Projects

MPH2 learning and testing environment

Timing: April 2026-March 2029 

In the MPH2 project, Flemish and Dutch partners are collaborating on a cross-border testing and learning environment for the Metal Power-hydrogen chain.

EMR H2-HUBs

Timing: January 2026 - December 2028

A functioning cross-border hydrogen ecosystem for companies: that is the goal of the Interreg project EMR H2-HUBs. It aims to help drive forward the development of hydrogen infrastructure in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and establish hydrogen as an energy carrier.

SMEL II

Timing: February 2024 – August 2026

How do you optimally combine renewable energy forms within industry and the residential environment? That’s what Smart Multi Energy Lab 2, or SMEL II, aims to investigate.

IB-Green

Timing: March 2023 – February 2027

Reduce heat stress at existing industrial and business parks by developing green and blue infrastructure: this is what 11 partners from Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are seeking to achieve with their joint project IB-Green.

SmartdHYstrict

Timing: July 2024 – June 2027

Deploying hydrogen cost-effectively in local energy systems to drastically reduce the load on the electricity grid: this is what SmartdHYstrict aims to investigate.

Reconstruct

Timing: June 2023 – May 2027

Promote circularity in the European construction industry to reduce its significant environmental impact: this is the aim of Reconstruct, an EU-funded research project led by the Institut de Tecnologia de la Construccion de Catalunya (ITeC) and supported by a consortium of 16 institutions.

NEVILL

Timing: December 2023 – December 2026

Modernizing training, education, and learning through Extended Reality - a combination of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality - is the objective of Next Virtual Level Learning, or simply NEVILL.

AMV-ELC

Timing: September 2023 – August 2026

With the aim of having enough professionals with up-to-date knowledge and expertise on the energy transition, Interreg Flanders-Netherlands launched the Labour Market Demand-driven Energy Learning Community project, known as AMV-ELC in Dutch.

Ecoflex

Timing: November 2022 - November 2025

Developing an ECOsystem to leverage local FLEXibility from multi-energy and e-mobility assets for grid balancing and securing energy supply: that’s what ECOFLEX is all about.

OPTIMESH

Timing: April 2022 – March 2025

Optimesh is about developing a concept to enable two-way heat exchange without a hotspot, paving the way for the development of district heat networks throughout Flanders.

InToWall

Timing: February 2022 – January 2024

Walls invariably throw up surprises during renovation work. Often nothing is known about their structure and whether they contain pipes or have any defects. By looking inside cavity walls, without removing a single brick, InToWall aims to make renovation more sustainable.

Training for the Future – Energy topic

Timing: January 2023 – December 2023

As facilitator in a consortium of 17 organisations, Green Energy Park developed innovative training courses by bringing together expertise using a co-creative approach.

InterConnect

Timing: October 2019 – September 2023

Laying the foundation for the future of smart energy management solutions for homes and buildings is the mission of InterConnect.

ConnectSME

Timing: 1/09/2020 – 30/06/2023

Large-scale collaboration to improve market introduction opportunities for innovative technologies in the Flanders-Netherlands border region.

RegEnergy

Timing: October 2018 – September 2022

The RegEnergy project team is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating urban-rural partnerships to match renewable energy supply and demand.

Renaissance

Timing: May 2019 - April 2022

Finding innovative ways to make local electricity grids more efficient and reduce energy costs: that’s the essence of RENAISSANCE.

SMEL-1

Timing: January 2020 – December 2021

Smart Multi Energy Lab 1, or SMEL-1, is a small-scale predecessor of the Smart Village Lab and was built as a test site to accommodate primary research needs.