Projects
Sabbatical Nathal Severijns: Development of education for sustainability, and research on the possible contribution of nuclear energy in the context of sustainable energy production. KU Leuven
Several years ago, I have set up a research team (ten staff members from five different faculties) to investigate the possible contribution to a sustainable society of small and medium size modular nuclear reactors (SMR) of Generation-IV, and especially the ones being able to use the spent fuel from the present generation of reactors or using the thorium cycle. Apart from technical requirements also ecological, economical and societal ...
Sustainable Energy and intelligent Energy Systems KU Leuven
The energy system is embracing an ever increasing contribution of renewables like wind and solar in the energy mix. This brings new challenges towards the electrical grid. Massive amounts of offshore wind energy will need to be transported to land, which will require dedicated electrical grids based on High Voltage Direct Current technology. In order to cope with the intermittent nature of renewable energy production, the system will ...
'Renewable energy in the context of sustainable development: policy, financing and implementation' in het 'IPCC special report on renewable energy sources and climate change (SRREN)' . University of Antwerp
Energy crops on agricultural land enriched with heavy metals: functional repair by phytoextraction and/or energy crops as a sustainable alternative for classic agriculture. Hasselt University
Facilitating the transition to a sustainable energy system through consumer-centric energy market design: a game-theoretic modelbased approach KU Leuven
In this project, we contribute to the scientific literature on energy market design in three fields:
First, most future consumer-centric electricity market designs require extensive communication between consumers and, e.g., a market operator on, e.g., behind-the-meter flexibility and detailed load data. This may lead to excessive communication requirements and privacy concerns. We study alternative, pareto-efficient market designs, ...
North-sea Energy Plan for Transition to sUstainable wiNd Energy KU Leuven
High-voltage direct current (HVDC), applied in point-to-point links or meshed grids, is the only technically and economically feasible solution for the transition towards a future system with a large share of offshore wind energy. However, the technology implies a paradigm shift for the Belgian grid with respect to transmission system planning, protection and control. This project aims at building up the knowledge needed around these grid ...
Documentation Power-Link: Centre for sustainable and renewed energy Ghent University
- The development of a center that is intended to act as general contact / documentation for topics related to sustainable and renewable energy. Both the scientific community, as well as to businesses and individuals increasing. Under Sustainable and Renewable Energy can be defined as energy from natural sources such as solar and wind, biofuel and biomass, white biotechnology, synthesis of hydrogen and various modes to achieve rational use of ...