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The research project ‘Market Organisation of the Dutch Energy System (MODES)’, in which Dr Ceciel Nieuwenhout of the Faculty of Law is participating, has been awarded funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

A consortium to study the socio-economic impact of hydrogen, including three researchers at the University of Groningen, has been granted 12 million euros from the NWO.

A tile on the sidewalk of Zuidhorn station, in a busy spot between the train and bus station, counts the steps of people walking on the tile, and harvests energy from their movements. At the moment, however, the tile is back in the lab of developer Professor Mónica Acuautla Meneses for an upgrade.

The third symposium of the Public Participation Center on inclusion in citizen participation took place recently in Vinkhuizen (Groningen). Wytse Gorter, researcher at the University of Groningen and initiator of the symposium, reflects on the event.

Dit jaar heeft Saluqi Motors de prestigieuze ENTRANCE AWARD 2024 gewonnen tijdens het New Energy Forum! De ENTRANCE AWARD erkent uitmuntendheid en innovatie in de energietransitie en duurzame technologieën.

Hydrogen is an indirect greenhouse gas: by reacting with other compounds in the atmosphere, it may contribute to global warming in several ways.

From June 10 to12, 2024, the University of Groningen had the distinct pleasure of hosting a group of seven students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Because hydrogen is a much smaller molecule than natural gas, it can easily leak. Even worse, despite its small size, hydrogen can affect larger materials and make them as brittle as glass.

Dit jaar maken De Groene Garage, Saluqi Motors en Uppact kans op deze felbegeerde prijs, die innovatie en lef in de energie- en grondstoffentransitie aanjaagt.

Professor of Energy Conversion Aravind Purushothaman Vellayani is working on systems that use hydrogen to produce electricity – for large factories, for instance. But even your car or your toilet could be capable of producing electricity from hydrogen.

De genomineerden voor de ENTRANCE AWARD 2024 zijn bekend. Een erkenning voor pioniers die baanbrekende bijdragen leveren aan de energietransitie en circulariteit. Er zijn veertig nominaties in de race om de prijs te winnen, variërend van innovatieve startups tot gevestigde ondernemingen.

A sustainable way to produce hydrogen has been around for a century, but it is still much cheaper to make hydrogen from natural gas. Researchers from the UG are working on more efficient, affordable, and scalable production of green hydrogen.

Ben Feringa and colleagues argue for leadership and systemic change in laboratories.

The IPCC is calling on its member governments and observer organizations to nominate experts who will draft the outline of the Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report.

The Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN), founded by NWO and KNAW, has launched its first work programme to accelerate climate transitions in urban neighborhoods.

The four Schools for Science & Society of the University of Groningen will again host the European Researchers' Night in Forum Groningen in 2024. The Forum will be transformed into a science hotspot on 27 September, bringing science closer to the public. Three researchers look back on last year's edition. 'The audience was very involved and active.'

Green hydrogen holds many promises. But grey hydrogen from natural gas is still much cheaper, storage of hydrogen is not trivial and as an indirect greenhouse gas is not as clean as it might look.

On Friday 24 May 2024 at 3 p.m., the University of Groningen (UG) will award four honorary doctorates in the Academy Building.

PhD/i, the learning community for interfaculty PhD projects at the UG, will become part of the Schools for Science & Society from May. According to scientific director Konstantin Mierau, this is the perfect fit.

Prof. Goda Perlaviciute has advanced to the finals of the Ben Feringa Impact Award 2024. She has been nominated in the 'Researchers' category for her research 'Public Participation and the Willingness of People to Contribute to the Energy Transition'.

Op 24 april 2024 heeft ENTRANCE – Centre of Expertise Energy de nieuwe podcastserie ‘Groen geld verdienen’ gelanceerd die is opgenomen tijdens ESNS in het House of Connections.