EC Joint Research Centre (Netherlands)

The JRC facility in Petten brings together multi-disciplinary expertise for providing European policy support and technology innovation related to:

Energy- to ensure sustainable, safe, secure and efficient energy production, distribution and use
Transport - to foster sustainable and efficient mobility in Europe
Climate - to provide scientific and technical analyses in support to integrated air quality, climate and related policies
Nuclear - to maintain and disseminate nuclear competences in Europe to serve both "nuclear" and "non-nuclear" Member States, to provide policy support in the areas of nuclear safety and contribute to the implementation of the JRC Euratom Research and Training Programme.
In Petten about 250 people work on:

Low carbon energy systems
Battery performance and safety
Interoperability  
Smart energy systems
Energy storage
Hydrogen and fuel cell testing
Energy infrastructures and security of supply
Energy efficiency
Energy system modelling and assessment
Nuclear energy – safety, emergency preparedness and response
Low-carbon energy technology assessment
Knowledge management for energy