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The web-based calculation tool TOTEM was launched in February 2018. The simple and transparent tool enables environmental impact calculations at the building (element) level and was developed as part of a collaboration between the three regional Belgian authorities, VITO / …

EnergyVille has developed a number of products and tools to support decision making and to monitor the impacts from building renovation and energy transition programmes and initiatives. These tools allow to shift between various levels of details/scope: from the building …

City Portal is an interactive and smart platform with building data for collective renovation of residential buildings at district, city, provincial and regional level. In 2019 Fluvius provides this tool to all cities and municipalities in Flanders as a free service.

Increasingly more buildings and building districts combine several energy sources, both renewable and fossil, with different energy carriers such as electricity and heat. As a result, the integration and interactions of these different sources and carriers become more …

An EPD (environmental product declaration) is a standardized way to quantify the environmental performance of a product, process or system and to report on it. EPD’s are based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

There are many ways to make a house more energy efficient: insulate better, install a heat pump ... The EBECS algorithms of VITO/EnergyVille provide specific advice based on the size of the house and the energy consumption of the residents. Bank-insurer KBC, Cozie’s …

In future energy systems the role of digitalization will play a major role and will make energy systems smarter, more efficient, reliable and able to make use of more renewable energy. DHC plants and networks will be fully optimized from production to the end consumers. …

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 cost-efficient, modular, high performant BMS for all your mobile and stationary energy storage packs The BattSense battery management system with dynamic cell balancing is designed to provide maximal safety, efficiency and an increased lifespan for cell-based electrical …

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. …

A smart thermal buffer is a thermal buffer equipped with advanced measurements and control. This provides a detailed view on the energy stored and fine control of the thermal storage system. The most tangible application of the smart thermal buffer technology – and for which …

Batteries have changed the way we power our world. They provide us energy without being wired to a grid and are key to all mobile applications, from microbatteries (e.g. for medical implants or Internet of Things devices), over mid-range batteries (e.g. power tools) to large …