Projects

Past and current publicly-funded research projects

Funding by Walloon Region of Belgium

1. 1. IEA-ECBCS Annex 48 project (Heat pumping and reversible air-conditioning). Funding DGO4. Project Dates: 2006-2010.

   2. IEA-ECBCS Annex 53 project (Total Energy Use in Buildings – Analysis and evaluation methods). Funding Source: DGO4. Project Dates: 2009-2013.

   3. Sisal2 project. Development of a building simulation tool on line. EnergyWall Call. Period 2009-2010.

   4. Green+ project. Development of a heat recovery heat exchanger for distributed ventilation system. Coordinator: Acte. Call for projects of the Pôle Mecatech in the frame of Plan Marshall. Project Dates: 2009-2012. 

   5. Comotex project. Development of a biomass CHP system using an Ericsson engine Coordinator: Coretec. Call for projects of the Pôle Mecatech in the frame of Plan Marshall 2.vert. Project Dates: 2011-2013.  Budget ULg: 335,818 EUR.

   6. Geotabs project. Towards a better knowledge of geothermal heat pump systems connected to TABS.  Coordinator : K.U.Leuven. ERA-SME/ERA-net. Project Dates: 2011-2013.

   7. IEA-EBC Annex 58 project (Reliable Building Energy Performance Characterization based upon Full Scale Dynamic Measurements). Funding DGO4. Project Dates: 2012-2016

   8. IEA-ECBCS Annex 59 project (Low temperature heating and high temperature cooling). Funding DGO4. Project Dates: 2012-2015.

   9. Flexipac (Optimization of energy demand by controlling thermal systems (heat pumps, etc.) with a view to integrating into the grid intermittent energy sources and economic valorization of flexibility). Funding: DGO4. Project Dates: 2012-2015.

   10. IEA-EBC Annex 60 project (New generation computational tools for building and community energy systems based on the Modelica and Functional Mockup Interface standards). Funding DGO4. Project Dates: 2012-2015.

   11. Smart-PAC (Integration of exhaust air heat pumps into smart-grids). Funding: DGO6. Project Dates: 2014-2015. (Convention #1318279)

   12. ORCAL (Waste heat recovery by means of ORC connected to heat pipes). Funding: DGO6. Call for projects BEWARE Fellowships Industrie. Partner: CMI. Project Dates: 2015-2016. Convention #1410274. Budget ULg: 211,100 EUR.

   13. SW_GREEN (Generated and Recuperated Energy for Environmental Novelty/ Waste heat recovery from plane engine test benches). Funding DGO6. Partner: ACTE, Safran AeroBooster. Project Dates: 2012-2017. Convention #6807. Budget ULg: 479,300 EUR.

   14. Silenthalpic (Development of innovative decentralized ventilation units). Funding: DGO6. Project Dates: 2017-2018.

   15. EcoSystemePass (Development of greenhouse energy simulation models for energy integration investigation). Funding: Feder. Project Dates: 2017-2021.

   16. POC (development of a pumped thermal energy storage with a reversible heat pump/ORC module). Funding DGO6. Project Dates: 2019. Convention DIFST#1880015. Budget ULiège: 74500 EUR.

   17. IEA-ECES Task 36 (Carnot Batteries: "investigate, assess and strengthen the potential role of Carnot Batteries in the future energy systems"). Project Dates: 2019-.

   18. GTherm (Waste heat recovery from industry by means of Thermo-Electric Generators). Coordinator: UCLouvain. Partnters: CRM. ULiege as subcontractor.

   19. OCCuPANt (Impacts of climate change on the indoor environment of buildings in Belgium). Funding: ARC. Project Dates: 2020-2023.

   20. IEA-EBC Annex 80  (Resilient Cooling). Project Dates: 2018-2023.

   21. RENEWBAT (Stockage électrique durable (Batterie de Carnot)). Funding: Programme de recherche d’intérêt général FIRST Spin-Off 2021. Project Dates: 2021-2023. Convention #2110053. Budget: 260442,5 EUR.

   22. ARDNrgy (Reconversion des ardoisières de Martelange en stockage énergétique ). Funding source: Appel à projets pour la géothermie peu profonde 2022, Walloon Region of Belgium. Project Dates: 2023-2026. Budget ULiège: 111,000 EUR.

   23. MultiThermEx ("Fonctionnalisation d'échangeurs par optimisation multi-critères et impression 3D multi-matières"). Funding Source: Call Win2Wal. Convention #2310016. Project Dates: May 2024 - April 2028. Budget ULiege: 437880.90 EUR.

   24. MPL2030 ("Contrôle thermique par boucle diphasique à pompage mécanique"). Funding Source: PIT Skywin Wallonie (39e appel, June 2023). Convention #8941. Project Dates: March 2024 - February 2027. Budget ULiege: 349084.80 EUR.

Funding by Brussels Region of Belgium

1. 1. EPICOOL project. Modeling and simulation of cooling plants. Coordinator: K.U.Leuven. Project Dates : 2008-2011.

Funding by Flemish Region of Belgium

• 1. ORC-Next. The next generation Organic Rankine Cycles. Coordinator: Ghent University. Funding of the IWT-SBO. Project Dates: 1/2012-1/2015 (IWT-referentienummer: 110006).

