Co-Location
CC Benelux
Co-location center Benelux coordinates the theme: ‘Energy efficient buildings and cities”.
Today 40% of the world’s energy is consumed in the built environment, 40% of the materials is used in the built environment, as a consequence 40% of the CO2 emissions is caused by the built environment. So energy efficient buildings and cities are a key to sustainable development. The ultimate goal of this theme is the creation of energy neutral cities with a minimum of CO2 emissions.
With the current technology the realization of energy positive buildings on domestic and office scale is at hand. Thermal storage technology will be optimized to make this happen.
Besides the technological challenges the culture of society has to change so it will adapt its lifestyle into an energy saving attitude enabling energy positive buildings in an energy neutral city. The development of smart and sustainable transport systems are an essential element in this development. Electricity will be the sustainable energy carrier in the future society. So the development of smart grids at distribution level is another essential element to realize the energy efficient city.
The co-location center Benelux coordinates this theme innovation projects, education programs and business creation.
News from CC Benelux
Innovation Projects
Project Linear
Scientists from the Katholic University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven), the technology institute Vito and Distribution System Operator Eandis, plan to install electricity meters and smart appliances in 100 homes in Flanders. Their goal is to manage energy flows more economically, and make room for clean energy. This project is called Linear (Local Intelligent Networks and Energy Active Regions). Read more...
Project Electric Vehicles
At K.U.Leuven there is a varied research on electric vehicles (EVs). Firstly, research is done regarding the impact of EVs on the electrical grid and the integration of EVs in the concept of a smart grid, including coordination algorithms for charging EVs intelligently (Linear). To facilitate coordination and successful grid integration, a robust ICT infrastructure is required. Read more...
Business Creation Services
The CC Benelux Venture Business Office (VBO) is the Benelux entry point to the KIC InnoEnergy Highway™, KIC InnoEnergy’s value proposition for Entrepreneurs. The VBO especially focuses on business opportunities for which the KIC InnoEnergy network and its partners provide a clear added value, as well as supporting the InnoEnergy’s innovation projects for the development of their market analysis and valorization plan.
Through the InnoEnergy Highway™, the entrepreneur can find the services he/she needs to transform his/her idea or venture into a successful business.
We work actively, with the entrepreneur, in 4 dimensions, that are a must for success:
- Technology: due diligence, mapping vs. competing products/services, positioning, patenting (if necessary) proof of concept with customer/industry, piloting, industrialization
- Market: market assessment, market positioning, business case, business plan
- Team: team assessment, training, team completion, legal constitution (of start-up or spin-off)
- Finance: seed money, VC rounds (brokerage)
More information on the KIC InnoEnergy Highway and its services for entrepreneurs is available at business creation
CC Benelux Team
CEO K.J. (Klaas) Schuring
Contact CC Benelux
Post address:
InnoEnergy CC Benelux
P.O.Box 513,
Connector 1.15a
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
T + 31 40 2473956
F + 31 40 2439475
