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Key insight: Prioritizing limited available green electricity for achieving climate goals
17-02-2022
Electrification will play a significant role in decarbonization of our economy and reaching the 2030–2050 climate goals. VoltaChem conducted a study on where electrification and associated investments have the greatest impact in The Netherlands up to 2030.
Transition to e-fuels will impact position of industrial harbors
26-01-2022
In the transition to e-fuels, major energy ports in North-Western Europe like HIC Rotterdam are expected to retain their hub function for energy and feedstocks. However, in the future their focus will be less on local fuel production, and more on logistics and international transport to bring hydrogen, e-fuels and associated chemical commodities to customers in their hinterland. While hydrogen is
Solid Oxide Electrolysis: right on track towards industrial application
29-11-2021 | P2Hydrogen
The global sustainability transition has sparked renewed interest in high temperature electrolysis by means of solid oxide cells. A major advantage of these ceramics-like devices is their potential for integration in an industrial process environment at high temperatures. This opens avenues towards efficient production of a range of green chemicals and fuels. Frans van Berkel and Claire Ferchaud a
Plasma technology takes center stage at fourth edition of VoltaChem Power-2-X Tour
26-11-2021 | Event report
The fourth edition of VoltaChem's online Power-2-X tour on November 18th formed a prelude to the opening of the Brightsite Plasmalab later that same day. The talk show, attended online by some 150 viewers, was all about plasma as a promising upcoming Power-2-X technology for decarbonization of the chemical industry towards 2030 and 2050. It highlighted topics such as the current state of plasma te
Fieldlab Industrial Electrification signs contract for demo location at Plant One Rotterdam
19-11-2021
On November 19th, Josepha van Kollenburg (Director Fieldlab Industrial Electrification) and Fer Klinckhamers (COO Plant One Rotterdam) signed the contract for a demo location to help accelerate the energy transition in industry. The location at Plant One Rotterdam will be operational from mid-2022. In this Fieldlab, technologies can be tested on an industrially relevant scale in a practical enviro
Brightsite Plasmalab officially opened
18-11-2021 | P2Chemicals
On November 18th 2021, the Brightsite Plasmalab opened officially on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen (NL). Researchers from Maastricht University and its Brightsite partners TNO and Sitech Services will work collaboratively in this lab to optimize existing plasma technology and develop new plasma processes. This will make it possible to electrify chemical processes using (green)
