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  • Inspiring symposium "Research challenges in harvesting and converting solar energy"

    … "Research challenges in harvesting and converting solar energy" Published on September 10, 2015 10 September 2015 On … upcoming NWO program Solar-to-Products was announced. This public-private partnership program opens in the autumn of … website . photo credit: Norbert van Onna   Go to the News page. …
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  • NWO grant for combining live measurements with modeling during water-splitting

    … research on water-splitting and alternative renewable energy sources. This was announced by NWO. The researchers … and clever computer modeling (represented by the green-yellow wires and the wavy graph to the right of the … were granted (26%). Original Dutch text   Go to the News page. …
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  • Prestigious European grant for Purushothaman Varadhan

    … the conversion of solar energy and the production of green, sustainable hydrogen. In 2019 Varadhan came to … and Electrochemical Processes for Energy Applications group of Mihalis Tsampas The group focuses on so-called … in air, it is even available in distant places. Go to the News page. …
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  • We need to join forces to accelerate the energy transition

    … We need to join forces to accelerate the energy transition Published on October 13, 2016 What can industry and research do to accelerate the energy transition? During the Topsector Energy Conference … Dutch Science Agenda Photo credit: Roy Borghouts Go to the News page. …
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  • Catalytic and Electrochemical Processes for Energy Applications

    … Catalytic and Electrochemical Processes for Energy Applications Group leader: Dr. Mihalis Tsampas The research at CEPEA … and enabling atomic-level control over exposed catalytic sites. In addition, we are actively developing novel … and enabling atomic-level control over exposed catalytic sites. In addition, we are actively developing novel …
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  • Potential energy surfaces for molecular modelling, and a perspective on simulations of plasma-material interaction

    … Potential energy surfaces for molecular modelling, and a perspective … seminar? Use the registration form to attend . Potential energy surfaces represent the total energy of a system of nuclei and electrons as a function of … Potential energy surfaces represent the total energy of a system of …
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  • PhD defense: Alex van de Steeg

    … a circular economy, CO2 reduction powered by renewable energy is recognized as an opportunity to produce … of fuels and chemicals. These fuels can be used for energy storage or the integration of fossil-dependent … technology with high process scalability, conversion, and energy efficiency. However, the main mechanisms concerning …
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  • Storing renewable electricity in batteries running on water

    … form to attend . With the rapid growth of solar and wind energy, a new challenge arises: how to store renewable electricity to warrant a continuous energy supply? A series of different electricity storage … compare it power-to-gas and power-to-liquid routes that my group are working on at TU Delft. A pilot plant facility of …
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  • Rijnhuizen estate in Nieuwegein sold

    … reached agreement with Bogor Projectontwikkeling B.V. and Green Real Estate B.V. about the sale of the Rijnhuizen … the start of May 2015 the FOM Institute for Fundamental Energy Research DIFFER was located on the estate. The estate … (Mark Brocken) , Stichting FOM Go to the News page. …
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  • System identification of heat transport

    … The goal of a fusion reactor is to provide sustainable energy, therefore it needs to generate more energy than it … plasma temperature for fusion and a maximum density (Greenwald limit), one of the most important free parameters … only be estimated from other measurements. Therefore, our group develops new methodologies to determine the transport …
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  • Dutch knowledge consortium for the development of molten salt reactors

    … The MSR can make a valuable contribution to the sustainable energy mix: safe and CO 2 -free energy at a competitive price. Moreover, an MSR can provide … regeling. Meer informatie NRG nieuwsbericht   Go to the News page. … The MSR can make a valuable contribution to the sustainable energy mix: safe and CO 2 -free energy at a competitive …
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  • Finding better electrodes for sustainable water splitting

    … fuel cells, or for the production of sustainable chemicals. Images Shutterstock, edit by DIFFER However, electrolysis is … New catalysts Qiuhua Liang, PhD candidate in the DIFFER group Electrochemical Materials and Interfaces (EMI), is one … Geert Brocks, Vivek Sinha, Anja Bieberle-Hütter Go to the News page. …
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  • Driven to accelerate energy materials discovery

    … Driven to accelerate energy materials discovery Published on November 11, 2025 … training and education, including 3 industry driven group projects, followed by a major individual 10-month … material discovery. To this end, two new research groups will be established early 2026. The self-driving lab …
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  • FOM awards 2.3 million euros to tame fusion reactor exhaust

    … to tackle the greatest barrier on the road to clean fusion energy. The institute wants to remove heat and fast … sun, holds great potential as a clean, safe, large scale energy source on earth. The big challenge to realising … experiments in Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Go to the News page. …
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  • Turning any silicon nanocrystal into a white light emitter

    … co-author Ilker Dogan (DIFFER). Harnessing defects In their publication in Nature Light, Ilker Dogan and his colleagues … in the oxide shell surrounding each nanoparticle. These sites can then be stimulated to produce red, green and blue … to be used as a solar spectrum absorber. Go to the News page. …
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