Your energy. Our passion. Petten 2012 www.ecn.nl
ECN: A rich and evolving history ~600 employees ~20 patents a year ~5 licenses a year ~270 conferences ~500 reports in 2011 in 2011 We are in our 57 th year of pushing technology boundaries
Mission : With and for the market, we develop knowledge and technology that enable a transition to a sustainable energy system
Locations Petten (head office) Wieringerwerf Amsterdam Eindhoven Brussels Beijing
What we do • Strategic & Technological studies Creating insights in energy technology and policy • Problem solving Using our knowledge, technology, and facilities to solve our clients’ issues • Technology development Developing technology into prototypes and industrial application
Position • independent • connecting partners Industrial Universities partners fundamental applied industrial research research development
Making a (new) energy process work Integrating working solutions in existing processes faster better cheaper greener reliable Solutions that work chain integration
Connecting players Getting technology to the market requires a network of players Materials End user supplier ??? Equipment manufacturer
How we can work with and for you • Consultancy & Services Serving your short-term needs • Contract R&D Supporting your R&D with our knowledge, technology and facilities • Technology development & Transfer Implementing our technology in your products & processes • Joint Industry Projects Developing tomorrow’s technology together
R&D fields Energy Environment Energy Engineering Efficiency Process & Energy Industry Policy Studies Wind Energy Biomass Solar Energy
Policy Studies Energy Sustainability Thought Leadership
Supporting energy policy development Independent Assess current situation Covering all sectors • Energy production Project & Monitor & • Industry & agriculture identify evaluate challenges • Built environment • Transport • Market & infrastructure Analyse Multidisciplinary Design policy portfolio of instruments • Energy use & emissions options • Economics & finance Assess • Social alternative • Political instruments • Innovation
Selected activities • Reference projections – Basis for Dutch energy policy • Economy-wide models – Energy production, infrastructure, usage – Renewable energy production & costs – Energy market models – Energy innovation • Visions • Social science – Consumer behaviour – Public/Social acceptance
Process & Energy Industry Towards an Optimized Energy System
Extending the envelope Measurement, Modeling, Testing, Analysis Engineering, Realisation Raw Pre- Product Conversion Separation Materials treatment Synthesis » Faster 1 Measure, test & analyze: processes, emissions & materials » Better 2 » Cheaper Develop improvements & new applications (eg biomass) » Greener 3 Realize & implement » Reliable
Environment & Energy Engineering Solutions provider beyond the state-of-art
Re-defining the state-of-the-art Measurement, Modeling, Testing, Analysis Engineering, Realisation Measurement, Testing & Analysis Concept, Design, Realization, Commissioning Engineering, Prototyping Modeling • Failure analysis • Technology scouting • Realization: Manufacturing, machining, welding , … • Materials research • Engineering: Process, flow, • Assembly mechanical, electrical, software • Emissions to air, soil, and water • Acceptance testing • Instrument & method development
Selected activities: Environment • Characterization, verification & regulation – Advanced measurements & modelling – Particulate matter properties – Urban air, industrial dust & human health – Policy support • Waste materials: sustainable use – Testing & modelling: leaching to soil and water – Consultancy & policy support • Development of methods, standards & monitoring instruments – MARGA (particulate matter sensor ) – Leaching standards and LeachXS expert system – Visualization tools
Facilities: Environment Greenhouse gas emission models PM sensor LeachXS expert system Visualization tools Monitoring instruments Leaching characterization
Examples: Engineering & Realisation • Materials testing & analysis – Damage research – Chemical, physical and mechanical analysis – Materials advice – Production development • Engineering – Process – Mechanical – Electrical – Software • Realisation – 5 axis CNC, Grinding, Laser, EDM,.. – (Laser) welding – Glass & ceramics manufacturing – Assembly
