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A former director of ECN, Wim Stam, made headlines with his private investment in four windmills. In his role as public servant, Wim Stam also advised the Dutch
Government on the placement, quality and efficiency of wind mills. Wim made over one million Euros with his private investments. As a result
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Supervisory Board consists of six members. It is the duty of the Supervisory Board to supervise the administration of the foundation by the Board of directors as well as
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ECN received its current name in 1976. Before that time, the centre, which was founded in 1955, was solely focused on the peaceful deployment of nuclear energy under the name of
Reactor Centre Netherlands (RCN). In 1976 it became clear that the energy supply of the future should not rely on nuclear
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European collaborative project coordinated by ECN. The project aim to create possibilities for the use of cheaper, less reactive, raw materials by using membrane reactor technology. CARENA brings together companies and institutes from 8 European countries. European chemical companies as
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ECN researchers disseminate their results in publications such as reports, peer reviewed articles in scientific and professional journals, conference contributions and books and chapters in books. In 2011, ECN published 481 reports (public and confidential) and 176 articles in scientific journals.
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FLOW: the FLOW programme enables Dutch businesses to take a leading position on the international market for offshore wind farms. The programme was initiated by RWE, Eneco, TenneT, Ballast Nedam, Van Oord, IHC Merwede, 2-B Energy, XECM Darwind, ECN and Delft
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research institute in Europe and holds a strong international position. With and for the market, ECN develops knowledge and technology that enable a transition to a
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energy alone. Alternative forms of energy were called for. RCN was appointed as the institute that should conduct the largest part of this research.
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