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May 20, 2025

REFORMERS Wins 2025 World Hydrogen Award for Clean Hydrogen Project

The REFORMERS project has been awarded the 2025 World Hydrogen Award in the “Clean Hydrogen Project” category, recognising its pioneering role in creating Europe’s first Renewable Energy Valley in Alkmaar and Heiloo, the Netherlands. The award was presented during the World Hydrogen 2025 Summit & Exhibition held at the Rotterdam Ahoy. Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, REFORMERS brings together 28 partners from 10 European…

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November 13, 2024

Using ontologies to organise the data requirements for our digital twin

By Edrisi Munoz, James Allan, Hanmin Cai, and Heer Philipp | Urban Energy Systems Laboratory, Empa. In this article the Urban Energy Systems Lab (UESL) at Empa describes how the research team is using ontologies to organise the data requirements for our digital twin. The UESL team at EMPA supports the digital twin development work package in REFORMERS, leading the task: “Energy data space –…

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October 22, 2024

Preliminary results from Energy System modelling

By Wouter Parys, Researcher, VUB.   In this article the VUB team shares its preliminary results from the Energy System modelling done on the dutch flagship valley in Alkmaar. The REFORMERS flagship energy valley is the southern part of the Dutch city of Alkmaar. This energy valley is an around 11 square kilometres diverse region with a dense urban residential area, an industrialized area and…

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