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Our Living Lab presented in July 2018 at Greentown Labs in Boston!
Greentown Labs is the largest cleantech startup incubator in the U.S.; Powered by a community of entrepreneurs tackling the world’s biggest energy & environmental challenges. Th!nk E went to Boston to exchange ideas with the Greentown Labs campus in Boston. The campus hosts several (mainly high-tech) start-ups that develop relevant technologies in the sector of […]
[…] Read moreStory Webinar June 2018: How microgrids could help optimize local energy storage?
Replay of the @H2020STORY webinar on micro-grids and local energy storage with insights from Actility Ores and GreenWatch is available! You can watch it here: As part of the STORY project consortium, Actility organized a webinar to discuss how microgrids could help optimize local energy storage. Alongside with Actility, ORES and GreenWatch share their insights […]
[…] Read moreSTORY at the 15th International Conference on European Energy Market (EEM 2018) in June 27-29, 2018
STORY presented at the EEM2018 in Łódź, thanks to our partner Uni Ljubljana. Different types of grids (urban, rural), high PV penetration, different types of storage. What are the impacts? @H2020STORY @BRIDGE_H2020 @LESTLab The 15th International Conference on European Energy Market (EEM 2018) covers topics such as: Technical aspects of electricity market operation Provision of […]
[…] Read moreAnnouncment: STORY webinar will happen on June 20th 2018!
Join the STORY webinar organized by Actility: “How microgrids help optimize local energy storage” on Wednesday June 20th: 2 – 3PM CET! Actility will show use cases of the ThingPark Energy Platform (energy optimization) technology that has been adapted to optimize electricity consumption at residential level for ideal match with locally generated energy. Ores & […]
[…] Read moreSaft demonstrates the advantage of “behind-the-meter” solar energy storage system for the EXKAL industrial plant in Spain
EXKAL, a leading company in sales of commercial refrigeration cabinets in Spain and a key supplier for the refrigeration and retail sectors in Europe and around the world with a wide range of refrigeration chambers and food display units, installed as part of the European project STORY, two energy storage systems (ESS for its acronym […]
[…] Read moreLessons from the ground: what ticks with consumers on renewables? A session during EUSEW 2018
An energy transition is underway in Europe. Renewables are increasingly being injected into our energy system and are being produced in part by residential consumers. But how easy is it for these early adopters to install and start using these solar panels? When does it pay off and what barriers are there for further take-up? […]
[…] Read moreLeen Peeters from STORY took part at the event “Energy transition: next steps?”
The big question of the day was what the position of gas is in a transition to 100% RES and if at all a 100% RES is feasible without gas. The speakers represented a diverse range of stakeholders with either direct business in gas or with expertise in renewables and transition. Gas power plants take […]
[…] Read moreStory was part of the event: sharing energy, smart grids and blockchain
About 90 people attended the event to listen to different presentations providing insight in the obstacles and potentials of sharing energy through co-investments. Cogen is the sector organization for cogeneration in Flanders and has since long lobbied to overcome the hurdles with regards to the distribution of energy in multi-family buildings equipped with a common […]
[…] Read moreSTORY at Smart Energy Systems Week Austria, SESWA 2018!
Andrej Gubina (University of Ljubljana) and Andreas Tuerk (Joanneum Research) represented STORY in the 2-days start-up and innovation days part of the annual smart grid event, organized by Hemma Bieser from Austrian company AvantSmart. It was part of the Smart Energy Systems Week Austria, SESWA 2018, that took place between 14.-18. May 2018 in Vienna, […]
[…] Read moreBlack out on the residential grid of our STORY demonstration
On April 16th there was a black out on the residential grid of our STORY demonstration. One phase dropped out first, followed by the two others 2 hours later. The figure below reveals the details of this early morning black out. The right axis shows the power provision to the Living Lab, connected on batteries. […]
[…] Read moreIn depth interoperability: when reality has priority over the ICT
In smart power applications, the energy and its ironware – transformers, underground cables, batteries, heat pumps, solar panels… – represent more value than the smartness-providing ICT by orders of magnitude. Accordingly, what happens in the real world takes precedence over what happens in the computer network. In-depth interoperability acknowledges the above. It preserves the ability […]
[…] Read moreCompany Beneens in Olen were heated with renewable energy!
Office buildings, workshops and processes of the construction company Beneens in Olen were heated with renewable energy during last winter months. Instead of using fossil fuels the company uses waste wood of their own processes and other companies to heat the different buildings and drying/painting cabinets. The waste wood boiler delivered heat for the high […]
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