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Topic
Make yourself uncomfortable

Speaker
Prof. Daniel A. Barber, Chair of Architecture History and Theory | 黑料福利网

Organized by
Assoc. Prof. Roel Loonen en Asst. Prof. Lenneke Kuijer

Introduction
Make Yourself Uncomfortable looks at what happens when we turn the spotlight of climate action to its most overlooked and undervalued site: our buildings and how we inhabit them. For all of us, confronting climate change will mean 铿乶ding new thresholds for comfort in our homes, our offices, our schools, that is, everywhere 鈥榠ndoors鈥�. This means changing our thermal practices: how we use our spaces and bodies with respect to heating and cooling 鈥� from clothing to curtains, to seasonal habits and daily patterns. What are the skills and tools needed to better adjust, to reduce energy demand? And how can architects and designers change our buildings themselves to help us improve our thermal practices? This presentation will provide some historical context for designing for discomfort, as well as consider the design and technological possibilities in the present.鈥�

Topic
Smart films and circular windows for energy efficient building renovations

Speakers
Dr. Stijn Kragt and Dr. Zeger Vroon

Organized by
Assoc. Prof. Roel Loonen 

Introduction
The building sector is responsible for about one third  of the total energy consumption in Europe and The Netherlands. Dutch households on itself are already responsible for more than 17 Mton CO₂-emissions. Within buildings windows are one of the most vulnerable elements considering energy loss. On the one hand they are usually the least insulating part of a facade, leading to heat loss in winter. On the other hand, transmission of solar heat in summer results in overheating and cooling demand. A large portion of current window systems in the Netherlands are low-performing regarding insulation and require replacement. To enhance the renovation speed with the least environmental impact we are developing circular window renovation concepts for various types of windows. In this lecture we will talk about a recycling process to re-use old glass harvested from building renovation projects and how to upgrade them for optimal energy efficiency and comfort with insulating low-e coatings and smart coatings and films, which adapt their solar heat transmission autonomously based on outdoor weather conditions.

Topic
Large scale seasonal thermal energy storage, often forgotten but cannot be ignored 

Speaker
Dr. Martin Bloemendal | TNO

Organized by
Ass. Prof. Silvia Gaastra-Nedea

Introduction
Sustainable energy has received substantial attention over the last years/decades. Heat is the largest part of the worldwide energy requirement (space heating/cooling, industry, etc.). As with many other renewable or sustainable energy sources, also with heat, the biggest challenge is dealing with the variability in the availability and demand. Heat storage is one of the major solutions to match heat availability to demand. Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) and Borehole heat exchangers are, therefore, among the important geothermal energy technologies needed to utilize sustainable heating and cooling systems of buildings 鈥� and in particular, provides cheap and large scale storage. Both, high quality research and education as well as large scale adoption of UTES technology are needed during the coming decades at national and international level.
 

Topic
Accelerating the Energy Transition: Simulating Hydrogen Combustion on Supercomputers 

Speaker
Prof. Christian Hasse | Darmstadt University of Technology

Organized by
Marta Costa Figueiredo

Introduction
Reactive Computational Fluid Dynamics (rCFD) has become an indispensable tool in both fundamental research and industrial applications, playing a key role in the design of aero-engine combustors, gas turbines, and energy conversion systems. This success is built on decades of scientific model development, advanced numerical methods, and exponential growth in computing power. However, the landscape is now undergoing disruptive transformations driven by two major factors: 

The energy transition 鈥� The shift from fossil fuels to renewable fuels like hydrogen demands a complete redesign of energy conversion systems due to the fundamentally different combustion characteristics of these fuels. High-fidelity combustion models are currently lacking and must be developed based on a deeper physical understanding. 

The rise of Exascale computing 鈥� Next-generation supercomputers will predominantly rely on GPUs instead of CPUs, requiring a new generation of CFD software with specialized numerical approaches to leverage their full potential. 

This talk will first introduce the role of rCFD in combustion system design, highlighting its importance in the development of next-generation energy technologies. The unique challenges of hydrogen combustion will be explored, emphasizing how its behavior differs from conventional fuels. Following this, I will discuss the impact of GPU-based supercomputing on rCFD, outlining the fundamental changes required in software development. Finally, I will showcase how GPU-accelerated direct numerical simulations can unravel the complexities of hydrogen combustion, enabling unprecedented insights into turbulent reactive flows. 

Topic
Critical metal materials for the green energy transition:
From understanding to steering their physical and chemical behaviour

Speaker
Associate Professor Vincent J. van Hinsberg | Critical Metals and Minerals Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Organized by
Niels Deen | Principal scientist

Introduction
To meet global commitments toward a carbon-neutral and sustainable future, including those by Canada and the EU, a major transformation in how we source and store energy is essential. This transition relies heavily on critical metals such as lithium, cobalt, vanadium, and rare earth elements, which are key to clean technologies like electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and advanced electronics. However, these metals face significant challenges in terms of supply, processing, and recycling. Many are sourced from unconventional deposits that are poorly understood, and current recycling methods remain underdeveloped. Additionally, the unique properties of critical metals often make them irreplaceable, posing a risk to the advancement of green technologies. Addressing these issues requires a deeper scientific understanding of critical metal behavior, both in natural systems and engineered materials. In this context, thermodynamic modeling offers promising solutions by helping predict and optimize the processes needed to recover, recycle, and substitute these essential elements.

Topic
From electrically conductive MOFs to sustainable batteries

Speaker
Prof. Mircea Dinc膬 | Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Organized by
Silvia Gaastra-Nedea and Maja R眉cker

Introduction
The emergence of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks (c-MOFs) has been one of the most paradoxical developments in the field in the last few years. Indeed, how can one transport charges through a material that is mostly 鈥渆mpty鈥� space? In this sense, MOFs made from layers of organic ligands connected by (typically) square-planar metal ions have shown particularly good electrical conductivity. However, a precise mechanism for charge transport is still the subject of debate, with various experimental and computational reports describing these materials as metals, semiconductors, or semimetals.
This lecture will describe the latest efforts from our group to understand the intrinsic properties of 2D c-MOFs, especially as related to single-crystal electrical measurement studies, and will discuss in particular the unexpectedly large influence of out-of-plane transport. Time allowing, I will discuss unexpected results stemming from the behavior of these materials as 1D metals, and applications of related organic materials in fast-charging, high-energy density Lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors.

Topic
Scaling up plasma technology  from lab- to industrial scale

Speaker
Dirk van den Bekerom | Lead scientist plasma synthesis at TNO

Organized by Principal Scientist:
Richard van de Sanden

Introduction
Plasma processes are widely used in the high-tech industry, although at this moment the application of plasma technology in the chemical industry is limited. In recent years, the option of applying plasma chemistry has gained renewed interest. The reason for this is the ever-increasing burden of CO2 emissions and the increasing availability of green electricity. Plasma technology has the potential to enable fully CO2-free chemistry on an industrial scale based on green electricity. Given these developments, high-temperature processes based on fossil fuels are rapidly losing interest compared to alternative electrical processes such as plasma chemistry.

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