Renewable energy

Le projet SOLARCYCLE vise à la création d’une unité de recyclage et de revalorisation des matériaux constituant les panneaux photovoltaïques de génération 1 en Wallonie.

RenoWatt is an active purchasing centre in the energy transition of public buildings.

Le projet « INTERESTS » ou « INTE grated R enewable E nergy power ST ationS » vise l’intégration mixte d’une exploitation « domestique » (véhicules/ « pompes » / « car pooling/sharing ») et d’une exploitation « industrielle » (production et écoulement H2 , flexibilité par rapport au réseau) de cette électricité « locale ».

Torero will demonstrate a cost-, resource-, and energy-efficient technology concept for producing bioethanol from a wood waste feedstock, fully integrated in a large-scale, industrially functional steel mill.

En 2019, la plateforme CERACLE, a été mis en place, afin d’élaborer et d’accompagner les projets de communauté d’énergie (CE).

Innovative concept of mini electrical storage by pumping/turbining (PEPS), reusing abandoned or active industrial sites.

The obstacles to achieving carbon neutrality in heavy-duty vehicles are becoming more evident. While there is potential for further efficiency enhancements in diesel trucks, or adopting alternative fuels like biofuels and natural gas, a genuinely emission-free option—alongside low-carbon energy sources upstream—is essential for reaching ambitious long-term CO2 reduction targets.

BE-HyFE is a Belgian academic collaboration project, funded by the federal Energy Transition Fund, bringing together all Belgian knowledge institutes to join forces in fundamental research on the topic of hydrogen.

Long-life materials for hydrogen-air PEM fuel cells.

The AMORCE project (Macro and Microeconomic Analysis for Optimization and Replicability of Energy Communities) aims to study the societal gain linked to the development of new energy exchange modes, and to propose coherent schemes and models of pricing/protocol/security for all actors, and above all, understandable to citizens and end users.

H2WIN développe l'énergie propre de demain à partir de l'eau et du soleil en s'inspirant de la photosynthèse. La greentech belge H2WIN, pionnière dans le développement d'un nouveau vecteur énergétique écologique décarboné, a mis au point H2GREEN, un procédé révolutionnaire de production d'hydrogène solaire et d'électricité verte qui s'inspire du principe de la photosynthèse.

Circular Economy and Electric Mobility: functional recycling by electro-hydraulic fragmentation, electro-leaching and anti-solvent precipitation of lithium ion batteries

Acteur mondial de la transition énergétique, John Cockerill Energy participe au projet H2GridLab (Hydrogen to Grid National Living Lab) initié par Sibelga, le gestionnaire des réseaux d’électricité et de gaz de Bruxelles-capitale (Belgique). Le but est de développer un pilote « Power to Gas » à base d’hydrogène vert.

The Mineral LOOP project aims to design, develop, install, and operate a pilot plant on a Carmeuse site for the transformation of mineral waste/by-products with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year, using hydraulic setting and carbonation reactions at ambient pressure and temperature. This pilot will be powered by industrial CO₂ from lime kilns.

TeacHy stands for Teaching Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Science and Engineering Across Europe Whithin Horizion 2020 and in support of the training of future specialists in hydrogen economics : TeacHy - a collaboration model between ICSIRM Valcea (National Research and Development Institute for cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies) and UPB.

Study of the influence of the physicochemical characteristics and purification of silicon from the recycling of photovoltaic panels on its electrochemical performance as anode material.

The SOCCER project, an acronym for SOCio-Economics of Renewable Energy Communities, is based on a living laboratory to develop a guide of good citizen practices and identify key factors for success for stakeholders (public authorities, citizens, businesses, the associative and non-market sector), to establish inclusive RECs and shared mobility.

Contribution to the decrease of carbon footprint in the aviation sector through an industrial management of the end of life of planes with the support of digitalization and advanced circularity of planes composing materials.

The CISTEMEEC project will cover the following areas: industrial value chains, energy transition, electric mobility and the circular economy, involving a consortium of eleven Walloon partners covering the circularity value chain of electric mobility.

Project to develop CO2 capture and storage by carbonation of bottom ash and concrete with reduced cement content

Pre-treatment of waste and subproducts of mineral origin with a view to their integration into material formulations for the offshore wind industry.

RESTINA is a research project focusing on the recycling of solar panels and the development of development of advanced composite materials as anode materials for Li-ion batteries in collaboration with other European universities and research centres and an industrial group.

The ECOFLEX-project, where nine Belgian partners collaborate, aims to unlock the potential of electric cars and energy communities to balance the grid in a climate neutral way. Partners : VUB (project coordinator), Flexcity, Flux50, Haulogy, IDETA, Pluginvest, TWEED and UGent.

The prototype under development will convert surplus photovoltaic energy into hot water, with funding earmarked for developing the on-board software for the heating control unit.

Project HYPOP, HYdrogen Public Opinion and accePtance, will support the hydrogen deployment in Europe, enhancing the involvement of citizens and providing guidelines to increase trust in hydrogen implementation. A clean and clear communication will be key for hydrogen technological development with social acceptance.