… Anja Bieberle-Hütter. As interim head of DIFFER’s solar fuels research theme, she is determined to help solving the paradox. Interim head of solar fuels research Anja Bieberle-Hütter During her career as a solar … Bieberle-Hütter. As interim head of DIFFER’s solar fuels research theme, she is determined to help solving the …
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… become chair of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) with effect from 1 January 2017. NWO is … core tasks, funding of and innovation in Dutch scientific research and the management of eight national research institutes, both now and in the future. As of 1 …
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… into fuel Published on May 08, 2015 Most of the worldwide research efforts in solar fuels are directed at the splitting of water into hydrogen … we directly use sunlight in a device to convert water and CO2 into hydrogen or hydrocarbons. Bieberle: In my group, we …
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… knew that he would eventually hold a senior position in research. But he never thought this would be possible at … that directors always came from outside of nuclear fusion research. That way, they could bring fresh blood to the … in our fusion research. I want to unroll it in our solar fuels research too. The plan is to develop effective systems …
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… labs to fast-track the discovery of materials for green fuels, making clean energy storage smarter and more … such as hydrogen, synthetic fuels, or ammonia. These carbon-neutral fuels can be produced using surplus renewable … knowledgeable when it comes to developing large scale research infrastructure. This facility will be used for our …
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… 2023 DIFFER is going to invest in new facilities for energy research and open these up to third parties more than ever. … with universities, universities of applied sciences, other research institutes and society. The research focus remains … and systems in the fields of fusion energy and solar fuels. Two years ago, the institute began the process that …
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… The future of solar fuels: when could they become competitive? Attend this … form to attend . Solar energy driven processes with H2O and CO2 as basic feedstocks can produce ‘‘solar fuels’’ that … summarizes the main findings of techno-economic research on systems that can generate different types of …
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… Bridge builder Tony Donné looks back on career as a fusion researcher Published on December 13, 2023 Tony Donné has devoted his entire working life to fusion research. First in scientific roles in the Netherlands, and … van der Wiel (institute director, left) and Peter Wortman (workshop, right). Credit: DIFFER What was your leadership …
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… broader goal of contributing to a sustainable and carbon-neutral future motivates me” Published on October 30, 2025 … produce nitrogen fertilizers, without carbon emissions? PhD researcher Qinghao Shen explored how renewable electricity … of sustainable fertilizer production without fossil fuels. The modelling tools and insights generated here can …
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… Two NWO grants to turn solar energy into fuels Published on August 31, 2016 Research teams at DIFFER have been awarded two of the eight research grants in the NWO programme Solar to Products . … Research teams at DIFFER have been awarded two of the eight … The research will lead to long-lasting, high energy density fuels without net CO 2 production. In the two research …
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… At DIFFER we do ground-breaking fundamental scientific research to develop novel future energy technologies, … university groups and industrial partners. Our research focuses on two major energy themes: research into … safe and sustainable energy source, and research into solar fuels for the conversion and storage of sustainable energy. …
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… PhD defense: Alex van de Steeg DIFFER PhD researcher Alex van de Steeg will defend his thesis Insight into CO2 Dissociation Kinetics in Microwave Plasma using Laser … produce sustainable carbon feedstocks for the synthesis of fuels and chemicals. These fuels can be used for energy …
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… for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES). He also leads a research group at the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER). At this NWO institute, he carries out … the indirect conversion of renewable energy into synthetic fuels and chemical substances. He has been a member of the …
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… exceptional scientists receive the EUROfusion Bernard Bigot Researcher Grant Published on September 24, 2024 The … energy has awarded sixteen EUROfusion “Bernard Bigot” Researcher Grants (ERG) to talented post-doctoral … topic he will focus on is: 'Inference of post-disruptive neutral and ion density profiles for the optimization of …
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… This project is a stepping stone for DIFFER to develop a research plasma reactor into a more generic (turn-key) unit … of the plasma reactor is led by Stefan Welzel (Solar Fuels Facilities and Instrumentation) and his team. Welzel: … (KIT) in 2021. First plasma At DIFFER a 1 kW RF powered CO2 plasma reactor provided the experimental data for the …
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