ECN part of TNO

TNO D&S provides scientific research and development services. The Company specializes in the areas of earth, life, social, and technical science.

TNO, The Netherland’s Organisation of Applied Scientific Research, is an independent not-for-profit research organization in the Netherlands, whose expertise and research make an important contribution to the competitiveness of companies and organisations, to the economy and to the quality of society as a whole.

TNO has about 3300 employees working in main research areas, energy is a leading theme. TNO’s mission is to support industry and society in general in transforming (scientific) knowledge into applicable products and processes of economic and societal value.

TNO participates and has participated, both as coordinator and partner, in a large number of national and international research programmes, including many FP6 and FP7-projects. TNO and Stichting Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (ECN) have merged as of April 1st, 2018. The sustainable research and development formerly ECN will now continue as “ECN part of TNO”.