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Wridzer Bakker re-elected in the EFCE Board
NPT is very pleased to announce that dr.ir. Wridzer Bakker, our long-time representative in the executive board of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, has recently been re-elected for a term of two years (2016-2017). Wridzer Bakker previously served several terms, including two terms as executive vice-president of the EFCE and is currently also a member of the executive board.
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Goal of 16% sustainable energy in 2023 within reach
Minister Henk Kamp announces that the goal to use 16% sustainable energy in 2023 will probably be reached. He says that the work of the 47 partners that take part in the energy agreement definitely started the way to renewable energy. Also the aim to use 14% sustainable energy in 2020 is within reach.
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Finalists announced for Aquatech Innovation Award 2015
More than 70 companies entered this year’s competition, 14 entrants across five categories have been nominated as finalists, along with an additional ’special mention’ nominee.
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NWGD Symposium ‘Numbers tell the tale’ or ‘Meten is Weten’
The Dutch Working Party on Drying (NWGD) organises the annual NWGD symposium about drying technology. During the symposium, speakers from companies, knowledge institutes and academia will present latest developments & innovations in the area of industrial drying, share challenges encountered in practice and strategies to optimise drying operations. This symposium is co-organised by NPT.
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What price carbon (cont’d)
“Businesses do what’s in the interest of business,” said an adviser to CDP who worked on the report. (see article below) “If this many companies are pricing carbon internally, they know that climate change is a business risk.”
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Electrification of the Chemical Industry
Changing from Thermal to Electrochemical Conversion Linking Sustainable Electricity Supply to Energy Demand in Chemical Sector.
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What price carbon?
That depends on whom you ask. EU benchmark prices are a little more than €8 a tonne. But many industries suspect that this will not last much longer.
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Chicken Manure and Willow Wood
Chicken Manure and Willow Wood
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Bedrijfsbezoek Wijzonol en Jaarvergadering NPT
Bedrijfsbezoek Wijzonol en Jaarvergadering NPT
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How low can you go? Chemours Commercializes New Refrigerants with Low Global Warming Potential
This question matters because of the HFC Phase Down Process of the European Union. It is spelled out in the EU F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 which has come into effect as of January 1 of this year. A more accessible reference is Information Sheet 28 of Gluckman Consulting.