Our colleague Liesbeth De Keukelaere, remote sensing expert water & coast, received the IADC Young Author Award for co-authoring of the research paper "Mapping water quality with drones - test case in Texel".
Transfer VITO expertise product emission testing to Servaco
Just one year ago, the CurieuzeNeuzen project presented its measurement results. After extensive research on these many data, it appears that moving from the city in search of clean air and then commuting back to that city, is of little benefit. Scientists conclude: "Certainly those who are in traffic for a long time have an increased exposure to air pollution".
An initiative of the Flemish Centre of Expertise on Environment and Health (Vlaams Steunpunt Milieu en Gezondheid) was used in 2017 as the blueprint for the European HBM4EU project, VITO co-coordinates this project.
"Agricultural biologicals" is a broad term for naturally occurring substances such as micro-organisms and natural extracts that have the potential to improve the health status and yield of crops, leading to a more sustainable agriculture. At aphea.bio our core business is developing new biostimulants and biocontrol products based on natural microorganisms.
Internet of Water kicks off new intelligent water management system based on wireless sensor network and self-learning software
We cannot deny that the climate is changing. This means that we’ll have to learn to live with a different climate. How can we adapt to this climate change and limit its consequences? How can we, as citizens, make it easier for ourselves and others in a world with such a changing climate?
Is it possible to produce concrete that is not only more sustainable from an environmental perspective, but also continues to perform under the most demanding usage conditions?
VITO signed a contract with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas. VITO will start up two studies for EGA, aiming at sustainable use of bauxite residue.
The European Commission, through DG Energy, has awarded the AIDRES project to EnergyVille/VITO NV to provide geographical mapping of future energy and feedstock needs of Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) in Europe. The resulting data will serve as input for data visualisation (by the JRC) and for the development of energy system modelling applications within the Horizon Europe Programme in the years to come. Within the project, EnergyVille/VITO will work with experts from UGent, EPFL, Wuppertal Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dechema and Kresko Energy on this project.
Alternative feedstock
With the Flemish Open City Architecture, we want to put Flanders in the lead as a smart region in the world. Flanders has few real resources: the most important asset is between our ears. We must make full use of them. How can we set up a vibrant ecosystem in which data can be exchanged in such a way that it stimulates innovation as much as possible and at the same time creates the necessary trust in the system and the exchanged data itself?