Technologie-Transfer-Zentrum Bremerhaven (TTZ) – German private non-profit research institute
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The Technologie-Transfer-Zentrum Bremerhaven (ttz Bremerhaven) was established in 1987 and comprises six institutes for applied research and development (R&D). More than 80 highly qualified employees (scientists and engineers) are working on business-related projects in the fields of Environmental Technology, Biotechnology, Energy and Process Engineering, Food and Bio Process Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, and Organisation. Since its establishment, TTZ has successfully completed more than 4.000 Projects on regional but also at national and EU level. TTZ has a long experience in developing and managing European research projects, as it has participated in more than 80 projects during the 5th and 6th EU Framework Programme, including CRAFT, Collective Research, Thematic Networks, ETI, INCO, etc., either as coordinator or as a research partner.
TTZ’s environmental institute has long lasting experience in development and adaptation of different wastewater treatment technologies. In the field of renewable energies TTZ is working in different projects at regional, national and EU level. It possesses outstanding expertise in the field of Short Rotation Plantation and biomass application and participates in EU funded projects aiming to develop tailor-made wastewater irrigation technologies and to examine co-combustion of SRP biomass in large power plants. Furthermore TTZ cooperates with research groups in Asia to prove the feasibility of the SRP approach to their specific local conditions (in Bangladesh) or to cultivate fast growing trees for the protection of saline soils (in China).
Contact
Tel.: +49-471-9448-772