Welcome to join us in contributing to the 4TU.ENERGY funded Energy Transition in Building community!
Date: 3-4 September 2025
Time: 10:30-17:00 hrs
Location 📌: Ravelijn, RA3334 (day 1) & U Park hotel (day 2) , UT Campus
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The energy transition is upon us, demanding innovative and efficient solutions to power the future. Join us for an exciting two-day hackathon and workshop on Building energy Responsive Integration of supply and Demand engaGEment (BRIDGE)—an exciting and groundbreaking initiative aimed at harmonizing building energy supply and demand through intelligent integration. Collaborate with young researchers and students from the 4TU and other universities to tackle real-world challenges and create solutions that will shape the future of energy in buildings. Network with academic and industry experts, gain insights, and get inspired to make an impact.
No sign-up fee, but a no-show fee applies. Cancellations up to two weeks before the event.
Program
Time | Day 1 (Hackathon) | Day 2 (Workshop) | |
10:30 | Welcome and Opening | 10:30 | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
10:45 | Introduction to challenge | 10:45 | Keynote 1 –District heating heat pumps: technologies and applications from the Danish district heating sector |
11:15 | Teaming Up | 11:10 | Keynote 2 -A Building-Integrated Approach to Renewable Energy Systems |
11:45 | Group Registration | 11:35 | Hackathon Group Pitch Session |
12:30 | Lunch | 12:15 | Group Photo | Lunch |
13:30- 17:30 | Hacking Project Identification Planning Design Development Debugging/Finalizing
| 13:15 13:35 | Keynote 3-HeatCraftHP: Empowering Europe's Energy Transition Prof. Dr. Wilko Rohlfs | RWTH Aachen University Keynote 4 - Energy System and Smart Grid |
14:00 | Coffee break | ||
14:15 | Government & Industry Expert Talks (Q&A): | ||
15:15 | Hackathon Ceremony | Young Researchers Pitch Session | ||
16:00 | Young Researchers Team Up | Open Dialogue with Experts | ||
16:45-17:30 | Closing Remarks |
Invited Experts: Dr. Gerwin Hoogsteen, Dr. Guang Hu, Dr. Abhishek Purandare , Dr. Fengxian Liu
Organization Committee members:
Dr. Tingting Zhu (UTwente) | Dr. Dujuan Yang (TU/e) | Dr. Aleksandra Lekić (TU Delft) |
Dr. Sha Lou (4TU.Energy) |
Organizational Assistant and Contact:
Benjamin Schweighauser (b.a.schweighauser@student.utwente.nl); Bei Wang (b.wang5@tue.nl)
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