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ICON BIDC: Introducing DC technology in tomorrow's power system

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Electricity networks have been widely equipped with alternating current technology at 50 or 60 Hz for over century. However, DC technology provides clear technical advantages in a world that will be dominated by energy storage systems, photovoltaic modules, digital equipment …
Power electronics Electrical networks

ROLLING SOLAR

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The project aims to catalyse a lasting cross border collaboration between industry, research and other stakeholders. The goal is to technically enable local manufacturers and building and construction companies to realize cost effective integration of long lengths of solar …
Solar energy Energy for buildings and districts Power electronics

NEPTUNE: North-sea Energy Plan for Transition to Sustainable Wind Energy

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The development of renewable energy and in particular wind energy has ensured that cost-effectiveness of this technology has increased, whereas this also leads to increasing sizes of wind parks which are located further away from the existing network. As a result, the …
Electrical networks Power electronics

BREGILAB: Support for research into the development of renewable energy in the Belgian electricity grid

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In the context of the energy transition fund and on the recommendation of the Minister for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Marghem, the Minister Council has approved the EnergyVille project BREGILAB to maximize renewable energy in the future Belgian …
Solar energy Electrical networks Energy strategies and markets Power electronics

Home Lab

The Home Lab is a real life test infrastructure for home energy management systems, residential demand response technologies involving smart appliances and in-home communication systems. The Home Lab enables the testing of residential energy management systems, communication …
Power electronics Battery storage Energy strategies and markets Energy for buildings and districts

Bipolar DC Lab

Flexible DC Lab for new home technologies The Bipolar DC Lab infrastructure is a testing facility where industrial partners can perform technology validation for the new DC distribution systems: grid architectures, grid components, converters, renewable energy sources …
Electrical networks Power electronics

Open Thor Living Lab: a state-of-the-art living lab for the energy transition

Meet Open Thor, a state-of-the-art living lab for the energy transition that, in addition to strategic infrastructure, offers a unique ecosystem of innovation where co-development and co-creation between scientific, industrial and residential partners takes central stage …
Thermal systems Power-to-Molecules Energy strategies and markets Conversion Power electronics Solar energy Battery storage Energy for buildings and districts Electrical networks

POWERDRIVE: Power electronics optimisation for next generation electric vehicle components

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With the purpose of transforming road transportation in Europe to zero-emission mobility, POWERDRIVE aims at developing next generation, highly efficient, cost-effective, and compact power electronics solutions that integrate a portfolio of technologies for multi-objective …
Power electronics

SloGaN: System Level Optimization of GaN-based power devices.

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The SloGaN project aims to develop an updated plan for GaN circuits and components that improves performance, efficiency and dimensions, demonstrates a circuit mounting for GaN power stages and validates these improvements.
Power electronics

DC-safe: Insulation resistance monitoring

Our DC-safe® technology measures the insulation resistance in direct current (DC) systems on a regular basis and triggers an alarm when the resistance drops beneath a previously defined value.
Battery storage Power electronics

PVOpMaat: Making the integration of solar panels in buildings more efficient, aesthetically pleasing and less expensive.

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Based on newly developed manufacturing methods, the objective of the project is to change electricity-producing solar cell materials in such a way that they can be integrated perfectly in constructional elements. Examples of such products are already on the market, but the …
Solar energy Power electronics Energy for buildings and districts

SolSThore: Research into Building Integrated PV Systems

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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 …
Solar energy Battery storage Power electronics Electrical networks Energy for buildings and districts