Background
• Region Energy Valley
• Hanze Research Energy focus on:
“People in Power”
• Process: Open Innovation • RenQi
Introduction
Society
Programs RenQi
1. Flexines 2. Flexigas 3. Flexiheat 4. Flexistore makro meso mikro2
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electricity gas heat
Steps to take
• EnTranCe: link in the knowledge circulation • EnTranCe a facility with focus and process
Focus: People in Power Process: open innovation
• Partners responsible for innovation projects • Research multidisciplinary
• Hanze UAS develops education in the centre of this process
Model EnTranCe
• Hanze UAS invest in the facility
• Operational costs covered by projects • Project specific investments covered by
Time line
• Summer 2011 : first project proposal ‘FlexiNet Pro’ with partners
• January 2012, First official notification on Energy Valley New Years event, by Max van den Berg
• June 2012, first live presentation EnTranCe on Flexines “end symposium” • August 2012 start construction activities phase 0
• September 2012 opening on the Energy Academy Europe • October 2012 Start First Projects
• October 2012 engineering phase 1
• November 2012 Housing Student Company Sameen • December 2012 starting Centre of Expertise Energy • January 2013 building phase 2
Projects on EnTranCe
First projects • FlexiNet Pro • I-Balance • I-Share • TCN-AlgaeFlexiNet Pro
Aims:
Decentralized conversion and storage to achieve an optimum in renewable energy usage.
• Technical/law/social & economical research
• Partners (18): Alliander, BAM, Dorhout advocaten, Gasterra, Gasunie, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen, i-NRG, Imtech, KEMA, N.V. NOM, Nedap, TenneT, TNO, Trinergy, Ubbink, Westland Infra, Zonnedak
I-Balance
Aims:Decentralized balancing renewable energy
• Using results FlexiNet Pro to achieve decentralized balanced system for intermittent energy supply (wind/solar)
• Modelling, forecasting, case study
• Partners: Westland Infra, GasTerra, I-NRG, Gasunie, Duurzaam Hooghalen, TNO, RWE, Hanze UAS
• TKI Smart Grids
• Supported by Energy Valley, Mun. of Groningen • Follow up Flexines
I-Share
Aims:
• Involvement society with energy
• Close collaboration Minerva (Art academy) • Target group city of Groningen
• Open resources of research results
• Building a validated database with measurement results off energy data
• Target groups: researchers, society (NGO)
• Partners: Gasunie, GasTerra, University of Groningen, Hanze UAS
TCN Algae
Aims:
• Sustainable residual heat Data Centres • Optimizing algae installations
EnTranCe 2013
Building/ demonstration So la r So la r W in d W in d D ec en tra liz ed B ala cin g D ec en tra liz ed B ala cin g Bio EnergyBio Energy OtherOther
Sustai-nable Traffic Sustai-nable Traffic B ar n B ar n Algae / heat Algae / heat
What we offer
• Multi utility facility:
– R&D units
– Decentralized energy production
• Common PR
• Demonstration space
• Open innovation network • Short link students
• Apprenticeship
What we ask
• Endorse the vision • Commitment
– Support focus and process
– Active role in project development
• Participate in projects
– Funding – Expertise
Overall: