| EngD trainee | Floor van Schie |
| Project | Power Vibes |
| University supervisor | dr.ir. Faas Moonen |
| Company supervisor | Hubert Von Heyden |
| Name of company | Flexotels |
| Period of project | October 2018 鈥� October 2020 |
Public Summary
Green Energy Mill
Increased awareness for climate change in combination with new regulations such as the 鈥楶aris agreement鈥� requires emission reduction from every sector, including the festival industry.
Currently, most festivals focus on the reduction of CO2 emissions of audience transport and on-site waste disposal. Power provision is a topic that has been focused on by festivals very briefly, despite the large amount of CO2 emissions.
The majority of the festivals is not able to obtain power through the national grid. Festivals need to create their own off-grid energy system. Energy for this system is most of the time provided by under-utilised and oversized diesel generators which results in a large amount of CO2 emission.
This report describes the development of a sustainable alternative for the diesel generators: the Green Energy Mill (GEM). The GEM tower uses a combination of different renewable energy sources: solar power and wind power.
These sources are combined with a battery system to provide sustainable energy with any weather type. The function of the tower is not only the production of sustainable energy, but it also creates awareness among the festival visitors and festival organisers. This report describes all stages of the development process: concept, technical elaboration, assembly, tests, the social impact and the future scenario.
Funded by: Interreg NWE
