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This paper explores the potential of underground spaces for renewable energy production and storage and highlights some promising examples and case studies. #subspacenergyhub #hagerbach #BEVs #tunnel #mining #construction #tunnelling #energyunderground

📚 New publication at the intersection of environmental impact and social acceptance of #AWE! 📘 "A listening experiment exploring the relationship between noise annoyance and sound quality metrics for #AirborneWindEnergy systems" ✍️ Helena Schmidt, Renatto M. Yupa Villanueva, Daniele Ragni, Roberto Merino Martinez, Piet Van Gool, and Roland Schmehl 📝 Delft University of Technology within Wind Energy Science / European Academy of Wind Energy This study explores the intersection of environmental impact and social acceptance of #AWE systems through noise perception. It underscores the importance of acoustic design in advancing #AWE technology while fostering community acceptance.  👉 Read the full study: https://lnkd.in/dSaTNeaR #AWE #WindEnergy #AirborneWindEnergy #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability #NetZero #GreenTech #CleanTech #CleanIndustrialDeal #NZIA

In case you do not have time to watch the whole session, let me summarise the key conclusions: 1) The technology for Data Spaces is ready. The projects identified and developed what is needed 2) The Commission defined the High Level Use Cases, but it is now time to define detailed use cases with a clear impact to convince the stakeholders to join in 3) It is important to keep it simple. Key actors may be scared by data spaces if we do not make our story easy to follow and understand Let us build a Common European Energy #dataspace together! int:net project

This is probably one of the most extraordinary labs you’ve ever heard of. While most labs are filled with flasks, test tubes, and microscopes, the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at the University of Edinburgh takes a completely different approach. It features an 82 ft-wide circular wave pool surrounded by 168 automated paddles. These paddles mimic ocean-like conditions, replicating wave speeds, shapes, and even a massive 90 ft vertical spike wave. This cutting-edge facility is revolutionizing the offshore energy industry, testing turbines, oil rigs, and other equipment against the ocean’s toughest challenges—all without ever leaving dry land. Although I’m in love with the sun and the beach, this facility almost made me rethink my ideology:) This lab is a powerhouse of ideas, bringing together science, engineering, and sustainability to tackle real-world problems. And honestly, that’s exactly what our world needs. FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility | DLVS consultancy ltd Thomas Davey | Callum Guy | Martyn Lennon | Shaun Fraser

See below for a great article highlighting the work of ROSEI's Regina García-Méndez! García-Méndez is a member of a team that has discovered that coating zinc-ion batteries’ electrodes with a special polymer extends their life by preventing damage during rapid charging—a crucial advance for these promising energy-storage devices used in everyday electronics and power grids. The team’s results recently appeared in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. #HopkinsEnergy Story 👇

Assistant Professor and Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) Core Faculty Regina Garcia-Mendez was part of a team that discovered a way to extend the life and stability of zinc-ion batteries, which are used in everyday electronic devices and for power grid storage: https://zurl.co/5Ggfc

🇪🇺 The SOLARX Review Meeting with CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency has been successfully held in Brussels! ☀️ #SOLARX partners shared insights on our progress, sparking valuable discussions. The consortium was privileged to engage with its project officer while receiving insightful technical feedback from an appointed field expert. ✔ This pivotal meeting ensures alignment with agreed-upon plans and EU policy objectives. ⏭ Exciting months are ahead to deploy SOLARX technologies! Stay tuned! ☀ Universitat de Lleida HyGear Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE DTU - Technical University of Denmark ACCIONA EMD International A/S accelopment CNRS Faculté de génie - Université de Sherbrooke European Commission CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation #renewableenergy #energyproduction #energysector #energysolutions #energysystems #futureofenergy #energyinfrastructure #EUGreenDeal #solarenergy #energyefficiency 🔗 Read more about this in the #SOLARXnews! https://lnkd.in/dCmWh37R

Today a GREC LabModel v3 breakthrough was achieved by a candidate group, Erik Widström, Simon Eriksson and Richard Zetterman, at Linköping University. They are now able to revolve the motorised WGV for experiments in speeds up to 3Hz with logging of pressure! One step closer to proof of concept! Their success rests on earlier research in well-documented GREC Sustainable projects delivered by motivated, successful Technologist groups with dedicated supervisors at Linköping University, Sweden, world leaders in Sustainable Revolving Carnot Technology. https://lnkd.in/eBYUjYv8 #sustainable #heatengine #thermodynamics #fluiddynamics #climatechange

Jake Badger and Wiebke Langreder led us through another session on #blockage and #wakes at WindEurope's #WindTech24 We heard from Joseph Anthony Vitulli, M.Sc who conducted a comparative analysis of industry-accepted engineering wake models and weather-based simulations for offshore wind farms, revealing larger deviations in internal wake impacts under tight spacing restrictions and emphasizing the need for improved understanding of wake effects, particularly for high-density developments and large turbines. Christopher Rodaway gave an update on the #GloBE project and presented the full and final processed measured wind/SCADA dataset. The presentation included model comparisons, and highlighted areas of consensus vs areas where uncertainty and disagreement remain, flagging the areas for further research. Oscar Manuel Garcia Santiago explained how to improve the modeling of wind farm wakes using new parameters in the WRF mesoscale model in handling Turbulence Kinetic Energy (TKE), thereby enhancing the assessment of intra-farm and inter-farm wake losses and aiding international coordination in offshore resource use. And Tom Levick demonstrated that the upgraded “multi-stability CFD.ML” model, which considers atmospheric boundary inputs, can effectively predict wake and blockage loss factors for large wind farms, thereby providing more accurate estimates and reducing uncertainties in financial costs and business cases for specific projects. https://lnkd.in/e-bAAnzR EMD International A/S Ramboll RWE DTU - Technical University of Denmark DNV