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Topic
Lithium Transport in Epitaxial 2D and 3D Thin Films for Solid-State Microbatteries

Speaker
| University of Twente

Organized by Principal Scientist:
Adriana Creatore | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ | EIRES & Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½

Introduction

Miniaturizing energy storage devices to the microscale is crucial for advanced applications like communication and health monitoring. Current microbatteries suffer from limited performance and degradation, requiring major improvements. Key challenges include enhancing energy capacity, charging rate, safety, cycle life, and material availability. The main issue is poor reversibility at the electrode-electrolyte interfaces, leading to short battery life due to parasitic reactions and structural changes.

Thin film epitaxial microbattery architectures enable precise control over materials and interfaces, offering insights into electrochemistry and structural ordering. Using pulsed laser deposition, researchers have created controlled 2D and 3D interfaces, advancing our understanding of battery performance. The latest research involves various thin film battery architectures with different cathodes, anodes, and solid electrolytes.

Topic
Are we driving the green transition, or is it driving itself?

Speaker
| Technical University of Denmark

Organized by
Peter Bobbert | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½
| ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & DIFFER

Introduction

Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) or Materials Acceleration Platform (MAPs) hold the promise to accelerate the discovery of novel materials for the green transition. I will show some recent developments in two highly related field 1) battery materials from the large-scale European research initiative, the Battery Interface Genome – Materials Acceleration Platform (BIG-MAP), and 2) the discovery of novel electrocatalysts for Power-2-X from our Pioneer Center for Accelerating P2X Materials Discovery (CAPeX). A central element in both is the development of a closed-loop MAP/SDL infrastructure, where multiple and geographically distributed laboratories or tenants can work jointly using autonomous workflows to co-optimize materials and device-level properties.

Topic
The energy transition: an integrated socio-technical perspective

Speaker
| EPFL

Organized by
Floor Alkemade | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences
Christina Papadimitriou | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Mechanical Engineering

Introduction

In this presentation we focus on three core aspects in energy transitions. First, enabling flexibility: How flexible are consumers in their daily use of technologies given changes in their environment? Second, drivers and barriers of change: what are the triggers and barriers of technology adoption (PV)? How do adopters differ among themselves and how do they differ from potential and unlikely adopters? What role does technology co-adoption play? Third, connectivity and social norms: how do social networks affect technology adoption? When and how do they stabilize a transition process?

Topic
The Iron Power Cycle, status and next steps

Speaker
 | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ & Metalot

Organized by
Niels Deen | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Mechanical Engineering
Marta Costa Figueiredo | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Introduction

Iron Powder is a very promising carrier of sustainable energy, as it is CO2 free, cyclic, can be stored and transported in a compact and safe way, is prize competitive and has low emissions of dust and NOx. Complementary to other carriers, it is very efficient to import relatively cheap energy from countries with an abundance of sustainable energy, while it can be used especially in high temperature processes in the industry. It supports the use of hydrogen and ammonia for instance to decarbonize industry far from the future hydrogen backbone. The Brainport Iron Power consortium (¹û¶³´«Ã½, TNO, Metalot, IRON+ and RIFT) together with many partners are leading this groundbreaking new technology. Status and future plans will be shared.

Topic
Heat-Driven Refrigeration

Speaker
 | TU Delft

Organized by
Henk Huinink | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½
Silvia Gaastra-Nedea | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Introduction
To reduce our carbon footprint and secure our energy future, it is important to combine the use of renewable energy with nature-based working materials. This presentation covers the use of heat-driven cooling systems which can run off excess clean renewable energy or waste heat. The result is a highly flexible and reliable system which uses water as the refrigerant, offering a completely natural and safe alternative to the current electricity-driven and environmentally-harmful cooling solutions. Consequently, this brings in the extra benefit of decoupling the refrigeration system from the electricity grid, thus increasing the penetration of renewable energy and fostering the integration of energy from different sources. Proper design of such systems will be touched on aiming at reducing the volume and cost of the refrigeration systems.

Topic
Energy Systems Optimization: How could a (near) optimal energy system for the Netherlands and Europe look like?  

Speaker
 | PhD candidate at Eindhoven University of Technology and Energy System Scenario Developer at TenneT TSO

Organized by
Lisanne Havinga | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Built Environment

Introduction
Energy Systems Optimization is a tool for finding the optimal configuration for an energy system. This system can be a local energy project, like a hybrid wind, solar and battery project. It can also be a macro energy system, like the European energy system, for which the demand for electricity, gas and heat needs to be met in all regions in all hours of the year, at the lowest cost.
During this lecture, Emiel van Druten will share his experience of applying Energy Systems Optimization as a PhD candidate and as a consultant in the  for the Dutch government.

Topic
Solar building envelopes - key building blocks for the energy transition.

Speaker
Roel Loonen | Eindhoven University of Technology

Organized by
Lisanne Havinga | ¹û¶³´«Ã½ EIRES & Department of Built Environment

Introduction
By incorporating technologies to harness the energy that is abundantly available in the urban environment, solar building envelopes can seamlessly combine reductions in energy demand for heating, cooling and lighting, with the supply of on-site renewable energy. Such developments pave the way towards positive-energy buildings; buildings that provide comfortable living/working conditions for occupants without negative environmental impact.

During this lecture, we will explore the outcomes of a series of application-oriented R&D projects, shedding light on the state-of-the-art in solar building envelope technologies and their potential to expedite the energy transition. The discussion will focus on the performance assessment of various technologies, including building-integrated photovoltaics, dynamic thermal insulation, and energy-producing fenestration systems. This analysis combines simulation studies and real-world experiments, showcasing examples from SolarBEAT—the research facility dedicated to testing innovative solar systems, prominently positioned atop the Vertigo Building at ¹û¶³´«Ã½.