At the end of January 2016, chemist Jasper Lefevere will be presenting his doctoral research. A few months later, he hopes to excel at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The project has made clear that, by using MBRs in a continuous fermentation process, plant output can be significantly increased at lower overall costs, using fewer resources.
High level international performance in a rather new VITO research domain.
Nano World Cancer Day 2017 #NWCD2017
The Solar Map is available for everyone to see at www.energiesparen.be/zonnekaart. Enter an address and a map will then be displayed. The colour in which a building is displayed will enable you to see whether the roof is ideal (green), usable (yellow) or of limited or no use (orange) for the installation of solar panels or a solar boiler.
A preliminary study (TWOL study “Cities and municipalities adapt” from 18.12.2015) shows that cities and municipalities need a tool that is low-threshold and responds quickly.
The main focus of Ahmad’s work is the removal of free and emulsified oil, heavy metals, and organic content from water using adsorbents and membranes.
Electromagnetic 3D campaign in Bree-Maaseik region - Virginie Harcouët-Menou & David Lagrou
Today, the mayors (1) of the northern part of the province Limburg (Belgium) and representatives of VITO, INFRAX, NUHMA, EnergyVille and POM Limburg, the Limburg Development Agency, gathered at ‘Huis van de Stad’ in Lommel for the launch of the taskforce to explore the potential of geothermal energy and its exploitation in the region.
Now that Antwerp has been selected to host the EU Cleantech Forum in 2018, the Flanders Cleantech Association and VITO are continuing their efforts to enable Flanders’ cleantech industry to become active on an international stage.
SCS Global Services Approves VITO to Conduct VOC Emissions Testing for its Indoor Air Quality Certifications
In vitro research wins award of PETA International Science Consortium. Newly developed in vitro model NAVETTA published and patent pending.
European project to better protect water resources in agricultural area
Caring for water is a task of all of us. We, as individuals, are currently experiencing this with the drought crisis, but it obviously arises in a broader context. Water scarcity is therefore one of the major challenges VITO is addressing in order to contribute to a sustainable economy and society, in short, a sustainable world.
The required amount of water for agriculture and all water sensitive sectors in Flanders calls for a smart and organised cooperation procedures.
Insects have the potential to form the basis of a new sustainable value chain and to play a key role in the transition to a biobased economy in Europe.
Turning harvest waste streams into animal nutritional supplements.