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• CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Varennes

  Industry sectors and companies can leverage the knowledge of the CANMET Energy Technology Centre in the field of process integration (a.o.). The Centre specializes in chemicals, agri-food, pulp and paper, dyeworks and other industries that use a significant amount of thermal energy and/or water.
  
  More information:
  http://cedrl.mets.nrcan.gc.ca/eng/industrie.html
  
  

• Chalmers University of Technology

  Research at the Department of Heat and Power Technology (part of the School of Chemical Engineering) focuses (amongst others) on Process integration.
  
  More information:
  http://www.hpt.chalmers.se
  
  

• Delft University of Technology

  The Process Systems Engineering research group of the Department of Chemical Engineering (faculty of Applied Sciences) is active in the field of process integration.
  
  More information:
  http://www.dct.tudelft.nl/pse
  
  

• EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)

  The Institute of Thermal Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering) addresses the topic of industrial process integration (amongst others).
  
  More information:
  http://lttwww.epfl.ch
  
  

• Monash University

  The Department of Chemical Engineering of the Monash University is active in the field of process integration.
  
  More information:
  http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/chemeng
  
  

• Process Systems Engineering at Aachen University

  This institute is active in the field of process integration. Research projects are currently carried out in various process systems engineering areas such as modeling methods and numerical algorithms, process synthesis, optimization based process control as well as information technology support to improve and facilitate model-based chemical and process engineering.
  
  More information:
  http://www.lpt.rwth-aachen.de/Research/Process.html
  
  

• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (University of Technology in Eindhoven)

  The Environmental Technology Group (SET) initiates, co-ordinates and stimulates research on environmental technology within the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. SET focuses its research on (a.o.): Design of sustainable chemical processes (process integrated technology or end-of-pipe technology).
  
  More information:
  http://www.chem.tue.nl/set
  
  

• Tekes - National Technology Agency of Finland

  The Process Integration Technology Programme 2000 - 2004 of the National Technology Agency (Tekes) supports industrial process technology development projects in which energy, material or information flows are involved.
  
  More information:
  http://akseli.tekes.fi/Resource.phx/bike/pi/en/index.htx
  
  

• TNO

  TNO is an independent Dutch organisation, established by law, whose activity lies in translating technological knowledge into practical applications. TNO is a contract research organisation which operates as a business. The department Energy Systems of TNO Environment, Energy and Process Innovation offers "Process integration based on exergy pinch technology" as one of its products and services.
  
  More information:
  http://www.mep.tno.nl/wie_we_zijn_eng/organisatie/afdelingen/energiesystemen/afdeling_ES_eng.html
  
  

• UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)

  The Department of Process Integration at UMIST is a world leader in the field of conceptual process design. The methodologies developed allow environmentally friendly process design with the most efficient use of raw materials, energy and capital.

  The department enjoys the relationship with the Process Integration Research Consortium, which is a body of multinational companies that provides financial and technical support for the continuing development of the research programme.
  
  More information:
  http://www.cpi.umist.ac.uk

  
  

• University of Twente

  The research group "Development and Design of Industrial Processes" of the faculty of Chemical Technology is active in the field of process integration.
  
  More information:
  http://ooip.ct.utwente.nl
  
  

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