Tag: Engagement
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Meet the Scientist: Wen Liu
In this edition of Meet the Scientist we interview Wen Liu. She is a researcher at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University, where she focuses her research on sustainable heat transition and seasonal thermal energy storage.
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The Push-It General Assembly in Bochum to discuss the project’s progress
Last week, the Push-IT consortium came together for 2.5 energising and inspiring days at the Fraunhofer Institute in Bochum, Germany. It was fantastic to reconnect face-to-face with partners from across Europe and realign around our shared mission of driving innovation and impact. A highlight of the General Assembly was the interactive poster sessions — a welcome new format that sparked great conversations and deeper understanding across work packages. Each site had a presentation together with all the technologies of Work Package 3 and Tessel Grubben.
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Students Explore the World Beneath Their Feet During GeoWeek
Each year during GeoWeek, students aged 10 to 15 get the opportunity to explore the exciting world of geo-sciences. Across the Netherlands, they participate in fieldwork, visit companies, or attend guest lectures given by professionals from the soil, water, and geo-information sectors. The focus of the week is on hands-on learning — from drilling soil samples and creating digital maps to testing the strength of dikes.
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Join the First IEA-ES Task 45 Webinar on Large Thermal Energy Storage (LTES)
We’re excited to invite you to the first webinar organized by the IEA Energy Storage (ES) Task 45 group, a leading initiative focused on advancing Large Thermal Energy Storage (LTES) technologies. This online event marks the beginning of a series dedicated to unlocking the potential of Pit (PTES), Borehole (BTES), Tank (TTES), and Aquifer (ATES) thermal energy storage systems.
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Introducing INTERSTORES
Across the continent, multiple research and demonstration projects are working in parallel to develop and deploy TES solutions tailored for local energy systems. Today, we’re highlighting one of those exciting initiatives: the INTERSTORES Project.
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Introducing Treasure
Across the continent, multiple research and demonstration projects are working in parallel to develop and deploy TES solutions tailored for local energy systems. Today, we’re highlighting one of those exciting initiatives: the Treasure Project.
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The potential of BTES: Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System, developed at TU Darmstadt
Professor Igno Sass, a hydrogeologist and process engineer at the Technical University of Darmstadt, explains about the groundbreaking BTES-project to develop a deep, high-temperature heat storage system in Darmstad, as part of the larger European Push-it project.
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PUSH-IT at the BEOS conference
Our researcher Elke Mugova from the MTES pilot site in Bochum attended the BEOS conference (Business of Energy Opportunities Show) in London, where she gained valuable insights that will benefit our ongoing efforts in the PUSH-IT project.
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Organize an accessible and inclusive event
Organizing an accessible and inclusive event is not just meeting legal requirements; it’s about proactively creating a space where participants feel valued. We are excited to introduce our new infographic on organizing accessible and inclusive engagement events, designed to highlight Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) issues.
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Creative Engagement for Underground Thermal Energy Storage
“We chose creative and playful approaches because they offer accessible and enjoyable ways to explore complex and unfamiliar issues.” Dr. Merryn Thomas talks about new and innovative methods to engage with stakeholders. Public engagement is essential to ensure that technologies like Underground Energy Storage (UTES) are accepted, fair and legitimate. But for many of us, UTES is invisible and unfamiliar.