Our research showcase

GeoWatt researches fourth-generation thermal grids for balancing the local demand of groups of users for heat or cold with the available supply.

The TEMPO project develops technical innovations that help to lower temperatures in district heating networks for a future sustainable energy system. This is realised by 1) innovations to create low temperature (LT) networks for increased network efficiency and integration …

The GEOTeCH project develops an innovative drilling concept that is based on dry auger methods, an innovative ground heat exchanger, based on co-axial configuration and spiral fluid flow pathways, allowing to achieve high levels of thermal performance with low pressure loss …

Thermal networks of the 4th generation form an important part of EnergyVille's thermal research. Thermal networks of the 4th generation are low temperature networks balancing heat/cold production with local demand. These thermal networks will have an important impact on …

The activity district heating and cooling focuses on the development, demonstration and implementation of intelligent control of networks and substations, tools for designing DHC networks, low temperature networks, multi-carrier energy networks and district cooling networks …

With the commencement of the European HEATSTORE project six demonstration projects in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Switzerland aim to get technologies for the seasonal underground storage of heat transferred to industry and on to market. The research …

SolSThore aims to enable massive deployment of solar energy in the context of Smart Cities. This requires a combination of highly efficient building-integrated PV (both on the level of energy yield and device reliability) and local storage by means of batteries. SolSThore …

The FC-DISTRICT project wants to optimise and implement an innovative energy production and distribution concept for sustainable and energy efficient refurbished or new "energy autonomous" districts, exploiting decentralised co-generation coupled with optimised building and …

The open innovation platform "Flemish Living Lab Electric Vehicles" came about to speed up the introduction of electric vehicles in Flanders. Companies or organizations test innovative technologies, products, services and concepts through a representative test population in …

The project 'Towards a Sustainable Energy Supply in Cities' is a part of the Strategical Action Plan for the Province of Limburg (Strategische Actieplan Limburg in het Kwadraat SALK) and enables EnergyVille to become an even better integrated top research centre, with 1 …

When a material melts or freezes, a certain amount of energy is absorbed or released at a nearly constant temperature. Melting 1 kg of ice, for instance, sets free as much energy (heating) as is needed to heat the same amount of water with 80°C (cooling). This latent heat of …