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HyScaling: green hydrogen as an economic perspective
To develop and promote hydrogen technology with Dutch companies, the collaborating parties in the HyScaling project have set clear goals. One of them is, that electrolysers have to be developed...
Inclusion and co-creation: Essential ingredients for the large-scale acceptance of digital solutions
The project Social Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence (SAAI) researched the obstacles of large scale implementation of Industry 4.0 and came with some clear conclusions on why inclusion and co-creation are...
Supporting SMEs who develop technologies that lower the energy use of industrial processes
In the project BEAP we work with SMEs, industry and knowledge institutes to connect the demand from industry with the innovative technology providers.
“In the coming year expect to test and implement machine learning methods to distinguish different materials”
My name is Carlo Giuseppe Bertinetto and I am a researcher in ISPT’s project Towards improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging.I believe that chemometrics, a field that combines data science with...
Carbon2Value: synergy between steel and chemistry leads to reduced emissions
Carbon2Value was succesful in converting the carbon waste streams from the steel industry into building blocks for the chemical industry.
Dow and Shell demonstrate progress for lower CO2 emission crackers
Dow and Shell report progress on their technology program to electrically heat steam cracker furnaces. This will significantly reduce CO2 emissions.
Recent developments in carbon capture technologies
What do clathrates have in store for us? There are already a number of technologies available for CO2-capture. But in order to reach a carbon neutral industry by 2050, more...
International Innovation Award for Vepa and Plantics
Hemp chair collection made from hemp fibers and thermoset bio-resin is awarded TheRenewable Material of the Year 2021 Huerth, 21 May 2021 – Furniture manufacturer Vepa and Plantics Superior Natural...
The Heat is On!
The Heat is On will reduce CO2 emissions through integral innovation of heat driven processes.
Making plastics circular: good sorting and broad cooperation are key
What are the promising technologies that could push the transition towards a circular plastics value chain?
Reducing agricultural waste with Waste2Taste
Waste2Taste aims to reduce agricultural waste by using vegetable waste streams to generate high quality dried powders.
Landbouw van de toekomst “Soms dient zich een idee aan dat elke verwachting te boven gaat”
Hoe ziet de Nederlandse landbouw er in de toekomst uit?
Experts ISPT nemen eiwittransitie onder hun hoede
Een circulair landbouwsysteem vraagt om een eiwittransitie. Het programma Fascinating wist deze 4 inhoudelijke experts aan zich te binden.
The scientific progress in mechanical recycling of polymers
What are key examples of current scientific progress in mechanical recycling of polymers in Western Europe?
InReP: technology for high quality recycled plastics
Concerted action to tackle plastic waste and ensure its recycling The Circular Plastics Initiative aims to make plastics fully circular. To achieve this, it brings together organisations from every phase...
Researchers of the first project in the Circular Plastics Initiative
At the Circular Plastics Initiative (CPI), we work towards a fully circular value chain, from production and use via collecting and sorting towards re-use and recycling. Our researchers are important...
“I am looking forward to develop new ideas that can be soon applied in large-scale used plastics management”
My name is Hamid Gilvari and I was born in 1987 in Iran. I am working at the Delft University of Technology as a Postdoctoral Researcher which is part of...
Nieuwe installatie draagt bij aan sluiting van de circulaire koolstofketen
ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux en Tata Steel hebben een gezamenlijke uitstoot van ruim 20 miljoen ton CO2 per jaar. Door deze te verminderen kunnen zij een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan de...
“There are quite some challenges to overcome, but this technology can deliver great potential!”
What is the viability of pulsed compression technology for industrial purposes? This is the core of my research for ISPT’s COMPACT project. My name is Yordi Slotboom, I am 26...
New grant for experimental hydrogen test center for open innovation
Hydrogen from renewable power sources plays a key role in the energy transition by reducing CO2 emissions related to industrial activity. Hydrogen is contributing as sustainable industry feedstock as well...
Improving the recycling process: the need of working from an end market perspective
What are the design challenges in making plastic packaging more recyclable? What steps need to be taken to develop better defined sorting streams? Read more about the third conference day...
Recover valuable substances with ReCoVR
As a result of the growing world population, raw materials are becoming increasingly scarce. That is why we want to have a circular economy in 2050 in which all raw...
Skills for maintenance technicians of the future
The Smart Maintenance Skillslab project brings together educational institutes (Avans Breda and ROC Tilburg) and organizations (Actemium, Dimensys, Kuehne + Nagel and Stork) to identify the necessary skills for the...
A long way to go to achieve a fully circular system
The Circular Plastics Conference 2021 offers a series of online sessions, diving deeper into specific subjects. During the second conference day, there were two parallel sessions that went more into...