GroenvermogenNL is the enabler for ambitious activities concerning the production, transport and storage of hydrogen and the application of hydrogen in industry and other applications like mobility and the build environment. Key to success is sufficient availability of professionals with knowledge and skills relevant to hydrogen and its application. Within this project we mobilize the region Arnhem-Nijmegen/Brainport in order to come to a close partnership that realizes the required human capital for the hydrogen ambitions of the Netherlands.

FAME, (52.6% of biofuels), is needed for achieving climate goals. FAME faces technical challenges such as contamination of fuel systems and accelerated catalyst deterioration. Project FAME Changer investigates the causes of these harmful effects and works towards FAME as a short term transitional fuel for 2,600,000 industrial engines. This way, the consumption of 6.4 billion liters of fossil diesel can be replaced by a more sustainable alternative.

Solarize bestaat uit een team van twee studenten Werktuigbouwkunde aan de HAN in Arnhem die reeds tijdens de propedeusefase in 2013 begonnen zijn met het ontwerpen van een duurzaam systeem om de gaskosten van woningen te reduceren. Solarize bestaat nu vier jaar en heeft een duurzaam warmtesysteem ontwikkeld waarmee een nieuwbouwhuis goedkoop aan de strenge energienorm, de BENG norm die in 2020 verplicht gaat worden, zal kunnen voldoen. Met de innovatieve vacuümbuiscollectoren kan Solarize ruim 50% van het gasverbruik vervangen door duurzame energie. Dit duurzame warmtesysteem onderscheidt zich vooral door de lage investering en de hoge energieopbrengst, waardoor het de meest aantrekkelijke oplossing is voor de consument om aan de binnenkort verplichte BENG norm te voldoen.

Frail older community dwelling older persons are often admitted to the hospital after an emergency care call. However, admission to the hospital for older persons often leads to adverse events and an increased frailty status. Community care nurses find it difficult to assess the urgency of an emergency request, and ambulance professionals feel uncomfortable to assess the non-urgent care needs of the older person. Both disciplines can learn from each other. In this project we aim to develop knowledge and tools for community care nurses and ambulance professionals in order to enhance adequate emergency care provision to vulnerable older persons.

Because of a growing population of elderly in society and staff shortage in health care, seniors have to live longer independently at home. Technological aids are therefore crucial. A problem with these aids is that seniors are unwilling to use them because they feel dependent, ill and incapable by them. In this project we want to start from the creativity, competence and energy of elderly. We know from earlier research that seniors solve daily problems in their live by making resourceful solutions. In this project we want to make a translate these solutions by designing toolkits, prototypes and products.