B2B Fair | Steam Turbine & Generator User Group 2023
We are proud to be a part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ upcoming Steam Turbine and Generator User Group…
B2B Fair | Belgian Offshore Days
Come and meet us from March 8th to the 9th, 2023 in Ostend. “Belgian Offshore Days”, organised by Belgian Offshore Cluster, gives…
Webinar | Benefits of HIL Real-Time Simulators for Power Systems Controls
Join us on March 21st, 2023 to our Workshop Benefits of HIL Real-Time Simulators for Power Systems Controls and Protection…
Three-year Climate Plan will decrease carbon footprint by 20%
As a company working at the heart of the energy transition, and committed to promoting net zero carbon, Laborelec takes…
Monitoring CNR’s innovative floating and vertical bifacial PV plants
Monitoring CNR’s innovative floating and vertical bifacial PV plants
Sustainable lighting
Diversifying research on the impact of public lighting on biodiversity
Public electric vehicle charging at large scale
Are our cities and infrastructure ready for it?
Root cause analysis involving CCPP equipment
ENGIE Laborelec’s root cause analysis (RCA) activities for CCPPs have seen enormous growth over the past few years. Customers appreciate…
Scrutinizing zero-emission supercritical CO2 cycle technology
ENGIE Laborelec is conducting technical due diligence on NET Power’s supercritical CO2 power cycle. This groundbreaking technology is a potential…
Shoring up the business case for offshore floating wind farms
ENGIE Laborelec has installed permanent Lidar measurement systems on the nacelle of one of the WindFloat Atlantic turbines off the…
Accurately assessing wind distortion in complex wind farm terrains
In-depth analysis allowed ENGIE Research to challenge OEM-imposed wind sector management (WSM) on a turbine in the port of Ghent.…
Guidance in the residential batteries market
As demand for residential batteries started to boom in the Flemish region of Belgium in 2021, ENGIE Laborelec’s experience in…
Viability of robotized PV cleaning demonstrated
ENGIE Laborelec’s highly efficient robotized PV cleaning solution is a game-changer for regular cleaning of single-axis tracking modules. Last year,…
Successful recovery of PID-affected PV installations with a rapid ROI
Potential induced degradation, or PID, continues to impose a serious threat to the performance of every generation of PV plants.…
Learning more about the impact of public lighting on biodiversity
ENGIE Laborelec is engaging in a comprehensive research program to investigate the impact of public lighting on biodiversity, taking bat…
Demonstrating that up to 25% H2 co-combustion is viable
ENGIE Laborelec has demonstrated that using a gas fuel mix with up to 25% hydrogen in an SGT-600 gas turbine…
Developing an energy community in a real-world rural neighborhood
In a pilot project in Oud-Heverlee (Belgium), ENGIE Laborelec is carrying out a real-world test to reduce residents’ dependence on…
EoW and first-generation turbines both merit rigorous inspection
In addition to end-of-warranty inspections, ENGIE Laborelec increasingly provides auditing services for wind turbines 10 to 15 years old. This…
More reliable PV plant performance assessment
ENGIE Laborelec’s PV HealthScan is a gamechanger for assessing and remediating underperformance in large PV installations. In 2021, our scan…
Safe maintenance interval extension roll-out in gas-fired stations
In 2021, ENGIE Laborelec worked with OEMs to scrutinize the methodology for gas turbine maintenance interval extension (MIE), confirming that…
ESyPAC
ENGIE Laborelec further developed ESyPAC, which is a versatile, modular application for the simulation of small- to medium-scale electrical systems,…
Assessing PV plant design grid code compliance
ENGIE Laborelec has developed an innovative method to assess whether PV plant design and inverters comply with the grid code,…
Forward 2030
ENGIE Laborelec is partnering in FORWARD2030, an EC-funded project aiming to demonstrate the viability of a zero-carbon energy system which…
A comprehensive solution to maximize renewable power self-consumption
ENGIE Laborelec have deployed their reputed energy management system (EMS) to help port service provider Luik Natie maximize self-consumption of…
Monitoring torsional vibrations in turbo groups at low cost
Power plant turbo groups are increasingly at risk of suffering damage from torsional vibrations. ENGIE Laborelec has developed and commercialized…
Smart wind turbine monitoring addresses leading-edge erosion
ENGIE Laborelec is participating in a research project aimed at developing better prevention and mitigation strategies for handling leading-edge erosion…
ZEBRA wind turbine blade recycling
A consortium of six partners is developing and testing a 100% recyclable wind turbine blade. ENGIE Laborelec is participating in…
ENGIE Laborelec TORSO products made available to British Isle market via BERAN
ENGIE Laborelec has just signed an important framework contract with BERAN (CMTG group) allowing the UK company to market its…
Assessing the viability of solvent-based carbon capture in new build CCGTs
ENGIE Laborelec, in collaboration with ENGIE Research and ENGIE Global Business Unit Thermal and Supply, is conducting research on how…
Orchestrating airborne wind energy, PV, and battery storage to maximize self-consumption
ENGIE Laborelec is participating in the Aquilon project at a Storengy gas storage facility in Germany. The project deploys innovative…
Evaluating the potential benefits of renewable energy communities
ENGIE Laborelec is participating in AMORCE, a project designed to evaluate how beneficial renewable energy communities are for their members…
