Our research showcase

MERITS wants to develop, demonstrate and evaluate a compact seasonal storage system based on novel high-density materials that can supply required heating, cooling and DHW with up to 100% renewable energy sources. Delivery of heat on different dedicated temperature levels is …

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 iTesla project aims at improving network operations with a new security assessment tool able to cope with increasingly uncertain operating conditions and take advantage of the growing flexibility of the grid. The developed toolbox should support the decision making …

The MAT4BAT project addresses Li-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles. Behavioral and predictive models for battery performance and lifetime under various practical operating conditions have been developed. These models were used to assess the three new generations of …

VITO/EnergyVille, together with KU Leuven and BBRI, developed the MMG assessment framework and calculation model, allowing building professionals and governments to get an impression of the environmental performance of building elements. The methodology is yearly updated and …

The Linear research project examined various methods to tailor a household's energy consumption in function of the available wind and solar energy. These methods included new technologies and user interfaces.

Power generation is a sector requiring great amounts of water: cooling water for energy production accounts in fact, for 45% of total water abstraction in European Union second only to agriculture. MATChING or “Materials & Technologies for Performance Improvement of Cooling …

Since 2001 EnergyVille develops, maintains and applies the Environmental Costing Model for the Flemish Government. The model has become an invaluable instrument in numerous studies on emissions and the future energy supply in Flanders.

PLANHEAT will develop a tool so that your city can map, plan and simulate low-carbon, economically viable scenarios for heating and cooling systems, tailored to your local conditions. The PLANHEAT tool will support local authorities in mapping – planning – simulating the …

The SmartNet project will propose and analyse a number of possible interaction schemes between TSOs and DSOs related to ancillary services provision by distribution grid connected resources. This includes lab testing end field tests in Italy, Denmark and Spain. Such …

IndustRE has identified the flexibility potential of the industrial electricity demand as an opportunity that - through innovative business models - can facilitate further growth and integration of variable renewable energy, while reducing the industrial electricity costs. …

REnnovates is a European H2020 project that is funded under the 2015 Energy Efficient Buildings call topic. The project builds on the Dutch Rapids (‘stroomversnelling’) initiative, and is specifically demonstrating how building and neighbourhood level flexibility can be used …