Ghent University Power-Link

Higher education and research

Ghent University, Power-Link aims to participate in projects to realize its goals regarding the promotion of sustainable and renewable energy in Flanders. Power-Link is currently setting up research, demonstration and educative projects in cooperation with industrial partners and academic research groups. The aim is, on the one hand, to increase the visibility for the general public and, on the other hand, to stimulate (pre)graduate research and final industrial development. In particular, the focus is on energy efficiency (in industry, building and mobility), renewable energy (on a large and small scale), (electric and thermal) energy systems, blue energy (i.e. offshore energy production) and monitoring of energy production units. We have extensive experience with project communication, project management and an interdisciplinary approach to cross-border and intersectoral cooperation.

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ONGOING PROJECTS: - Business clusters Integrated Sustainable Energy PackageS (BISEPS) - COMPOsite HEat EXchangers (COMPOHEX) - Development of International Standards and Certifcation Schemes for Marine Energy Technologies (MET-CERTIFIED) - Transition strategies for delivering low carbon district heat (HeatNet) - Step By Step - Commitments towards energy saving (STEP BY STEP) - Smart Managing of Electricity (SAVE) - Stimulating the Adoption of low-carbon technologies by home-owners by Awareness and easy Access (Triple-A) - Ports Energy and Carbon Savings (PECS) - Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid (ITEG) RECENTLY FINISHED PROJECTS - Answers to the Carbon Economy (ACE) - Decongestion of the Distribution Network by Decentralized Storage (D3O) - Electromobility in the North Sea Region (e-mobility NSR) - Electrical Vehicles in Action (EVA platform) - Empowering Customers to Save Energy by Informative Billing (EMPOWERING) - The electrical grid, an exciting web - Increasing the penetration of renewable energy sources in the distribution grid by developing control strategies (INCREASE) - The next generation Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCNext) - Research, Innovation and Business Support for a Low Carbon Economy (SAFE-ICE) - The Small Wind Turbine Field Laboratory (SWT Field Lab) - Cross-border cooperation and development of van competencies (TANDEM) - Opening up the market for small and medium wind turbines (Windkracht 13) - Small Wind Turbine for Urban Environments (WINDUR) - Demonstration of a 1 MW wave energy converter integrated in an offshore wind turbine farm (UPWAVE)