  2. Energy Conscious Design - Waste Heat Recovery. Coordinator: Flanders Make. Partners: Flanders Make, Dana, Bosal, Siemens, Voxdale, Ghent University. Funding of the IWT ("knowledge partner"). Project Dates: 2015.  Bugdet ULg: 80020 EUR.

Funding by Belgian Federal State

1. UNLEASH ("UNLocking the Electrification and Aggregate Storage potential of residential Heating"). Funding Source: ENERGIETRANSITIEFONDS. Project Dates: Sept. 2023 - Feb. 2026. Bugdet ULiege: 932,586 EUR

Funding by Wallonie-Bruxelles International

1. INEscot project (Innovant Evaporative Solutions for Cooling Towers). Funding: Programme Hubert Curien 2023. Project Dates: 1/1/2023-31/12/2024

Funding by Europe

1. 1. Harmonac project. Energy Audit of Buildings. Coordinator: Université of Cardiff. Intelligent Energy Europe. Project Dates: 2007-2010.

   2. iSERV project. Energy Audit of HVAC systems. Coordinator: Université of Cardiff. Intelligent Energy Europe. Project Dates 2011-2013.

   3. Nowaste project. Heat recovery on truck engine by means of ORC. Coordinator: CRF (Fiat). European FP7 call of projects (FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1). Project Dates: 1/10/2011-30/09/2015 (Grant Agreement No. 285103).

   4. Bricker project (Total Renovation Strategies for Energy Reduction in Public Building Stock). European FP7 call of projects. Project Dates: 2013-2017 (Grant Agreement No. 609071). Budget ULg: 567100 EUR.

   5. Joules project (Joint Operation for Ultra Low Emission Shipping). European FP7 call of projects (SST.2013.1-2 of the Sustainable Transport Work Programme 2013). Project Dates: 2013-2017. Grant Agreement No. 605190. Budget ULg: 51700 EUR.

   6. REGEN-BY-2. Next REnewable multi-GENeration technology enabled by TWO-phase fluids machines (Multi-generation systems for cooling, heating and electricity production). European H2020 call of projects (LC-SC3-RES-1-2019-2020). Project Dates: 2020-2024. Grant Agreement No. 851541. Budget ULg: 500,000 EUR.

   7. DECAGONE ("DEmonstrator of industrial CArbon-free power Generation from Orc-based waste-heat-to-Energy systems"). European Horizon call of projects (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D4-01). Project Dates: 2022-2026. Grant Agreement No: 101069740. Budget ULg: 687,978 EUR.

   8. REPTES ("Renewable plants integrated with pumped thermal energy storage for sustainable satisfaction of energy and agricultural needs of African communities"). Program: LEAP - Renewable Energies. Call: PINT-MULTI 2023. Project Dates: 01/07/2023-30/06/2025. Grant Agreement: R.8003.23 (FNRS). Budget ULiege: 120 kEUR.

   9. WeForming ("Buildings as Efficient Interoperable Formers of Clean Energy Ecosystems"). European Horizon call of projects (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-02). Project Dates: Oct. 2023-Sept. 2026. Grant Agreement Number: 101123556. Budget ULiege: 531,125 EUR.

   10. SEHRENE ("Store Electricity and Heat foR climatE Neutral Europe"). European Horizon call of projects. Project Dates: 2024-2027. Grant Agreement Number: 101135763. Budget ULg: 647,021 EUR.

   11. FlexGeo ("Pathing the Way for Flexible Geothermal Energy Systems with Reversible ORC Systems, Advanced Control and Novel System Designs"). European Horizon call of projects (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02-06). Budget ULiege: 458,500 EUR.

Other sources of funding

1. 1. Sun2Power project (development, construction and testing of a micro-solar power plant). Funding by CMI, Enertime, Honeywell, Emerson, ULg. Project Dates:2009-2016. Budget ULg: 100000 EUR.

   2. Matras Project (Machine thermique pour refroidissement actif d’un satellite). Funding by FNRAE (France). Thales subcontracts ULg. Partners: IMFT, CETHIL, LAPLACE, LET, LeTh, Thales Alenia Space. Project Dates: 2009-2013.

   3. Procebar project (Evolution of energy load profiles of the Belgian residential building stock with the introduction of new HVAC technologies and combined heat and power units). Funding by Engie. Project Dates 2012-2013.

   4. QinE project (Optimale warmtehuishouding bij toekomstige automotive aandrijfsysteme / Optimal Thermal Management for Next Generation Automotive Power Systems). Funding: Stichting Innovatie Alliantie (Netherlands). Project Dates: 2013-2016. Budget ULg: 18477 EUR.

   5. FALCON (Flexible & Aerodynamic Truck for Low CONsumption). Funding by Fonds unique interministériel (F.U.I.)(France). ULiege is subcontractor. Partners: Renault Trucks, Enogia, Faurecia, IFPEN. Project Dates: 2017-2020.

   6. FIELD-TEST. Evaluation des performances énergétiques et environnementales de systèmes de chauffage et micro-cogénération au gaz. Funding by gas.be. Project Dates: 2019-2022.

   7. IEA-EBC Annex 85  (Indirect Evaporative Cooling). Project Dates: 2020-2025.

   8. Priority Programme: "Carnot Batteries: Inverse Design from Markets to Molecules" (SPP 2403). German national project. Project Dates: 2023-