SDG 7: affordable and clean energy
How can science help to make affordable and clean energy available for everyone? In Utrecht, we investigate this, beyond the borders of disciplines. The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) are a major guiding principle for us.
How we are working towards clean and affordable energy
Smart charging points
Smart Solar Charging is a revolutionary project with the campus and the city of Utrecht as a living lab, in which generating and storing solar power and returning excess energy to the grid is becoming reality.
The role of solar energy in society
In his inaugural lecture, Van Sark addresses controversies surrounding the growth in solar energy. Can we make solar panels more easthetical pleasing? And how do we collectively ensure that this market keeps growing the way it should?
Alternatives to natural gas
Seven million households need to be converted from gas to an alternative source before 2050. This is asking a lot of society. We help municipalities develop smart road maps to find alternatives to natural gas in neighbourhoods.
Combining offshore wind farms with floating solar panels
The wind farms in our North Sea logically only generate energy when it is windy, and there is a lot of empty space between the turbines. How can the capacity of those farms be utilised more efficiently? By partly filling in the empty space with floating solar panels.
SDGs: Our compass towards a better world