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Media: Innovation accelerator Eindhoven Engine enters new phase

As a society, we face numerous challenges. At Eindhoven Engine, a collaborative program between companies, knowledge institutions, social organizations and citizens in the Brainport region, work has been going on for years on innovations to address these problems. Now the program is breaking new ground.

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Grid Balancing Project

In this project we tackle the energy challenges in the Brainport region by balancing the energy grid.

Start year 2024
End year 2025
Focus area Livable region

Eindhoven Engine, simpl.energy, and TU/e EIRES collaborated on this initiative, which was supported by a subsidy from the Metropoolregio Eindhoven’s Stimulation Fund (MRE Stimuleringsfonds). The goal was to enhance the stability and efficiency of the energy grid in the region.

Sustainable energy solutions for Brainport

This project was a key part of this initiative, supported by MRE Stimuleringsfonds. It aimed to create sustainable energy solutions for Brainport, addressing unique challenges and contributing to the Dutch high-tech industry’s energy transition. The project sought to meet current energy demands and build a resilient, dynamic energy infrastructure for the future.

Expanding energy exchange

The partners explored how energy exchange at the campus level (such as in energy hubs) could be expanded for exchange between the campus and surrounding parties. Simpl.energy expanded its application architecture so that TU Eindhoven and surrounding parties can enter into a group contract or a capacity-restricting contract. Additionally, simpl.energy is CSP certified (Congestion Service Provider) to dispatch power. Eindhoven Engine established contacts with external parties and translated the experiences into input for a transition roadmap, and EIRES (TU/e) shared the knowledge with key stakeholders and users.