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| THEME | RESEARCH | SCIENTISTS |
|---|---|---|
| PV | PV application | Angele Reijnders |
| WIND | • Rotating flow machines • Aero-acoustics | • Harry Hoeijmakers |
| SMART GRIDS | ICT for energymanagement and Smart Grids: • Energy autonomous Smart Micro Grids Cybersecurity of Smart Grids • Zero Energy buildings | • Gerard Smit • Johann Hurink • Boudewijn Haverkort • Thomas Hoppe |
| GEOTHERMAL | • Geologic Remote Sensing • Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Management Geothermal | • Freek van der Meer • Andrew Skidmore Chris Hekkert |
| OCEAN ENERGY | • Blue Energy | • Kitty Nijmeijer |
| BIO | Thermochemical conversion of fresh and dry biomass. Combustion of Biomass. Torrefaction of Biomass. Gasification of Biomass Pyrolysis of Biomass Biorefinery Algae Biorefinery | • Sascha Kersten • Leon Lefferts • K.Seshan • Arjan Nijmeijer • Gerrit Brem • Maarten Arentsen • Wim Brilman |
| SMART CITIES | Transition from Smart2Smarter Cities | • Andre Doree |
| ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | • New materials for: Photocathalytic Fuel Synthesis Fuel Cells • Solar Cells • Piezoelectric thin films Thermoelectrics • Membranes for Blue Energy Superconductivity • Cryogenics Mesoscale Chemical Systems | • Mark Huijben • Guido Mul • Guus Rijnders • Marcel ter Brake • Kitty Nijmeijer Han Gardeniers |
| ECONOMIC, ENVIRON-MENT & SOCIAL IMPACT (E3S) | Socio Economic aspects of energytransitions New business Models Ethical and Legal Aspects of energy transition • Energy models (power, gas) Science, Technology and Policies Businees administration | • Thomas Hoppe • Maarten Arentsen • Bas Denters • Michiel Heldeweg • Remko Ybema Stefan Kuhlman Aard Groen/Petra de Weerd |
| GEO ENERGY | Enhanced oil recovery | Rieder Mugeler |
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRY | • Waste combustion in grate furnaces • Biomass co-firing in powerplants • Co-combustion of prolysis oil in gas turbines | Theo van der Meer/Gerrit Brem Theo van der Meer/Gerrit Brem Theo van der Meer/Gerrit Brem |
| ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN | Energy efficient ICT Energy efficient product design PV in energy efficient product and systemdesign | • Arian Nijmeijer • Leon Lefferts |
| STORAGE | University of Twente CO2 Neutral Fuels: CO2 air capture, Methanol systhesis, Power to Fuels, CO2-Algae Fuels CCU: Carbon Capture and Utilization | • Wim Brilman |
| CCS | • Solvent and sorbent technologies • CO2 capture from air |