Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
- Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is the largest Dutch centre for study into energy. It is based in Petten and has about 700 employees (as of January 2008).The institute consists of 8 research areas:
*Policy studies
*Energy efficiency in industry
*Solar power
*Wind energy
*Renewable energy in the built environment (DEGO)
*Biomass
*Clean fossil fuels
*Fuel cell technology
300 employees work at the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG), a joint venture of ECN and KEMA. Together with the Joint Research Centre (in Dutch "Gemeenschappelijk Centrum voor Onderzoek" (GCO)) of the European Commission and Mallinkrodt (a division of Tyco Healthcare), they are located in the Petten dunes.
See also
* Institute for Energy (IE)
External links
* [http://www.ecn.nl/index.en.html Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands — Das Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) ist das größte niederländische Forschungszentrum für erneuerbare Energien. Mit ungefähr 600 Mitarbeitern (Januar 2011) hat es seinen Sitz im nordholländischen Petten. Das ECN arbeitet in acht… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Institute for Energy — The Institute for Energy or IE, located in Petten, the Netherlands, is one of the seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a Directorate General of the European Commission (EC).The Institute for Energy provides scientific and… … Wikipedia
Joint Research Centre — European Union This article is part of the series: Politics and g … Wikipedia
Joint Research Centre (European Commission) — The Joint Research Centre (JRC), located in Brussels, Belgium, is a Directorate General of the European Commission. Its current Commissioner is Janez Potočnik, and the Director General is Roland Schenkel.The JRC provides independent scientific… … Wikipedia
Economy of the Netherlands — Currency Euro Fiscal year calendar year Trade organisations EU, WTO and OECD Statistics GDP … Wikipedia
Drug policy of the Netherlands — Cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam, Netherlands The drug policy of the Netherlands officially has four major objectives: To prevent recreational drug use and to treat and rehabilitate recreational drug users. To reduce harm to users. To diminish… … Wikipedia
Green energy — is a term used to describe sources of energy that are considered to be environmentally friendly and non polluting. These sources of energy may provide a remedy to the systemic effects of global warming and certain forms of pollution. Green energy … Wikipedia
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group — (NRG) is a Dutch institute that performs nuclear research for the government and private companies. It is the most important producer of radionuclides in Europe and maintains and operates the Petten nuclear reactor. The institute also offers… … Wikipedia
Communist Party of the Netherlands — Communistische Partij Nederland Leader David Wijnkoop (1909 1925) Lou de Visser (1925 1945) Paul de Groot (1945 1967) Marcus Bakker (1967 1982) Ina Brouwer (1982 1991) Founded 1909 Dissolved … Wikipedia
Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre — Dharamshila Hospital and Research (DHRC) Motto Cancer is Curable Formation 1990 Type Non Government Voluntary Organization Purpose/focus Cancer Care and Treatment, Cancer Research Headquarters … Wikipedia
