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On 17 March, regional cluster organisations WaterstofNet and Cluster Tweed launched the Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) to consolidate and strengthen Belgium’s position in Europe and on the global stage as a pioneering hub of excellence for clean hydrogen. Sirris is also involved in this industry ...

Sirris has secured funding for two projects. On 15 March, the twelve winners from the first Belgium Builds Back Circular project call were announced. This call for projects, worth 8 million euros, sought innovative ideas on circular design in the bicycle-, wind turbine-, healthcare- and biomimicry ...

Energy storage is important as we build more renewable energy into our systems. Using its own iron-air battery design, Form Energy aims to build large grid storage facilities to balance the multi-day variability of renewable wind, water and solar energy.

The BrefurbiSH project is working toward a process for faster and more efficient refurbishment based on data analysis, digital work instructions and cognitive support for the operator. Moreover, its project partners aim at an economic and social value enhancement throughout the value chain.

For many products reuse, repair, remanufacturing, repurposing and upgrading may offer a significant potential benefit in terms of value preservation and reduced environmental impact. These inner circles/strategies of the circular economy remain underutilised. For the purpose of simplicity, in this ...

The new project BeFORE - Barrier for recycling - in which Sirris is involved, focuses on recyclable material innovations for ’contact sensitive’ plastic and paper packaging with high quality barrier properties. Its main goal is to improve design for recycling of primary packaging. This by studying ...

When the height of a tower doubles, the effect from the turbine quadruples. The modular wooden solution developed by Modvion provides the world with tall towers that are not only close to climate neutral, but also store CO2 during their lifetime.

Steel is a circular material because it is 100 per cent recyclable. In addition, it is collected, sorted and recycled on a large scale, and there is a market demand for these recyclates. Despite these fantastic references, there still seems to be a sustainability issue about steel. We’ll explain how ...