Sustainable albedo boosting for bifacial PV panels
ENGIE Laborelec is working with Chilean cement producer Cbb on a highly reflective lime-based substrate that can be applied to…
Emerging Sustainable Technologies to reach carbon neutrality
What are the emerging technologies that our experts expect could play a significant role in the energy transition towards 2050?…
Scaling up pioneering Agri-PV initiatives
ENGIE Laborelec is conducting research on scaling up pioneering initiatives for Agri-PV, solutions combining cultivation or pasture with photovoltaic production…
Thales and ENGIE Laborelec put their expertise at the service of IT security
Not a week goes by without the media reporting a cyber-attack putting an organisation in difficulty. And many companies are…
Projects with European Space Agency
Space is an enticing laboratory for the future of humankind and the planet. That’s why ENGIE Laborelec is fully on…
First qualification works booked in for ITER
The ITER project, in the South of France, has as its goal the construction of the world’s largest, 500MW, tokamak…
Webinar | Torsional vibrations in turbomachinery
Understanding the phenomenon and reducing the risk
Webinar | CCGT: Ensuring optimum performance
Do you really know how well your CCGT is performing? Is it working as well as it should, or are…
Aquilon project
A 100% renewable-fed, constant power system is being developed by Storengy Deutschland GmbH, in collaboration with ENGIE Laborelec, to cover…
SMATCH to make EV charging smarter across Rotterdam region
The City of Rotterdam and its surrounding communes have selected ENGIE Laborelec’s SMATCH solution as the smart charging platform for…
Second research contract with European Space Agency (ESA)
Rocketing onwards and upwards: we have just signed a second research contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). This new…
First research contract with European Space Agency (ESA)
We are pleased to announce that we have signed a first research contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The…
Terrestrial Energy and ENGIE Laborelec to advance development of IMSR
Terrestrial Energy has contracted with ENGIE Laborelec in Belgium for technical services. This contract is part of Terrestrial Energy’s nuclear…
ENGIE, Carmeuse, and John Cockerill join forces to reduce industrial CO2 emissions in Wallonia
A new carbon capture project in Wallonia, Belgium seems set to save the better part of a million tonnes of…
Cyber Resilience in Electricity: Securing the Value Chain
We are delighted to share the WORLD ECONOMY FORUM’s latest publication to which our colleague, Olivier Vandelaer contributed, “Cyber Resilience in…
Webinar | Improving lubricating oil testing and monitoring
A lubricating oil analysis is often carried out on a turbine just because it’s a fixed procedure as part of…
El Aguila Solar Test and Innovation Centre
Take a look at how El Aguila Solar Test and Innovation Centre, driven by ENGIE Research and designed and operated…
Webinar | How to optimise your gas turbine outage?
Is it possible to reduce the cost of gas turbine maintenance without compromising on safety or quality? Yes, it is.…
Webinar | Cybersecurity – Are you ready for the Belgian NIS Law?
The Belgian Network and Information Systems law (“Belgian NIS law”) poses many requirements and questions for all concerned in the…
Webinar | Installations SCR deNOx pour les incinérateurs de déchets
Qu'arrive-t-il à mes données personnelles? Ce formulaire recueille une petite quantité d'informations personnelles pour aider ENGIE Laborelec à mieux comprendre…
Innovation Trophies 2020 – Appreciated rewards for ENGIE Laborelec
The Innovation Trophies were awarded earlier this week. Of the 19 projects that received a prize, 3 are projects for…
Webinar | Torsional vibrations in turbomachinery: should I worry about it and how can I manage the risk?
Did you know that normal electrical and mechanical protection equipment does not protect your unit against damaging torsional vibrations? No?…
Lighting competence center
How do you plan the lighting infrastructure in your city? How good is your existing infrastructure? ENGIE Laborelec provides our…
Webinar | Make your installations and pipelines hydrogen-ready
Hydrogen is a prime candidate for sustainable fuel of the future. The Hydrogen roadmap Europe published by the Fuel Cells…
A 15-year public lighting contract with Chile’s city of Santiago
Chile’s city of Santiago has awarded ENGIE Services a hard-won, 15-year public lighting contract. A big deal for us as…
On-demand webinar | SCR deNOx plants for waste incinerators
In the first part, we’ll focus on new installations and share advice on how to get your technical specs right. In the current context, legislation concerning emissions, and in…
Cyber Resilience in Electricity: Playbook for Boards and Cybersecurity Officers
ENGIE Laborelec is very proud to share the WORLD ECONOMY FORUM’s latest publication to which our colleague, Olivier Vandelaer contributed,…
On-demand webinar | Combustion optimisation in industrial boilers
Monitoring key combustion parameters can significantly contribute to improving boiler performance, and increasing flexibility, reliability, and overall plant efficiency. It…
Toward a net zero carbon industry
Energy-intensive industries were amongst the first at working on improvements of the energy efficiency of their processes. While good progresses…
Growing in the shade of solar power
Whether it’s in temperate climates or more arid regions, co-locating crops and solar panels is a win-win solution.
