The Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion

Informazioni relative al progetto

MCEC

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 801359

DOI

10.3030/801359

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 19 Marzo 2018

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2018

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2023

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 3 348 480,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 674 240,00

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MCEC (The Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2020-09-01 al 2023-08-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

In the Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion (MCEC; www.mcec-researchcenter.nl) research teams from the fields of chemistry, physics and engineering at the universities of Utrecht (UU), Eindhoven (TU/e), and Twente (UT) have been working together on an ambitious research program with the aim to address one of the Grand Challenges our society faces today: sustainable energy conversion. More efficient and sustainable production of fuels and chemicals requires the development of new catalytic conversion processes that combine smart catalyst-reactor combinations with optimal transport of heat and mass at every length scale, i.e. from the nanoscale of the catalyst to the meter-scale of the reactor. Covering this full range of length scales requires a concerted effort of chemists, physicists and engineers, including both experimental and theoretical approaches.
In the framework of this program a group of 20 Cofund fellows has been equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to address the energy challenge in all sectors: academia, industry and governance.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

The MCEC program has attracted, through 2 recruitment calls, 20 COFUND PhDs. Each MCEC PhD student has been enrolled in the local graduate programme of the three Universities and is trained in accordance with these local programmes and the overarching MCEC training programme.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The MCEC program aims to achieve the following impacts for its PhD students and society.

Career perspective of the PhD students
-Working in a research programme of proven quality and high visibility
-Working in the top research groups in the Netherlands
-Being educated in a truly multidisciplinary environment
-Gaining a range of transferable skills
-Building a strong international and intersectoral network

Addressing the future need for skilled Energy professionals

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