PSFD research group news

Alex van de Steeg (DIFFER and TU/e) mapped CO2 plasmas to figure out the reactions at play when CO2 splits into other molecules at temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun. Recently he obtained his PhD cum laude.

To make an impact on society with their work on electrolysers for hydrogen production, DIFFER collaborates with EIRES researchers and industrial manufacturer VDL Groep in a project funded by the Brabant Development Agency (BOM). Marius Ponten, Director of Special Projects at VDL Groep: ‘Learning by doing is the fastest route to innovation.’

DIFFER and Leiden University receive about € 850,000 from NWO’s Open Technology Program for building a new type of plasma reactor.

Using renewable electricity and carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO) can be produced as a source of sustainable fuels. Driving this process with high temperature is regularly dismissed as not very promising, because the theoretical maximum achievable energy efficiency would be 'only' 50 percent.

Nederlands-Duitse samenwerking is essentieel om de potentie van waterstofinnovatie en groene chemie aan te boren. De samenwerkingsmogelijkheden vormden het hart van het Dutch-German Hydrogen Symposium 2021 dat 6 juli plaatsvond in Berlijn. Bijgewoond door het Koningspaar, maakte dit evenement deel uit van het staatsbezoek van Nederland aan Duitsland.