Introduction Society EnTranCe RenQi

Background Region Energy Valley Hanze Research Energy focus on: “People in Power” Process: Open Innovation RenQi

Route EnTranCe: link in the knowledge circulation EnTranCe a facility with focus and process Focus: People in Power Process: open innovation Partners responsible for innovation projects Research multidisciplinary Hanze UAS develops education in the centre of this process

Model EnTranCe Hanze UAS invest in the facility Operational costs covered by projects Project specific investments covered by projects

Time line Summer 2011 : first project proposal ‘FlexiNet Pro’ with partners January 2012, First official notification on Energy Valley New Years event, by Max van den Berg June 2012, first live presentation EnTranCe on Flexines “end symposium” Augustus 2012 start construction activities phase 0 September 2012 opening on the Energy Academy Europe October 2012 Start First Projects October 2012 engineering phase 1 November 2012 Housing Student Company Sameen December 2012 starting Centre of Expertise Energy January 2012 building phase 2

EnTranCe 2013 Building/demonstration Solar Shack Wind Bio Energy Other Sustai-nable Traffic Solar Shack Wind Decentralized Balacing Bio Energy Other Algae / heat

Projects First projects FlexiNet Pro I-Balance I-Share TCN-Algae

FlexiNet Pro Decentralized conversion and storage to achieve an optimum in renewable energy usage. Technical/law/social & economical research Partners (18): Alliander, BAM, Dorhout advocaten, Gasterra, Gasunie, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen, i-NRG, Imtech, KEMA, N.V. NOM, Nedap, TenneT, TNO, Trinergy, Ubbink, Westland Infra, Zonnedak Partly subsidized by Green deal

I-Balance TKI Smart Grids Aims: Decentralized balancing renewable energy Using results FlexiNet Pro to achieve decentralized balanced system for intermittent energy supply (wind/solar) Modelling, forecasting, case study TKI Smart Grids

I-Share TKI Gas Aims: Involvement society with energy Close collaboration Minerva (Art academy) Target group city of Groningen Open resources of research results Building a validated database with measurement results off energy data Target groups: researchers, society (NGO) TKI Gas

TCN Algae Partners: Algaecom, TCN Aims: Sustainable residual heat Data Centres Optimizing algae installations Partners: Algaecom, TCN

What we offer Multi utility facility: Common PR Demonstration space R&D units Decentralized energy production Common PR Demonstration space Open innovation network Short link students Apprenticeship Common project development

What we ask Endorse the vision Commitment Participate in projects Support focus and process Active role in project development Participate in projects Funding Expertise Overall: Be a co- owner of the ambitions to be realized