Facilities: Engineering & Realisation Chemical characterisation Powder metallurgy Process system engineering Electrical engineering Manufacturing & Assembly Materials testing
Energy Efficiency Reducing energy consumption
Reducing energy consumption • Industrial heat technology • Systems & process analysis Raw Pre- Product Conversion Separation Materials treatment Synthesis • Process • Gas treatment intensification • Liquid separation • Pre-combustion • Pervaporation CO 2 capture » Lower costs » Higher yields » Lower energy consumption
Selected activities [1] • Membranes & Membrane modules – Separation of water and organic fluids (HybSi) – Separation of hydrogen from gas mixtures (HySep) • Heat upgrading – Heat pumps, heat transformers, heat storage – Thermo-acoustic, thermo-chemical, and hybrid heatpun – High- temperature [70…200 °C], high lift [100 °C] • Process intensification – Heat integrated distillation column – Hydrogen membrane reactors – Structured reactors for oxidations
Selected activities [2] • Pre-combustion CO 2 capture technologies – Sorption-Enhanced Water Gas Shift (SEWGS) – Hydrogen membrane reactors • Services for the process and energy industry – Testing: catalysts, sorbents, membranes – Reactor design, prototype testing – Process design, incl cost, feasibility and thermodynamics
Facilities: Energy Efficiency Membrane test installation SEWGS Taylor flow Membrane oxidation reactor development & testing
Biomass Revolutionizing a Global Primary Energy Source
Making bio-energy work Pre- Product Feedstock Conversion Separation treatment Synthesis • Characterization • Torrefaction • Synthetic nat. gas • Combustion • Tar removal • TORWASH • Bio-fuels • Gasification • Separation • Pyrolysis • Biorefinery • Bio-plastics • Biochar • Bio-chemicals • Fractionation • Electricity • Heat & cold » Lower costs » Higher yields » New applications
Selected activities • Torrefaction: Biomass to commodity fuel – High bulk & energy density – Long shelf lifetime (hydrophobic) • Combustion: Co-firing – Fuel behaviour during combustion – Ashes, slags, agglomeration effects • Gasification: – Development of gasification technology: MILENA – Tar removal and product synthesis – Test infrastructure to provide services biomass air • Biorefinery: Fuels and chemicals production – Organosolv fractionation: Conversion into cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignine – Conversion of fractions into marketable products
Facilities Combustion Simulator Biorefinery (Organosolv) Tar removal (OLGA) Torrefaction Gasifier (MILENA)
Wind Energy Accelerating Global Wind Energy Growth
Making wind energy work Materials & Turbine & Operations & Components Wind farm Structures Foundation Maintenance • New concepts • New concepts • New concepts • Optimization • Design tools (software) • Design tools • Design tools tools (software) (software) (software) • Accredited • Testing • Sensor • Blade testing measurements development (Test site) • Tidal turbines » Lower costs » Higher yields
Selected activities • Design: Aerodynamics – Rotor & Wind farm • Control – Turbine & Wind farm • Operation & Maintenance – Cost optimisation – Flight leader – Smart maintenance • Measurements – Standardised measurements – Fibre optics, Lidar-based
Facilities ECN Test Site (EWTW) Material and Blade Test Centre (WMC) Measurement Group Industrial Support Group (EWIS)
Solar Energy Step Change in Solar Innovation & Application
Making solar energy work Materials Cell Module System Installation • Characterization • New concept development • New concept development • Measurement • Production technology development • Testing » Lower costs » Higher yields
A few examples: Succesful clustering • N-type: From lab to fab in one year – Joint project: Yingli (CN) and Tempress (NL) – 300 MWp/yr production one year after project start • World-record rear contact module – Joint project: CSI, JA solar, 2 others – 17% module efficiency on mcSi • Installation of complete manufacturing lines – Joint projects: a.o. Roth & Rau – >1 GWp installed worldwide – 50% of cells worldwide produced with ECN technology • Measurement & characterisation (SunLab) • Training and Courses (Solar Academy)
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