Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)

Overview

Founded in 1955, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), located in Petten, The Netherlands, is the leading centre for energy research in the Netherlands. ECN combines strength in high-quality technical research with a wide European and global reach. ECN comprises 600 staff, structured into six business units: Solar Energy; Wind Energy; Biomass, Coal & Environmental Research; Efficiency and Infrastructure; Engineering and Services; and Policy Studies.

The Unit Policy Studies specialises in national and international policies and measures to make our global energy system more sustainable. It conducts high-level policy research and offers advice to governments, companies and public organisations.

Resources

• ECN research units
• ECN publications
• Online photovoltaic simulator
• IVFIT photovoltaic I-V curve fitting program
• ECN Phyllis, database of biomass and waste composition data
• Policy Studies modeling systems and energy information
• ECN-Low Carbon Development Strategies: A Reality Check

Tools

• ClimateTechWiki
• ECN GHG Marginal Abatement Cost curves (NAMAC)
• Information Toolkit for post-2012 climate policies
• Low-Carbon Technology Cooperation in the Climate Regime
• Renewable Energy Projections as Published in the National Renewable Energy Action Plans of the European Member States

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Programs

• Africa - CCS capacity building
• Carbon Capture and Storage in Southern Africa
• Ghana-Paving the Way for Low Carbon Development Strategies
• Indonesia-ECN Capacity building for energy policy formulation and implementation of sustainable energy projects
• Indonesia-Paving the Way for Low Carbon Development Strategies
• Post-2012 Climate Instruments in the transport sector

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