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On 19 July 2023 it was announced that Belgian companies are testing floating solar panels off the coast of Ostend. They are thereby joining the race of developing new offshore photovoltaic projects.

How do you create reliable infrastructure in difficult conditions at sea? That was the central question during 'Reliable AC/DC infrastructures @sea', organised by Sirris/OWI-Lab, KBVE-SRBE and the Agoria Energy Technology Club. The technical seminar looked deeper into the challenges and optimal ...

Flax and PLA (polylactic acid) are both materials based on renewable biological resources. This article reviews the possibilities of combining flax fibres and PLA polymer into a single biocomposite material, one of the most available biocomposite materials on the market. PLA, as a thermoplastic ...

In offshore wind farms blade damage caused by erosion is a frequent cause for blade failure and power loss. To offer a durable solution, Sirris has developed a methodology, based on the detection of changes in the aeroacoustics response of the wind turbine blades due to erosion. This system is ...

Now that more and more electricity is being generated from solar and wind energy, the demand for long-term storage of this energy is also growing. Batteries are a booming business and the technology is evolving rapidly to keep up with demand. One recent innovation is a flow battery based on hydrogen ...

Through OWI-Lab, Sirris has developed a methodology to assess the economic impact of innovations on offshore wind farms and expanded the models and the capability to include the green hydrogen generation. All results were presented on two European conferences for the wind industry.

New developments in technology, materials and information can make the operation of future floating wind farms cheaper, which will also reduce electricity generation costs.

You can approach sustainability by focusing on the physical aspect of durability or by focusing on the (ecological) systems and processes with the lowest possible environmental impact or even positive and regenerative impact. This article discusses what sustainability means for biocomposites, what ...

When setting up activities in the inner circles of the circular economy - remanufacturing, refurbishing, retrofitting, repair, parts harvesting, etc.- there is a need for cooperation between companies. In almost all cases, there are activities that cannot or will not be carried out by one single ...