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Business Day

Wanneer: 
16 June 2016 - 13:00 to 18:00
Waar: 
EnergyVille, Thor Park, Poort Genk 8300, 3600 Genk

You are cordially invited to the EnergyVille Business Day! During this day you get a sneak peek of what EnergyVille has in store in research and development for the coming 5 years. We will focus on the domains of thermal energy, building-integrated photovoltaics with battery storage, and the ICT management of total energy systems (integrating thermal and electric energy). As a business you will gain valuable insight in future developments and you get the possibility to think along. The business day is your first step to make sure that you develop and produce the most advanced technology at all times.

 

     

    Programme:

    13:00 Workshops A

    1. GeoWatt Download the presentations
      EnergyVille develops innovative concepts and tools to further increase the efficiency of thermal nets (4th generation district heating networks incl. the use of deep geothermal sources), meanwhile limiting the risks and investment/operational costs and guarding the maintenance or even enhancement of end user comfort. More
    2. SolSThore Download the presentations
      EnergyVille develops enabling technologies for building-integrated PV and storage, ultimately to be validated in 2 demos: the façade integration of PV and commercial roof-integrated PV. More

     

    15h: COFFEE BREAK

    15:30: Workshops B

    1. SmarThor
      EnergyVille is developing an ICT platform that can control a fully integrated multi-energy system, using EnergyVille’s own algorithms. We aim for real-life and properly functioning demos in residential areas or industrial sites with an optimally functioning energy system, meaning that the various energy sources, thermal and electric, are perfectly aligned to each other and to the consumption. More
    2. Distribution Grids
      Given the increased penetration of renewable energy resources and the higher flexibility in the system, it becomes increasingly important to test devices under real conditions. At the same time, it is no longer possible to make hardware tests that can adequately model all possible variations in the power system. For this, real-time hardware-in-the-loop tests can be used to integrate the reality check with real devices subjected to all possible scenarios. Discover how EnergyVille will be equiped with real-time digital simulation equipment that can enable testing of equipment and controllers, including the required communication infrastructure. Brainstorm with us about how the simulator can be put to use for your present or future challenges. More

     

    17:30h: reception & guided tour of the building & research infrastructure

     

    Workshops in detail

    GeoWatt Download the presentations

    • 13:00 - 13:15 - Welcome and introduction “Sustainable energy supply in cities” - Carlo Mol, EnergyVille
    • 13:15 - 13:45 - Activity 1 “Research activities on 4th generation thermal networks” - Robbe Salenbien and Glenn Reynders, EnergyVille
    • 13:45 - 14:15 - Activity 2 “Efficient use of deep geothermal energy in thermal networks” - David Lagrou and Sarah Van Erdeweghe, EnergyVille
    • 14:15 - 14:45 - Activity 3 “Pre-study of a regional 4th generation thermal network” - Erik De Schutter, EnergyVille, Rudi Lens (Aperam) and Philippe Gelders, city of Genk
    • 14:45 - 15:00 - Q&A and Wrap-up - Carlo Mol, EnergyVille

     

    SolSThore

     

    SmarThor

     

    Distribution Grids

    • 15.30 - 16.15 - Real-time Simulation Lab at EnergyVille - Jef Beerten, EnergyVille
      The increased penetration of renewable energy sources, combined with the introduction of smart meters, new protection devices and communication standards, makes that it becomes more and more challenging to guarantee the integration with the existing power systems. As such, individual component testings often no longer suffice and more detailed system integration studies are needed by subjecting the new devices to close to real-life conditions. The real-time simulation lab with hardware-in-the-loop capabilities at EnergyVille facilitate offers exactly that. We present the research direction taken in this exciting field and discuss how this the research will help in guaranteeing a safe operation and control of tomorrow’s electricity grids.
    • 16.15 - 17.00 - Decision Support for System Operation -  Frederik Geth, EnergyVille
      The integration of renewable energy resources leads to an increase in complexity in the operation of the power system, making it harder for to estimate what is going on. Furthermore it is also more challenging to make good operational decisions, for instance due to the variability of the output of intermittent generation or lack of observability. The goal of the decision support roadmap is to develop methodologies that support system operation closer to the limits, while keeping reliability high, but costs low, in the increasingly complex power system of the future. 
    • 17.00 - 17.30 - Open Discussion on Technical Challenges in Electricity Networks - Steven Van Deun & Kris Baert, EnergyVille
      An interactive discussion of the current and future challenges in electricity networks, and how real-time simulations and decision support systems can assist solving them in the future. This discussion will be conducted under Chatham House rules.

     

     
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