The Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA) and the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to cooperate on research in the field of renewable energy-related technologies.
FREA offers a broad range of energy-related research, including enabling technologies for interconnection of renewable in the electric grid, enabling technologies for energy storage with hydrogen carriers, wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy and ground-source heat pumps. There is a considerable overlap in research areas with ECN’s mission and discussions on common interests have already taken place, specifically on the themes of wind energy and solar energy.
The agreement was signed at the Energy Event on October 30th, 2014 at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo, held at the occasion of the State Visit of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her Majesty Queen Máxima and the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr. Henk Kamp.
About ECN
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is the largest energy research institute in the Netherlands. With around 500 members of staff, ECN is active in projects both at home and abroad, in joint efforts with the industry, government authorities and research institutes. ECN does this from its branches in Petten, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Brussels and China. ECN’s research has a major influence on day-to-day life. In this, ECN performs an important function for the society of today and the future.
ECN Web Page:
https://www.ecn.nl/home/