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

3. Introduction Society EnTranCe RenQi

4. Programs RenQi 1.Flexines 2.Flexigas 3.Flexiheat 4.Flexistore makro meso mikro 231 electricitygasheat 4

5. Steps to take 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

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

7. 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” August 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 2013 building phase 2

8. Projects on EnTranCe First projects FlexiNet Pro I-Balance I-Share TCN-Algae

9. FlexiNet Pro Aims: 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

10. I-Balance Aims: Decentralized balancing renewable energy Using results FlexiNet Pro to achieve decentralized balanced system for intermittent energy supply (wind/solar) Modelling, forecasting, case study Partners: Westland Infra, GasTerra, I-NRG, Gasunie, Duurzaam Hooghalen, TNO, RWE, Hanze UAS TKI Smart Grids Supported by Energy Valley, Mun. of Groningen Follow up Flexines

11. I-Share 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) Partners: Gasunie, GasTerra, University of Groningen, Hanze UAS TKI Gas

12. TCN Algae Aims: Sustainable residual heat Data Centres Optimizing algae installations Partners: Algaecom, TCN, Hanze UAS

13. EnTranCe 2014-2015

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

15. What we ask Endorse the vision Commitment – 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

16. Questions