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TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory
08-04-2022
Oil and gas shortages are not only pushing up the prices of gas and petrol, but also plastics, medicines and cosmetics. To make our society less dependent on fossil fuels and combat climate change, the chemical industry needs to change radically. In recent years, TU Delft and TNO have laid the foundation for cleaner production processes in the chemical industry. The new e-Chem partnership is now t
Next Level Solid Oxide Electrolysis
24-02-2022
VoltaChem, its founding partner TNO, ISPT and industrial partners Air Liquide, BP, and OCI initiated a new project together to explore the upscaling potential of SOEC (Solid Oxide electrolysis Cells) in the process industry. Through this project, the feasibility of SOEC-technology in the chemical and fuels industry will be evaluated.
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
Decarbonization and recarbonization
07-11-2019 | Program update
The theme of the 2019 VoltaChem annual event is “Re-carbonizing the Chemical Industry by Electrification”. At VoltaChem's 5th anniversary, it brings to attention the importance of carbon, a key element in many products. Since we can't do without carbon, recarbonization is a crucial concept for realizing a sustainable economy.
Integrated capture and conversion of CO2
04-11-2019 | New Project
The direct use of CO2 loaded amine-based capture solvents in an electrochemical reactor is a viable concept for providing the chemical industry with sustainable, circular carbon-based starting materials. Laboratory experiments in VoltaChem's program line Power-2-Chemicals have already established high efficiencies in the capture integrated conversion of CO2 into formic acid. Now, a shared research
