Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydro Power Plant Visit

Parking Bodart Veilingweg, Leuven

  During this visit we will learn more about the Coo-Trois-Ponts pumped hydro power plant.  Check out the video below to get a glimpse of the plant.  https://youtu.be/edamsBppnlg?t=177   We will provide transportation from Leuven to the power plant and back, as well as lunch. The registration fee is 5 € per person. There is

Network expansion planning with FlexPlan.jl

Online

During this online talk Matteo Rossini will present FlexPlan.jl, a Julia package for modeling stochastic network planning problems considering AC and DC technology, storage and demand flexibility as possible expansion candidates. FlexPlan.jl supports systems composed of both transmission and balanced distribution networks, which can be optimized jointly or using a heuristic procedure that decouples the

Thermovault Workshop

ESAT Aula R Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Leuven, Belgium

  During this lunch break seminar Thermovault will provide a workshop on what the job of an aggregator is. More specifically, they will explain how they exploit the flexibility of heating appliances, such as electrical boilers and heat-pumps, so as to maximize energy savings.  They will also introduce potential opportunities for students, so make sure

PhD lunch talk – Nuclear fusion: State-of-the-art and future developments

ESAT Aula R Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Leuven, Belgium

Register here! About our speaker: Ruben De Wolf Ruben is an experienced energy engineer and plasma physicist. He obtained a master's degree in engineering technology from the University of Antwerp and a master's degree in engineering sciences from the KU Leuven, with a specialization in energy, thermodynamics and plasma physics. After two years working in