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Explore the innovative development and multidisciplinary research projects focusing on "People in Power" in the Hanze Research Energy Valley. Engage in Flexines, Flexigas, Flexiheat, and Flexistore initiatives for electricity, gas, and heat sectors, reinforcing a sustainable energy landscape. Learn about EnTranCe's journey from inception in 2011 to becoming a pivotal facility by 2014 offering R&D units, demonstration spaces, and an open innovation network.
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Background • Region Energy Valley • Hanze Research Energy focus on:“People in Power” • Process: Open Innovation • RenQi
Introduction Society RenQi EnTranCe
Programs RenQi • Flexines • Flexigas • Flexiheat • Flexistore 4 electricity gas heat makro meso 1 2 3 mikro
Steps to take • EnTranCe: link in the knowledge circulation • EnTranCe a facility with focus and process Focus: People in PowerProcess: 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 projects
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-Algae
FlexiNet Pro Aims: Decentralized conversion and storage to achieve an optimum in renewable energy usage. • Technical/law/social & economical research • Partners (18): Alliander, BAM, Dorhoutadvocaten, 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 • Partly subsidized by Green deal
I-Balance Aims: Decentralized balancing renewable energy • Using results FlexiNetPro to achieve decentralized balanced system for intermittent energy supply (wind/solar) • Modelling, forecasting, case study • Partners: Westland Infra, GasTerra, I-NRG, Gasunie, DuurzaamHooghalen, 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 • TKI Gas
TCN Algae Aims: • Sustainable residual heat Data Centres • Optimizing algae installations • Partners: Algaecom, TCN, Hanze UAS
What we offer • Multi utility facility: • R&D units • Decentralized energy production • Common PR • Demonstration space • Open innovation network • Short link students • Apprenticeship • Common project development
What we ask • Endorse the vision • Commitment • Support focus and process • Active role in project development • Participate in projects • Funding • Expertise Overall: Be a co- owner of the ambitions to be realized