The Dow Energy Prize for 2011
On 10 November Professor of Process Equipment at TU Delft, Geert-Jan Witkamp, received the DOW Energy Prize for 2011 from the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Maxime Verhagen, for his 'Eutectic Freeze Crystallisation technology (EFC)', an energy efficient separation technique for industry. EFC separation technology based on freezing uses only 15 percent of the energy needed for evaporation.
Since 1997 Hans Vrijenhoef has been involved in the development of the EFC technology. As Business development Manager at Kemira Chemicals, and later as a director of Proton Ventures BV, Vrijenhoef has guided the team to understand the market requirements and technical targets for getting an economic process. Fifteen years on, EFC has been demonstrated in mining, the chemical industry, and in manure treatment. Larger installations are now under design. Even today Vrijenhoef is involved in TU Delft work by Elif Gencily and sees the EFC technology becoming more and more mature.
More information about the award can be found here and photos are available at http://gallery.me.com/rvdheerik#100379
Proton Ventures at the 1st Low Carbon Earth Summit in Dalian, China October 2011
Proton Ventures presented its work related to the NFuel (mini-ammonia) units and Ammonia as a fuel for the future at the Low Carbon Earth Summit - 2011 in Dalian China. Proton has two presentations within the ammonia sessions at the summit, the copy of Proton's presentation can be found here and here. More information about the conference can be found at this website.
Article about Proton's NFuel concept in the Fluids Processing Magazine - September 2011
Fluids Processing Magazine published an article, titled Alternatief met wind- en zonne-energie, which focuses on Proton's vision for NFuel. To view the article please click here.
Proton Ventures at the 8th Annual Ammonia Fuel Conference in Portland, USA - September 2011
Proton Ventures will present its work related to the NFuel (mini-ammonia) units at the 8th Annual Ammonia conference. Copy of Proton's presentation can be found here. More information about the conference can be found at this website.
Distribution agreement with MIMADA Tech - May 2011
Proton Ventures has signed a Distribution Agreement with MIMADA Tech, for distribution of Proton's NFuel units in Canada.
Distribution agreement with SAFE - April 2011
Proton Ventures has signed a Distribution Agreement with SAFE (Sustainable Ammonia Fertilizer Enterprises), for distribution of Proton's NFuel units in the Mid-west region of the USA.
Ammonia article in the Water Magazine - April 2011
Water Magazine published an article, titled Pleidooi voor milieuvriendelijke ammoniak productie, which focuses on Proton's vision for NFuel. To view the article please click here.
Successful Hannover Expo for Proton Ventures - April 2011
Proton had a successful Expo - there was plenty of interest in Proton's NFuel (mini-ammonia) units and our hydrogen electrolyzers (which we offer through our partnership with Casale Chemicals). Click here to find more information about Proton's exhibit.
Proton Ventures at Hannover Hydrogen+FC Expo - April 2011
We would like to invite you to visit Proton Ventures booth at the coming Hannover Expo. The Expo is from April 4th until 8th 2011. Proton's booth is located at Hall 27, C77. More information about the Expo can be found here http://www.h2fc-fair.com/. Proton will present its NFuel concept at the Expo. NFUEL concept is based on the production and usage of ammonia as a fuel or other purposes. Ammonia being a non-carbon chemical, it produces no greenhouse gases (GHG) on usage. Ammonia can be a suitable medium to 'store' hydrogen. Ammonia is a bulk chemical used in various applications. One application is producing fertilizer and in for example the USA it is allowed to inject ammonia directly into the ground as a fertilizer. Furthermore, ammonia can be directly used as a fuel for transport; various experiments around the world have shown ammonia as an alternative for petroleum fuels. If you intend to visit us at the Expo please let us know in advance, so that we can order free visitor tickets for you. Proton Ventures, The Netherlands Mobile: +31 (0)618290937
Article in the European Oil & Gas Magazine - March 2011
Recently European Oil & Gas magazine published an article, titled The Right Chemistry, which focuses on Proton's successful development of the Ammonia Terminals for the BCT. To view the article please click here.
Article in the Financial Dagblad newspaper - February 2011
Recently Financial dagblad published an article, titled Wind and Sun energy in Fuel Tank, which focuses on Proton's vision for NFuel. To view the article please click here.
