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Tailor-made recommendations for saving energy

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There are many ways to make a house more energy efficient: better insulation, a heat pump ... The EnergyVille Building Energy Calculation Service, or EBECS tool, provides targeted advice for home renovation.

DRIVE SAFER, LONGER, FURTHER WITH AN ELECTRIC CAR

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Within the MAT4BAT project VITO/EnergyVille wanted to understand and verify the ageing and decradation process in electrical batteries. We wanted to improve the battery lifetime considerably while maintaining optimal battery performance. The advancedMaterials used in electrical batteries should be economically viable and technologically feasible. We want to improve the European battery production capacities.

How harmful are chemicals to our bodies?

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The European project Human Biomonitoring for Europe (HBM4EU) started in January 2017. HBM4EU investigates which chemical substances we are exposed to and what consequences this has for our health. The results are translated into specific measures for policy makers. 28 countries are participating in the project.

Quality living in the city

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Flanders will have an estimated 750 000 more residents by 2050. Where will they find a place for quality living and working? At the request of the Flemish government, VITO identified locations in Flanders that are easily accessible by public transport and that also have many amenities within walking or cycling distance.

Solutions for tomorrow

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Insights into today lead to concrete solutions for tomorrow. Solutions, based on technological innovations and expertise, that help you enhance your production processes sustainably. That inspire you to implement new business models. That support governments in making their municipality, city or region more sustainable.

Are insects the raw material of the future?

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Insects have two major advantages: they recycle waste and they produce raw materials. Moreover, raising insects is very environmentally friendly. Insects emit little CO₂, do not take up much space and consume little water.

Tailored consultancy on district heating networks in Flanders

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A large part of the energy consumption in Flanders goes to heating and cooling. District heating networks can reduce that consumption considerably. VITO/EnergyVille is strongly committed to guidance and feasibility studies to win over local authorities and businesses.

Emission testing of consumer products

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Companies can turn to VITO to measure whether their product emits pollutants and whether it complies with the relevant legislation.

Algae cultivation also in Belgium?

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How can we produce algae more efficiently at lower cost and with greater sustainability in Belgium? This question is the starting point of four European projects that VITO is working on.

Detecting cancer in blood or urine

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VITO is developing an innovative method to detect tumours in blood or urine.

Smart membrane leads to 50% less CO2 emissions

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Thanks to a membrane process, IOI Loders Croklaan, producer of edible oils, could save on energy consumption equivalent to 100 households each year. VITO developed the technology and worked with an international team on an initial pilot installation. Today the ceramic membrane is ready for broad market introduction.

How can we guarantee sufficient raw materials by 2050?

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How can we ensure that Europe still has sufficient raw materials by 2050 to guarantee the competitiveness of its industry? In the European HORIZON 2020 project VERAM, five European technology platforms are joining forces to elaborate a vision for the future.

Discovering the day after tomorrow

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Partnerships between research centres, commercial companies and governments are needed to discover the day after tomorrow together. That is how climate goals are achieved.VITO is the innovative force by offering substantive knowledge, innovative processes and business models.

VITO working on a new generation batteries

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Which raw material can store as much energy as cobalt and nickel in lithium ion batteries, but is less polluting and more readily available? Sulphur is a strong candidate, based on prototypes of lithium sulphur batteries. In the coming years, VITO and its partners will determine whether a sustainable and competitive sulphur-based battery is within reach.

From CO2 to useful products using biotechnology

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To achieve the climate targets, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere must be reduced. This can be done among others by removing CO2 from the air and using it as a raw material for the production of useful chemicals, bioplastics and so on.

Inspirational one-stop-shop for smart cities

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The Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) is aimed at cities, companies, knowledge institutions, project developers and citizen organisations working on sustainable smart cities. The platform collects instructive examples, processes the results into knowledge, and offers inspiring stories.

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VITO donates decommissioned ICT equipment to Close The Gap

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VITO donated a large quantity of decommissioned IT equipment to Close the Gap, an international non-profit organization that collects high-quality, pre-owned IT equipment donated by corporations or public organizations to projects in developing and emerging countries. VITO is a leading international research and service centre and a close partner of Close the Gap since the start of the VITO IT Frame Agreement of Securitas.

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Guinevere (Gwenny) Thomassen finished her PhD

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Title: The development of an integrated environmental techno-economic assessment framework. How to assess the potential of microalgal-based biorefineries?

How can we protect ourselves from endocrine disruptors?

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New Results 3xG study Dessel-Mol-Retie

Domus Medica and VITO collaborate on preventive health care

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On 14 December, the general practitioners’ association Domus Medica and research organisation VITO signed a strategic agreement with which they want to give the preventive health care in Flanders a sustainable boost. Citizens are central in that story. In fact, there will be a digital version of the Health guide citizens can use themselves.

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North of Limburg explores deep geothermal energy

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In the European project DGE-ROLLOUT, countries the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium will look for ways to optimally extract geothermal energy. Especially the North of Limburg in Belgium would hold a lot of potential. To explore this in Bree and Lommel, the province is providing 126 000 euros. VITO, as one of the project partners, will be able to focus on the realisation of geothermal demonstration activities.

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