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You don't change Urban Sprawl from one day to the next. It is about Flanders that we leave behind for our children and grandchildren in 2050. They will reap the benefits or bear the costs of the policy that we pursue today.
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Belgian start-up that combines data captured by drones and machine learning partners up with VITO.
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A better, more sustainable future. Are we succeeding in this? We certainly are. This is how VITO has made the difference in 2019.
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Microplastics are found almost everywhere. Scientists at UGent and VITO developed a way to monitor even the smallest particles.
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More than 70 students from Belgium and abroad are working on doctoral studies within the VITO research groups. KarenVercammen and Liesbeth Roofthooft ensure that everything runs smoothly.
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Algae are an interesting sustainable alternative to chemicals that are still being extracted from oil today. And to natural products that are cultivated or transported in an unsustainable way. For this to be the case, however, the value chain – from algae cultivation through harvesting and processing to storage and application – would have to be successfully scaled up to an economically viable scale. VITO is taking a wide view and focusing on the entire value chain following algae cultivation.
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The leading Flemish research organisation VITO will help the start-ups of accelerator Start it @KBC to develop circular products and circular business models. This collaboration brings the opportunity to stimulate a circular economy. By supporting innovative start-ups from the start, VITO and Start it @KBC want to accelerate the transition to sustainable entrepreneurship.
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Under the European REACH legislation, every chemical compound produced or used by industry must be tested to identify any potentially harmful effects on humans and the environment. Companies often join forces to this end in associations that focus on one specific chemical element. The association then hires a specialist laboratory to carry out tests on a list of chemicals. The association for the element antimony has approached VITO to conduct these tests.
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In recent years, the energy landscape has changed significantly. An important trend in this respect is that energy sources become more renewable and that energy is generated on a smaller and more distributed scale. In this regard, energy communities can provide substantial opportunities. But what are these energy communities? What advantages do they provide? And what challenges impede a large-scale roll-out? Find it out in this month's expert talk.
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Mapping air quality at regional level but especially at local level – from cities to districts to individual streets – and all in real time. This is the core of the ATMOSYS air quality management system. Now that the tools of the comprehensive system have been tested and validated in Flanders, they are now making their way abroad.
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Cleantech is one of the most flourishing sectors in Flanders, even though it is not a classic sector. With technology, cleantech gives sustainability a tangible form in various industrial sectors, with an emphasis on operational and environmental gains. The now more than 1,000 cleantech companies employ 25,000 people and generate a gross profit of EUR 4 billion. The Cleantech Report 2020 proposed by Cleantech Flanders provides a complete overview of Flemish cleantech, the ecosystem, its impact and the opportunities and challenges for the future.
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At present, 70 per cent of surfactants are still derived from fossil resources, chief among which is oil. In order to solve this problem, French-Belgian research team ValBran is investigating whether it is possible to synthesise surfactants with high added value from bran, the hard outer layer of wheat grain. Their work contributes to the development of biobased surfactants.
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Sustainable mobility is one of the 7 challenges OnePlanet @ VITO is taking on. Making its own vehicle fleet more sustainable is an absolute must, besides promoting public transport, carpooling and bicycle leasing. VITO will first replace all diesel cars with electric and plug-in hybrid cars, which will also serve as a “living lab” for research in the field of smart charging. VITO also focuses on sustainable sources of electricity for charging, with solar panels at EnergyVille and deep geothermal energy in Mol.
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What can a city region do to encourage the collection, recycling and reuse of both plastic and construction waste? VITO has developed an online portal that is publicly accessible and whose content can be improved or supplemented. This ‘living’ overview should prompt the city region of Ghent to take targeted actions regarding the circular economy and involve local businesses.
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The Ganges basin in eastern India is one of the world’s most polluted water systems. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious plan to clean up the river – and all its tributaries. India is looking to Europe for both policy and technology. Under the umbrella of the Clean Ganga Europe Desk, VITO and Vlakwa coordinate the efforts of European stakeholders in water management and treatment technology.
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An energy supply that largely runs on renewable energy sources would be difficult to achieve without Power-to-X. In this system, solar and wind power are used to produce energy carriers like hydrogen or synthetic feedstocks and fuels. But where and how should the technology be rolled out exactly; do we want to make the Belgian energy system both low-carbon and safe by 2050? An interdisciplinary consortium will be looking into this over the next five years.
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In order to meet all the challenges of the growing world population, we need more data-driven decisions in agriculture. These data-driven decisions can only be effective if we can bring different parties together to generate quick and personal advice for our farmers, including the necessary guarantees for data ownership and data protection. Discover how AVR and VITO Remote Sensing join forces to support digital crop monitoring.
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Healthy air is a top concern for most Flemish citizens. And rightly so. Yet, current media interest often does injustice to the great complexity inherent in this problem. So for a clear perspective, we highlight five elements that are not sufficiently present in the debate.
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Since 2002, the Flemish Government’s Flemish Centre of Expertise on Environment and Health has been measuring human exposure to new chemicals that are finding their way into the living environment and to conventional environmental pollutants, such as heavy metals.
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Within the European Horizon 2020 project BioRECO2VER, an international consortium will take an important step in making bioconversion of CO2 commercially feasible. The 4 year project, coordinated by VITO, kicked off in January 2018 and will focus on refining biotechnological processes which can turn CO2 from industrial point sources into valuable platform chemicals like lactate and isobutene. The impact of the BioRECO2VER project is to provide an important next step in valorizing CO2, while at the same time offering alternative solutions for the production of chemicals.
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According to the latest statistics, more than 8,000 Belgians are diagnosed with lung cancer every year. Two in three are male, but the percentage of females is rising every year. Four in five of these patients die within five years of diagnosis. Early diagnosis is essential in order to reduce the death rate and improve quality of life. Early and accurate diagnosis leads to more effective treatment, better quality of life and a more favourable prognosis. In the pursuit of a better prognosis, VITO doctoral student Eline Berghmans is cooperating with Prof. Dr. Patrick Pauwels (Head of the Pathological Anatomy Clinic at Antwerp University Hospital).
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Lommel – Mol, August 28, 2017: A consortium of local Belgium Investors consisting of QBIC II, LRM, and the Innovation Fund have joined The Dow Chemical Company to invest in Blue Foot Membranes NV (BFM). BFM was spun out of VITO following decades of research into innovative membrane technology, which will be used for the production of Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs) for the treatment of Industrial and Municipal waste water.