Renewable Energy
The renewable energy research at the Electrical Energy Laboratory (EELAB) mainly focuses on the grid integration of renewable energy and on energy yield maximisation by advanced control methodologies.
The renewable energy technologies envisaged include photovoltaic (PV) systems, wind energy and ocean energy (such as wave and tidal energy). The grid integration aspects concern, inter alia, power quality issues, hosting capacity in distribution grids, and the flexible operation and control of renewable energy sytems for, e.g., the provision of ancillary services and grid stability.
Furthermore, combinations of renewable energy sources with specific (flexible) electric power consumers, e.g. electrolysers, are investigated, which requires a techno-economic approach.
Projects
- SALOME - Dynamic Monitoring of Offshore Wind Turbines Subject to Atmospheric Phenomena for Optimised Participation in Electrical Energy and Reserve Markets
- FlexIntensity - Flexibility Mechanisms in Industry for Transition of Energy Systems towards Sustainability
- ICONIC - Smart, Aware, Integrated Wind Farm Control Interacting with Digital Twins
- Offshore for Sure (O4S) - Energy transition at sea
- PhairywinD - The offshore wind beneath the wings of young researchers turning the blades of the Belgian offshore wind sector
- BEOWIND - Belgian offshore wind energy parks: tools to enhance the provision of ancillary services, the stability of the grid and the lifetime of the infrastructure
Contact
For more information contact prof. Lieven Vandevelde — .
PhD Dissertations
Articles and Conference Papers
Contact
For more information contact prof. Lieven Vandevelde — .