Action Plans

BuildHEAT addresses the heating sector by: - elaborating systemic packages for the deep rehabilitation of residential buildings - developing innovative technologies facilitating the implementation of the renovation measures - developing financial tools enabling large public and private investments - involving the construction chain from the very beginning and all along the building life cycle.

The project aims at developing (1) more efficient and safe shallow geothermal systems and the reduction of the installation costs, and (2) a decision support system and other design tools covering the geological aspects, feasibility and economic evaluations based on different plant set-up options, selection, design, installation, commissioning and operation of low enthalpy geothermal systems.

REScoop MECISE is a European project that mobilises citizens and municipalities in the transition to a more sustainable and decentralised energy system.

A sustainable urban regeneration model leveraging the convergence of energy, mobility and ICT to transform European cities into Smart Cities.

Quantify and exploit the potential of energy flexibility in industrial sites.

Improving the storage characteristics of hybrid Li-ion batteries/electrochemical supercapacitors and their performance in relation to hybrid photovoltaic energy systems.

System for regulating electrical grids by integrating carrier and underground sites for energy storage by hydroelectric turbine-pumping

The project aims to provide an optimal (and renewable) energy source for rail traction, thus allowing a gain in terms of cost and performance. Its objective is to design a solution for the accumulation and storage of energy (via an inertia flywheel) and a system for connecting to the energy distribution network.

Développement de batteries lithium-ion à peindre pour le stockage local et leur intégration dans le réseau global pour une gestion efficace de l'énergie électrique en Wallonie.

Wal-e-Cities project aims at the integration of digital into local policies in Wallonia to make it a connected and intelligent territory.

Développement d'une application de stockage combiné de chaud et froid pour certaines utilisations industrielles.

The PHOSTER project, for PHOtovoltaïc STEel Roof, is a revolution in steel and smart surfaces: "The development, in a clean room, of photovoltaic coils allowing the construction of solar steel roofs".

The aim of the GREDOR project was to design a complete decision chain for managing electrical distribution networks, taking into account the interactions between all the stakeholders.

Le projet SOTHERCO («Solar Thermochemical Compact Storage System») vise le développement d’un système de stockage thermochimique inter-saisonnier de l’énergie solaire afin de fournir les demandes en chauffage des locaux et de l’eau chaude sanitaire de bâtiments basse énergie.

The PHOEBUS project follows on from the PHOENIX project and proposes a high value-added recovery of fuels in an integrated process.

Optimization of energy demand by controlling thermal applications (heat pumps, etc.) with a view to integrating intermittent production sources into the network and enhancing flexibility economically

Le projet Minerve vise à exploiter d'anciens centres d'enfouissement techniques (décharges) de déchets ménagers en les considérant comme des mines potentielles de matières secondaires à valoriser (landfill mining). Ce projet est un exemple d'application industrielle de la philosophie du « craddle to craddle ».

Synthèse par procédé sol-gel de matériaux pour dépôt en couches minces. Les applications visées vont de l'électronique à la sidérurgie en passant par des applications en catalyse.

L’objectif du projet PHOENIX est de développer un procédé intégré, à basse température et faibles émissions, pour la valorisation globale des matières organiques contenues dans les résidus de broyage de déchets métalliques.

The SOLAUTARK project consists of the scientific study and technological development of a self-contained solar heating system for habitat using chemical interseasonal storage.

Projet labellisé par TWEED dans le cadre de l'appel à projets développement durable (juin 2008) – qui vise à exploiter le pouvoir de séquestration du CO2 des micro-algues pour la production de biodiesel et de molécules à haute valeur ajoutée.

The exploitation of organic nanomaterials such as ultrafine solar cells offers tremendous commercial potential. To achieve this potential, ORGANEXT has federated institutes, companies and policy makers to develop sustainable applications in the fields of renewable energy and nanoelectronics.

The Mirage project is concerned with the development of Photovoltaic Cells based on Organic Semiconductors; the manufacture and characterization of OPV cells and modules on glass substrates (AGC partnership) and steel substrates (Arcelor-Mittal partner).

The PVMAINT project is a training project aimed at the qualification of labour in the field of solar photovoltaic installations and maintenance.