ECCM KICkstart DE-NL cross-border NWO grant for e-Refinery scientists
The NWO executive board has awarded thirteen applications in the ECCM KICkstart DE-NL Call. The research focuses, among other things, on bridging the gap between materials at the nanoscale and the large-scale production of these materials, so that the latest developments, for example for the development of electrolysers, can be applied more quickly.
Electrochemical carboxylation – E-CARB
A. Anastasopol MSc, dr. E. Perez Gallent (TNO), prof.dr.ir. E.L.V. Goetheer, prof.dr.ir. W. de Jong (TUD), ETB catalytic technologies, VSParticle, Ruhr Universität Bochum (DE), Fraunhofer UMSICHT (DE)
E-CARB is developing a showcase for a novel electrochemical utilization route of CO2, renewable electricity and circular bio-feedstock for the production of adipic acid, a precursor of nylon 6,6 polymer. E-CARB gathers a consortium of academic experts and companies along the nylon 6,6 polymer value chain from Germany and the Netherlands.
Prof. E.L.G. Goetheer
Prof.dr.ir. W. de Jong
Better Electrodes for Water Electrolysis (BEWE)
Dr. ir. J.W. Haverkort (TUD), Magneto, Veco, Thyssenkrupp (DE), RWThAachen University (DE)
Hydrogen is very suitable for the large scale storage of green electricity. In this project we are working on better electrodes, to significantly reduce the price of hydrogen. Using simulations, we determine how the shape of the electrodes can be improved, which we test, to ultimately arrive at optimal electrodes.
Dr.ir. J.W. Haverkort
Scalable production of large-area materials with nano-precision for the energy transition
Prof. dr. ir. J.R. van Ommen (TUD), prof.dr. D. Segets (Universität Duisburg-Essen, DE), Coatema Machinery (DE), Johnson Matthey, Covestro
The energy transition will require novel large-scale equipment for energy conversion, e.g. for the production of hydrogen. The components of such equipment (electrodes, membranes) will also need to be manufactured at large scale, while working economically with the required scarce metals. Our research aims at developing production methodologies to achieve this.
