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Innovations fit for tropical islands Caribbean Branch Office TNO
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Key Figures: Founded 1930 Turnover 550 Meuro Government 180 Meuro Market 370 Meuro Employees 4200
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TNO: 7 themes
Health Safety
Energy
Mobility
Industrial Innovation
Build Environment
ICT
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Mission statement “Caribbean branch office TNO”
Take advantage of the nearly constant extreme supply of sun, wind, waves and salt spray in the Cariben in conducting research and field testing of renewable energy technology to make them fitter
for the tropics.
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Caribbean Branch Office TNO has four pillars
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Green Faculty
(Geological) advice regarding sustainable use of natural resources (incl. groundwater).
Testing & certification of sustainable energy technology
R&D sustainable energy technology in a living lab (field lab)
Sustainable housing
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Challenges:
• Re-use common sense in modern houses
• Upgrade old technology for more comfort
• Within building budgets
• Accessible for everybody (social housing)
SWAC Cooling
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Challenges:
• Built cooperation's
• Multiple use of cold water
• Back-up system if failure
Biogas from Biomass
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Challenges:
• Constant quality biomass
• Constant quality digestion (biogas)
• Waste separation at the source or at the plant needed
Wave-energy
Challenges: • Less than e.g. in the North
Sea • Maintenance (fast
replacement), serial system • Secured offshore area • Still pilot phase
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Smart Grids
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Little experience, but the most critical detail for island grids:
• Guarantee grid stability, with decentralize energy sources
• Guarantee electrical current quality (variable frequencies)
• Need for demand side management
• Buffering (no batteries !)
Energia Konsiente March 2012 [email protected]
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