In the Rotterdam region, over 13.000 connected charging stations are helping to balance the power grid. With its SMATCH smart-charging solution, ENGIE Laborelec is providing the brains behind what is arguably the biggest smart-charging site in the world.
Predicting wind flow and speed comes up against limitations in modern large-scale wind farms, or farms in somewhat complex environmental settings with features such as distant mountains, whether using microscale or mesoscale weather models. Laborelec is engaged in a project…
Filmed in collaboration with Flemish TV Kanaal Z, a report featuring CEO Luc Goossens, with input from several colleagues, explains some key parts of what Laborelec, part of ENGIE Research and Innovation, does in its work supporting ENGIE and other…
Yields from large solar power plants around the world could be increased significantly through direct sun reflection (DSR) involving giant orbiting mirrors redirecting sunlight towards existing solar farms on the ground. This is the main conclusion of a pre-feasibility study…
Most of us know him from his previous position, as head of ENGIE Research & Innovation's research programmes. But with a 30-year career in the energy sector, at Tractebel, Electrabel, and ENGIE, Luc Goossens also has a wealth of experience…
La plupart d'entre nous le connaissent pour son précédent poste, à la tête des programmes de recherche d'ENGIE Research & Innovation. Mais avec une carrière de 30 ans dans le secteur de l'énergie chez Tractebel, Electrabel et ENGIE, Luc Goossens…
De meesten van ons kennen hem van zijn vorige functie, aan het roer van de onderzoeksprogramma's van ENGIE Research & Innovation. Maar met een carrière van 30 jaar in de energiesector, bij Tractebel, Electrabel en ENGIE, heeft Luc Goossens ook…
ENGIE Laborelec recently became accredited for wind turbine power performance measurements according to IEC61400-12-1. The company’s expertise is based on valuable experience gained over many LiDAR measurement campaigns, on both onshore and offshore wind turbines.
Laborelec is investigating a technique to chemically clean boiler tubes in a heat recovery steam generator while still in operation instead of during an outage. The results of lab tests are promising.
Laborelec is conducting tests on the newest generation of PV modules with capacities exceeding 600 Wp. Stress tests are being carried out both at Linkebeek and at the El Aguila plant in Chile.