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PERFORM: using green electricity and renewable feedstocks to create high-value molecules
21-09-2023 | P2Chemicals
A major advance towards making the chemical industry more sustainable: the EU PERFORM project will conclude at the end of the year – and the results are already spectacular. Electrochemistry allows the industry to produce far more efficiently, while cutting CO2 emissions by half. After successful laboratory trials, a pilot test setup at TNO has demonstrated that many chemical products can be ma
Pleased to meet: Elena Pérez Gallent
01-06-2023 | P2Chemicals
In this series, we put the spotlight on VoltaChem’s team members and get to know them more in-depth. We explore their role, background, expertise, motivations and ambitions. In this edition: Elena Pérez Gallent, Lead Scientist Electrosynthesis of the Power-2-Chemicals program line at VoltaChem.
Meet ZEUS: the largest independent testing facility for CO2 electrolysis cells, stacks & components in Europe!
12-03-2023 | P2Chemicals
VoltaChem is pleased to announce the arrival and initiation of its cutting-edge ZEUS pilot CO2 electrolyser at TNO facilities in Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
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
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)
Milestones PERFORM project: Continuous flow reactor constructed and Awards finalist
25-10-2021 | Project results
PERFORM (PowER platFORM), the project that is coordinated by VoltaChem founding partner TNO, recently reached several milestones: a continuous flow reactor has been constructed and tested, and the project was selected as a finalist for the EU Sustainable Energy Awards (EUSEW Awards) 2021 in the Innovation category.
