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Events (archive)

Events (archive)

We believe in our duty to share knowledge through weekly seminars, regularly workshops and other events. on this page you'll find events organized in the past. If you're interested in upcoming events visit the Events page. Our weekly seminars at DIFFER cover a wide range of topics and are open to everybody. Please, read more on our dedicated Seminars page. You can find specific information for external visitors and subscribe to our seminar mailinglist on this page.

New year seminar: Going South: The Antarctic Peninsula

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The southernmost continent holds much appeal for a variety of reasons. One century ago, visiting its icy shores posed a great challenge, while whales and seals were exploited as a natural resource. Today, Antarctica's fascinating but fragile ecosystem is embattled amidst climate change and the threat of its ores being extracted once the Antarctic Treaty may expire in 2041.
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Seminar: Energy storage in fuels and bulk chemicals – towards E-Refinery development

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Renewable power sources like solar and wind energy are intermittent, and this is associated with a number of challenges regarding balancing demand and supply of electricity. Generally, considering a year’s period, there are timeframes with excess power and with a shortage. A complication is that different timescales play a role in the balancing challenge. Energy storage is a way to solve this.
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DIFFER 60 Symposium: Energizing the Future

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DIFFER, the former FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, will turn 60 this year. We celebrate this special moment with a symposium and reception. Would you like to register? Please visit DIFFER 60.
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Seminar cancelled: Controversies and energy transitions: the value of social conflict

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> This seminar will be rescheduled in 2020
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Seminar: CO2 splitting by inductively-coupled hybrid plasma catalysis and Boudouard reactions

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CO2 activation by plasma can be a viable route to reduce CO2 to CO, which can be used for further chemistry. The advantage of plasma activation is that it can use intermittent sustainably generated electrical power as energy source.
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