@_JanMertens

Energy researcher @ENGIEGroup & @UGent Opinions my own

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Joined June 2020
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BRAND NEW Emerging Sustainable Technologies 2024 report on Ocean Technologies! We introduce footprint and handprint referring to burdens and benefits of a technology respectively. DO share: innovation.engie.com/en/emer… @ENGIEgroup @ENGIEInnov @ENGIELabCRIGEN @EngieBelgium
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Thx for explaining us how Texas 'accidentally' became a leader in the energy transition!
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@MichaelEWebberOct 10
Many thanks to @_JanMertens @CaptuREsources and @EnerGhentIC for hosting me for this public keynote lecture. My first energy policy seminar in a medieval church! Great conversation.
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I enjoyed talking with Kevin Van Geem and Elina Nauha on the topic of high temperature heat in the industry. Great discussions on the roles of electrons and molecules to help not just decarbonise but rather defossilise our industry! @EnerGhentIC @CaptuREsources @ENGIEgroup
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👉 open.spotify.com/episode/4TA…

Defossilising the Chemical Industry

eLECTRO · Episode

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I just co-authored this World Economic Forum article following a discussion we had at the @wef Global Future Councils: 🎓🏭 'Bridging rigor and scale: why academia and industry must unite for the transition' weforum.org/stories/2026/05/…

Why academia-business partnerships are critical in a changing world | World Economic Forum

The academia-business collaboration must work better to scale sustainable innovation, bridging research, capital and policy to deliver real-world impact.

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Rising silver prices drive China’s Longi shift to copper-metallized solar cells pv-magazine.com/2026/01/06/r… - great news! It started. Solar PV based on abundant materials without silver.

Rising silver prices drive China’s Longi shift to copper-metallized solar cells - pv magazine Global

China’s Longi says it will begin mass production of base-metal PV modules in the second quarter of 2026 as rising silver prices intensify pressure to reduce metallization costs.

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🎙️New podcast released @ChristianOnRE on 'Carbon Capture & Utilisation: More than hiding #CO2 for some time'! It looks at 3 myths & facts on #CCU & how it is essential to the energy transition towards #climateneutrality in 🇪🇺. 🎧Listen at tinyurl.com/yewcdu82
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Podcast on Evaluating Carbon Removal Integrating Technical Potential with ESG Criteria youtu.be/zWRAUENB6K4 for this paper from 2024 doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.… @_JanMertens
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Our SAC member @_JanMertens co-authored an article, open access until 13/06, assessing the environmental performance of solar energy conversion into SNG for its transportation benchmarked to conventional natural gas production and its import in Belgium. 👉shorturl.at/a6FqR.
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@ENGIEgroup24 Apr 2025
ENGIE is accelerating its decarbonization journey with key milestones. This progress is supported by a strong alignment of our strategy, ambitions, and actions, ensuring we stay on track toward achieving Net Zero by 2045 ⤵️
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Podcast on Carbon Capture and Utilisation: More than hiding CO2 for some time: youtube.com/watch?v=MjYcIwpM… for this paper from 2023: doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023… @_JanMertens @CO2ValueEU

Carbon Capture and Utilisation: More than hiding CO2 for some time

This is a podcast AI generated with Google NotebookLM for the resea...

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Podcast on Critical Raw Materials: Mitigating the Supply Chain Vulnerability of Renewable Energy Technology: youtube.com/watch?v=5TyNBJZA… for this collaborative paper from 2024: doi.org/10.1007/s13563-024-0… @_JanMertens
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Podcast on Desalination-fed Afforestation based on #100RE for arid regions as Carbon Dioxide Removal Option: youtube.com/watch?v=Vy91_EVK… for this major article on the topic: doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-0…
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1/ A recent study by @UniLUT explores the global potential cost and production volume of e-methanol for defossilisation of the chemical industry & fossil fuel substitution. doi.org/10.1039/D3EE02951D #power-to-X #GreenMethanol with Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=MSPc8ZSW…
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PhD defense of Elias Vieren on Hugh temperature heat pumps in industry @EnerGhentIC @flux_50 @CATALISTIvzw @ugent_fea
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Nu al het tv-moment van het jaar. #DeDagVanVandaag #VoorDeBelastingen @VRT
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Hard-to-abate segments in the energy transition require electricity-based e-methanol in large quantities. Transport costs could be a key factor in determining the best locations for future green e-methanol projects. pv-magazine.com/2025/02/11/t… @JeroAhola @jannik100RE @_JanMertens

Transport costs are a crucial factor for the future of the green e-methanol market in Europe - pv...

Hard-to-abate segments in the energy transition, such as the chemical industry and marine transportation, require electricity-based e-methanol in large quantities. The transport costs could be a key...

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Thrilled to share that our latest research article evaluating Carbon Removal Technologies has been published in iScience! 🎉 This interdisciplinary effort, by ENGIE’s scientific council, aims to support effective and legitimate use of CDR strategies cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S…

Evaluating carbon removal: Integrating technical potential with environmental, social, governance...

Energy resources; Energy policy; Energy sustainability; Energy Systems.

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During our visit to Laborelec with the @ugent students following the 'Sustainable Energy' course, we learned about the queste for affordable, & sustainable technologies! Not all that is being tested will lead to massive adoption but piloting is the only way to find it out!!!
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Would be good indeed to understand this model outcome...
Christian Breyer 🦣@ChristianOnRE16 Oct 2024
Replying to @IEA
@IEA projects collapse of solar PV installs beyond 2035 in new #WEO iea.org/reports/world-energy…. The rational of this collapse remains unclear. Why the lowest cost electricity shall collapse? ... pushed by steeply falling battery prices & needs for e-fuels? @AukeHoekstra @mzjacobson
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📰Check out our group's #NewPaper: CO2 valorisation from lime production via Columbus process to produce ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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