Ongoing Projects

The Citizens4PED project aims at contributing to the development of Positive Energy Districts (PED) in four existing neighbourhoods in Belgium, Austria and Italy, by intertwining several dimensions: techno-energetic, socio-economic, and institutional/policy.

The FLEX-CHP project aims at quantifying the potential contribution of biomass- and waste-fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit to the safety of supply and to the network balance in Belgium.

The H2-HeatNet project aims at developping a planification tool for the integration of hydrogen-based energy systems into urban district heating networks.

COUNTER: Integrating wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations to a deeper level: A novel methodology using structured data-driven models

The CIREC project investigates uncertainties related to international material flows that can have a strong impact on the security of electricity supply.

Thermal Protection System (TPS) is vital to protect capsules from the extreme heat fluxes encountered during atmospheric re-entry.

BRITE is carrying out a pre-feasibility study for the development of a heat network in Brussels North District. The heat demand and the potential green heat sources will be mapped out. The final Levelised Cost of Heat (LCOH) will be assessed for various scenarios, defined both in terms of spatial deployment and exploited heat sources.

The ORCHESTRA project aims at investigating the Operational Characterisation of Sugar Cane residues for Energy Production in the Cuban Industry. Biomass residues from the sugar cane industry can play a significant role in the production of the heat and the power that are required for energy intensive processes.

Be-HyFE stands for "Belgian Hydrogen Fundamental Expertise". This project will create a Belgian homebase for academic hydrogen expertise by establishing a core group of 16 broadly trained and highly networked researchers.  Want to know more about Be-HyFE? Visit the website of the project!

The integration of renewable energy sources in District Heating Networks (DHNs) is a very efficient way to reduce the impact of the heating sector on climate change.

The aim of this project is to improve the performance of screw compressors with innovative micro positioning systems for clearance control and from insights obtained via finite element simulations.

New technological challenges in combustion science require reliable ignition and flame stabilization in demanding conditions. Some examples are ultra-lean combustion, fuel flexibility (using alternative, low-carbon fuels), supersonic combustion (scramjets), and the active control of thermo-acoustic instabilities.