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On June 21st, 2017 the joint TU/e-DIFFER Center for Computational Energy Research (CCER) will be officially opened. The CCER aims to explore pathways to future energy systems via computational methods. The ambition is to complement experimental research in unlocking scalable energy solutions for mid-century and beyond.

In a newly granted European research project together with scientists from the Netherlands, Poland and Spain, DIFFER will develop advanced multi-scale modelling of the processes in photo-electrochemical systems. The goal of this M-ERA.NET  project: understanding the mechanisms that limit the conversion of sunlight into fuels and to optimize artificial leaves towards highest performance.

On Wednesday 5 April 2017, DIFFER organised the workshop Renewable Energy Driven Chemistry.

Promovendus Stein van Eden uit het DIFFER-fusieprogramma krijgt de prijs voor het beste NEVAC-artikel 2017 uitgereikt. In het blad van de Nederlandse Vacuümvereniging beschrijft Van Eden een bolometer om de energie te bepalen die een fusieplasma in de vorm van licht uitstraalt.

Silicon nanocrystals are promising materials for optical, electronic, medical and renewable energy applications. However, different synthesis techniques produce very different light emission characteristics, usually with low efficiencies. In Nature Light, Ilker Dogan and colleagues demonstrate a technique to turn any silicon nanocrystal into a white light emitter.