Participating bodies
The CERTH is a non-profit legal entity under private law (NPO) supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Ministry of Development and Investment. On March 30, 2012, the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering was merged with the Institute of Technology and Technology of Chemical Processes. Solid Fuels Applications and created the Institute of Chemical Process Technology & Applications Energy Resources (HRP). Through the parent institutes, the researchers of the Centre have a long track record of successful participation in projects funded either by the EU or by national funds.
The main areas of specialisation include research, technological development and demonstration activities in renewable energy, solid and liquid (bio)fuel production and use, energy saving and environmental protection.
The Institute employs a scientific staff of about 200 people, while its inputs amount to approximately 10 million euros / year.The main mission of the Institute is to conduct basic and applied research, to develop leading technologies for the production of innovative products and services and to pursue scientific and technological excellence in selected areas of Chemical Engineering, including Energy, Environment, Materials and Processes, in order to meet the needs of the Greek and European industrial and manufacturing sectors. In addition, EKETA/IDEP has the Laboratory of Fossil Fuels Technologies (ETOK) which applies a quality management system according to the requirements of ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025. The laboratory is ISO 9002 certified for most of the analytical services it provides. The equipment of the ETOC includes the necessary instruments for the complete characterization of fuels and the provision of analytical services of the laboratory is carried out according to international standard methods. Their quality is guaranteed by the many years of experience of the staff of the Institute’s staff in testing and physicochemical controls on solid fuel samples
