The effects of climate change are forcing us to save energy and switch to sustainable energy sources. The research group Energy and Innovation at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences researches and designs technological interventions that accelerate the energy transition.
Amsterdam is building a Positive Energy District in Buiksloterham. Residents are generating and storing renewable energy in and around their buildings to match supply and demand. The development of this neighborhood is part of the European project ATELIER.
The number of electric vehicles is experiencing explosive growth in the Netherlands. How to facilitate this jump in scale in time with sufficient charging infrastructure? The LIEV project investigates the charging infrastructure of the future.
Switching to district heating and cooling (DHC) networks forms an important part of energy transition. The international HeatNet project analyzed the rollout of a fourth-generation heat grid in six northern European cities.
Renée Heller has been AUAS Professor of Energy and Innovation since September 2020. She is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Milieu Centraal and active in the LEVE and Urban Energy Professor platforms.
Rick Wolbertus is Associate professor of Smart Energy Systems in the Energy and Innovation research group, where he works on projects relating to the energy transition and the integration of new energy systems into the power grid. In 2020, he completed his PhD on charging infrastructure for electric cars.