ENGIE’s bifacial test and Innovation center
ENGIE’s Solar Test and Innovation Center was successfully commissioned last week, adding 120 kW to its existing 45 kW bi-facial…
Dreaming of electric mobility
To develop electric mobility we must put into place an efficient charging infrastructure and control the flow of energy: the…
The eagerly awaited battery revolution
The rapid growth of renewable energies must go hand in hand with the wide-scale deployment of electricity storage solutions. Current…
Research accelerates the transition to a zero-carbon world
By classical definition from the early industrial era, energy is the capacity to do work, however in the modern context…
FLEXnCONFU Horizon 2020 project launch with the participation of ENGIE Laborelec
FLEXnCONFU - FLEXibilize combined cycle power plant through Power-to-X solutions using nonCONventional fuels is a research project funded by Horizon2020…
On-demand-webinar | Improving wind farm performance for better profitability
As a wind farm operator, your first concern is to ensure smooth operation and make sure that contractual commitments on…
Use of UVC germicidal lamps against Covid-19
On 15th April, the Photobiology committee of the IES (Illuminating Engineering Society, based in US) released a report questioning Germicidal…
On-demand webinar | Emissions monitoring in the process industry
In this one-hour webinar we explore two issues of central concern in the present-day industrial context.
On-demand webinar | Metal additive manufacturing for critical applications
In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) has found its way to successful deployment in the industry. Today’s challenge is no…
On-demand webinar | 2 central questions regarding SCR deNOx installations
In the first part, we’ll focus on new installations and share advice on how to get your technical specs right. In the current context, legislation concerning emissions, and in…
HIPERION – Panels with embedded lenses to revolutionize PV industry
16 partners, including universities and industries from 9 countries. 48 months, starting in September 2019 Budget: 13.53 M€ of which 10.59…
MUSE GRIDS – Becoming less dependent from the external grid
19 partners, including universities and industries from 7 countries. 36 months, starting in November 2018 Budget: € xxx M of which about…
POWERKITE – Leveraging Deep Green tidal energy
9 partners, including universities and industries from 3 countries. 36 months, starting in January 2016 Budget: 5.07 M€ of which…
Electric vehicles: potential players in the energy market
Aggregating electric vehicle fleets and using SMATCH's smart charging system, engineers are now able to exploit car battery capacities so…
Quality recognition for ENGIE Laborelec powder lab
ENGIE achieved a double success for its additive manufacturing (AM) services in a very busy year for the group. The…
On-demand webinar | Is you water-steam cycle at risk
Return on experience clearly shows that chemistry-related deviations and incidents in power plant water-steam cycles can have costly consequences. Unwanted…
ETIP Ocean: Policy Solutions to Deliver Ocean Energy Industrial Roll-Out
As part of the ETIP Ocean, the report Powering Homes Today, Powering Nations Tomorrow – Policy Solutions to Deliver Ocean…
Is your water-steam cycle at risk?
Return on experience clearly shows that chemistry-related deviations and incidents in power plant water-steam cycles can have costly consequences. Unwanted…
ENGIE Laborelec’s due diligence assessment seals the deal
As part of the acquisition process, ENGIE Laborelec experts carried out the technical due diligence assessment on Mobisol’s products and…
ENDEL and TRACTEBEL, two subsidiaries of ENGIE, won a strategic batch for the replacement of primary components for EDF
Following a competitive dialogue initiated by EDF in 2017, ENDEL and TRACTEBEL, two subsidiaries of ENGIE, have just won a…
HIPERION project awarded €10.6 million in EU funding
Neuchâtel, 4 September 2019 – The European Union has awarded €10.6 million in funding to HIPERION. This grant will aid…
Deep-freezing fries with own green electricity
After several fruitful collaborations, the Antwerp logistics company Luik Natie decided to collaborate again with ENGIE for the connected installation…
Une première en Europe : ENGIE teste sur une éolienne un système de protection des chauves-souris par ultra-sons
ENGIE a l’ambition d’être le leader de la transition zéro carbone. En tant que premier producteur vert du pays et…
MICRO-GRIDS – Our tomorrow’s energy supply system is working today
We are pleased to announce you the launching of our new micro-website about our microgrid implementation services. Discover how ENGIE…
UET and ENGIE commission first UET Reflex Module
UET and ENGIE announce today they have successfully achieved the commissioning of the first UET Reflex™ Module at the Batteries…
FIRST STEPS TO IMPLEMENT AN ISMS
The objective of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) aligned to the internationally recognized standard ISO 27001:2013 is to protect…
Les défis technologiques du nouveau mix énergétique
Nos collègues Cathy Crunelle et Olivier Van Oost ont eu le plaisir de partager leur expérience dans un cahier spécial de la revue Pour la…
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