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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...

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The Dutch climate agreement on industry
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...

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Carbon Transition Model: better grip on emissions
Completed

Carbon Transition Model

The Carbon Transition Model is a simulation model to explore ways to reduce emissions and increase carbon circularity.

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Completed

VERA – Accelerating Energy Transition Realization Approach

The Vera project aims to further develop and implement industrial heat pumps in the Netherlands.

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DISCO: lower the material use and increase the energy-efficiency
Completed

DISCO – Downstream ISolation of high-value COmponents

The Downstream ISolation of high-value Components (DISCO) aims to lower the material use and increase the energy-efficiency.

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Hydrohub MegaWatt Test Center

This project covers the design, realization and exploration of the Hydrohub MegaWatt Test Center at the Zernike Campus in Groningen.

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ELSA - Electrically Switchable Adsorption membranes

ReValue – Recovery of Valuable minerals with hybrid ceramic membrane crystallization

The ReValue project explores the potential of membrane crystallization, a promising technology to recover valuable compounds from aqueous streams.

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FOMM - Forward Osmosis Membrane and Module development

FOMM – Forward Osmosis Membrane and Module development

Forward osmosis (FO) is a technology recently developed on academic level, with very few example applications in the market, despite its strong benefits. FO is an energy efficient and effective...

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HP4INDUSTRY – Enhance collaboration between industry and heat pump stakeholders

The HP4INDUSTRY project pairs ambitious climate targets with concrete, replicable process integrated solutions for industrial heating and cooling, enabling cleaner, competitive manufacturing for Europe’s future.

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Model development for conductive thin film drying process
Completed

Thin Film Drying

A part of the drying and dewattering program with Thin Film Drying as a new technology for product quality and energy consumption

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Odysseus

Odysseus

Goal of this project is to develop a library of complementary techniques for concentrating brines beyond reverse osmosis.

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RFS - Radio Frequent Sterilization
Completed

RFS – Radio Frequent Sterilization

Heating with Radio Frequent Sterilization (RFS) has large advantages for the product quality.

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TREPS deals with the removal of traces to keep a circularity loop clean

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.

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Freeze concentration
Completed

FreezeCon – Freeze Concentration

Saving energy, improving product quality with freeze concentration as economically feasible bulk dewatering technology. Background Several technologies are available for liquid concentration in the food industry, the most common being...

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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...

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Demonstration Polymer Heat Exchanger

The goal of this project is to demonstrate the innovative technologies as developed by HeatMatrix in the industrial process in the BioMCN factories. On the one hand this would result...

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Circular binder applications
Completed

CirBind – Circular binder applications

ISPT's Cirbind project scales up the Plantics-GX bioresin production process to generate safe, strong & high impact circular binder applications.

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Ammonia to Power

The Ammonia to Power project explores the techno-economic potential of ammonia powered electricity generation. 

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SUNSOLr: Electrification of Chemical Conversions

SUNSOLr: Electrification of Chemical Conversions

The SUNSOLr project is dedicated to developing technologies for the direct electrification of chemical conversions, focusing on CO2 and H2O/H2 to produce chemicals like CO, CH4, olefins, and methanol.

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STARBATCH- Sodium Tetra chloro Aluminate Recyclable BATtery CHemicals

Storage of electricity will play a major role in the energy transition. Lithium-based batteries are now being produced on a large scale, but require expensive resources that are not widely...

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E-Triple-C Graphic hollow fiber copper electrode
Completed

E3C – Electrons to Close the Carbon Cycle

Development and evaluation of tubular and flat porous electrodes for the electrochemical conversion of gasses at ambient temperature. Motivation Renewable electricity (RE) generation is currently growing at a rapid pace....

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Completed

Smart Maintenance Skillslab

In a Smart Maintenance Skillslab industry and educational institutions can collaborate on new forms of education to solve shortage on the labor market.

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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...

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Advanced Carbohydrates Biorefinery: From Waste to Value

Every year, large amounts of tertiary cellulose end up being incinerated. This results in unnecessary CO₂ emissions and loss of valuable material. The ACB project develops an alternative route: one...

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