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Infrastructure </span> <h1 class="text-white mt-1"> Open Thor: an innovative living lab for sustainable energy research </h1> <span> <a href="/en/research/infrastructure"> <button class="btn btn-primary mt-1" type="button">Back to all infrastructure</button> </a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-8 p-0 position-relative overflow-hidden mt-0"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <div class="section-image"> <figure class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-wide"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/vito/files/styles/max_325x325/public/media/open-thor-living-lab.png.webp?itok=QUqr91VV 325w, /sites/vito/files/styles/max_650x650/public/media/open-thor-living-lab.png.webp?itok=zcOoxNj9 650w, /sites/vito/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/media/open-thor-living-lab.png.webp?itok=ecKz9sUG 1300w, /sites/vito/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/media/open-thor-living-lab.png.webp?itok=JSju00wH 1584w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" width="325" height="182" 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Co-development and co-creation between scientific, industrial and residential partners lie at the centre of this initiative. Moreover, the <a href="https://www.energyville.be" target="_blank">EnergyVille</a> labs are located here. These can be used by (besides our experts) third parties to research sustainable energy.</p> <h2>In need of a large-scale living lab for innovative energy solutions</h2> <p>Cross-sectoral innovations are indispensable to tackle large societal challenges, such as the energy and climate crisis. Innovative research on sustainable energy should be given every opportunity to be carried out quickly and efficiently.</p> <p>By applying, testing and validating new concepts in a lifelike context, we can demonstrate their effectiveness much more accurately. It also allows us to accelerate the scalability of a new solution and generate the necessary visibility to take us towards a more sustainable society.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="#paragraph-538">Would you like to know more? Contact Maarten De Groote</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--layout paragraph--view-mode--default bg-white" id="paragraph-526"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--columns paragraph--view-mode--default block-text-image__content-wrapper" id="paragraph-14854"> <div class="row p-0 mt-2 mb-2"> <div class="mb-2 col-md-7"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-14852"> <h2>An unmatched ecosystem with a state-of-the-art infrastructure</h2> <p>The Open Thor living lab is located on the former mining site in Genk and focuses on the energy transition in housing, labour and mobility.  </p> <p>This state-of-the-art living lab includes the Thor science and business park, the New Texas social housing estate, the adjacent Waterschei Garden suburb, and the buildings and grounds of KRC Genk.  </p> <p>These five sectors all create a valuable ecosystem of industry, researchers, entrepreneurs, end users, residential occupants and governments – the perfect environment to develop innovative energy solutions. Both for business parks and residential/urban environments.</p> <p>A broad range of innovative technologies and applications are the backbone of the Open Thor living lab, among which are battery storage, energy strategies and markets, and thermal energy systems.</p> </div> </div> <div class="mb-2 col-md-5"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-14853"> <figure class="media media--type-remote-video media--view-mode-wide"> <iframe src="https://vito.be/en/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DofmDIXjXoxc&max_width=1200&max_height=750&hash=vDx1-lcuTqyP5Pgnlp3LBD95QWSQdOoG-kjiG_SdlYg" width="1200" height="675" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="EnergyVille - Discover the Open Thor living lab in Genk"></iframe> </figure> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--button paragraph--view-mode--default mb-5" id="paragraph-14856"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12 cta-wrapper text-center"> <a href="https://www.openthor.be/" class=" btn btn-primary ">Discover the Open Thor Living Lab > </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--layout paragraph--view-mode--default bg-grey" id="paragraph-530"> <div class="container-md"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-529"> <h2>VITO/EnergyVille: the perfect partner for your research on sustainable energy</h2> <p>The Open Thor living lab is a unique testing environment that brings innovation to life. 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