Date
Friday October 31, 2025 from 9:15 AM to 4:30 PMLocation
ϸ Campus @ Blauwe zaal, AuditoriumPrice
FreeBuilding
AuditoriumAftermovie 2025
From molecules to mindsets
Welcome to Energizing Day, the event where innovation and forward-thinking collaboration take center stage. After a very successful first edition last year, EIRES (Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems) will organize its fourh Energizing Day. The event is open for anyone interested in the latest developments in energy storage and conversion, from both inside and outside ϸ. We are proud to present a series of top notch speakers who will share their views, solutions and outlooks on the challenges we are facing when it comes to the energy transition. The day leaves plenty of room for networking and the EIRES team is looking forward to meeting you!
This day marks the 5th anniversary of EIRES
Over the past five years, EIRES has built a strong, multidisciplinary community dedicated to accelerating the energy transition. Through cutting-edge research and collaboration, we continue to turn fundamental insights into real-world impact, from materials to full energy systems. EIRES is known for its broad expertise in renewable energy research with communities focusing on the energy transition in the built environment or the greening of the process industry.
Impression of the day by Tim Meijer
Article about Energizing Day 2025
SPEAKERS
Ted Sargent | Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Chicago
Linn Leppert | Department of Computational Chemical Physics, University of Twente
Tina Fawcett | Energy programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Álvaro Gutiérrez Martín | Control and Robotics Lab at ETSI Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Michel Haller | SPF Institute for Solar Technology, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST)
Curious about our speakers? Read more about their presentations and research
Chair of the day
Diana van der Sloot | Program manager EIRES, Eindhoven University of Technology
PROGRAM
| 09h15 | WALK-IN | Registration with coffee & tea | ||
| 10h00 | Opening | Richard van de Sanden | |
| 10h30 | Presentation | Edward (Ted) Sargent | Increasing solar cell and carbon management efficiency through materials chemistry and systems engineering |
| 11h00 | BREAK | with exhibition | ||
| 11h30 | Presentation | Linn Leppert Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente | What theory can tell us about materials for solar cells |
| 12h00 | Research pitches | Short poster presentations by PhD's | |
| 12h30 | WALKING LUNCH | with exhibition | ||
| 14h00 | Presentation | Tina Fawcett Energy Programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford | Beyond technology: Justice and sufficiency in the energy transition |
| 14h30 | Presentation | Álvaro Gutiérrez Martín Department Photonic Technology and Bioengineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | From Insect Societies to Local Energy Communities: Unleashing Distributed Demand-Side Management |
| 15h00 | BREAK | with exhibition | ||
| 15h30 | Presentation | Michel Haller SPF Institute for Solar Technology, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST) | Aluminium as an energy carrier that heats homes and provides electricity in winter |
| 16h00 | Inspiring talk | Artist and designer | Talk on tactile energy infrastructures and the social and cultural sides of the energy transition |
| 16h15 | Closure | ||
| 16h30 | Networking & drinks until 18h00 | ||
About Energizing Day
EIRES Energizing Days are open for anyone interested in the latest developments in energy storage and conversion. We are proud to present a series of top notch speakers who will share their views, solutions and outlooks on the challenges we are facing when it comes to the energy transition. The day leaves plenty of room for networking. The EIRES team is looking forward to meeting you!
An impression of the last Energizing Day 2024
Contact information: EIRES office | eires@tue.nl.
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