprint 2 Footprint
Fingerprint 2 Footprint translates chemical fingerprint measurements inside and near chemical processes to reduce environmental footprints, while retaining or improving process economy and consistency.
LESSON – Oil free compressor for ammonia based high temperature heat pumps
Wet compression allows for close to isothermal conditions during compression resulting in higher compression isentropic efficiencies. It further prevents operation in the superheating zone of the working fluids of heat...
Completed
ZERO BRINE
The ZERO BRINE project combines technologies to recover products of high quality and sufficient purity from brine.
SPOT: Sustainable PrOcess heaTing
SPOT (Sustainable PrOcess) aims to reduce the use of fossil energy use for industrial heat with at least 100 PJ/year in 2030.
Completed
Nanofiltration (EAMS) – Hybrid membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
Nanofiltration (EAMS) is a project that focusses on finding practical and economical viable membrane materials to be commercially applied.
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.
AutoPlastic: Shaping the Future of Automotive and Plastic Recycling
As the automotive industry faces new recycling legislation, the AutoPlastic project leads the way in boosting car plastic recycling. It helps the Dutch automotive sector stay ahead by developing solutions...
SEUSS – Saving Energy by Upcycling of Side Streams
The shift to plant‑based proteins demands smarter, cleaner processing. SEUSS develops new ways to reduce energy use and recover valuable resources from side streams. In Short Energy-related challenges The protein...
Bio4Steel
How can biochar — an organic material created by heating wood or other plant material in the absence of oxygen — play a role in replacing fossil coal in the...
Completed
INSPEC – Integrating sensor based process monitoring and advanced process control
INSPEC quantitatively integrates information from state-of-the-art Process Analytical Technology, process measurements and dynamic process models (data driven or physics-based) into Advanced Process Control. This will induce a step-change with respect to...
CRUISE – Cost Reduction Industrial Heatpumps
CRUISE project aims to develop 50% less expensive heat pump technology that generates heat in an economically feasible way
EBI – Engineering Business Intelligence
The EBI project uses data collection, data analytics and data visualization to reduce energy usage in existing processes by 5-25%.
Completed
C2V – Carbon2Value
Innovative CO2 separation technology aims to reduce emissions in steel industry. This project revolves around an innovative technology with the potential to reduce CO2 emissions across the major energy intensive...
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.
TREPS – Trace Removal Using Electrically Powered Separations
In a circular economy, traces need to be removed to keep the loop clean. TREPS deals with trace removal using electricity.