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Strategic research themes
The Green Energy Initiative focuses currently on three research themes: ‘Energy from Biomass', 'ICT & Smart Grids’ and ‘Advanced Materials'.
Within all these themes there will be specific attention to behavioural, organisational and governance aspects.
Strategic research themes
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Researchers develop climate neutral fuels from waste from forest and agriculture. University of Twente was the first in the world to produce from this waste pyrolysis oil suitable to mix with traditional oil. ... read more |
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Smart grids are energy networks that can intelligently integrate the behaviour and actions of all units connected to it - generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to match the demand and the supply of energy in an efficient, sustainable, economic and secure way. ... read more |
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Materials research, fundamental as well as applied, plays a central role in the development of more efficient and cost effective energy applications, such as fuel cells, solar cells, batteries, thermo-electrics, gas separators and systems for the production of solar fuels. ... read more |
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Behavioral, organisational, governance and ethical aspects Innovative energy technologies not autonomously match routines and habits in society. Very often the behavioural, organisational or governance aspects are critical for successful implementation of technological innovations. |
