Energyville: the Flemish centre for energy research into ‘green cities’
On Friday 8 January, Flemish ministers Lieten and Vandeurzen paid a working visit to the city of Genk-Waterschei. The reason for this visit was the planned realisation of Energyville at the former mine site. Energyville is an initiative by KULeuven and VITO and is recognised by the Flemish government as the leading energy project in the field of research and development in Flanders. The city of Genk is an active partner in Energyville and is developing the entire site in collaboration with LRM.
Minister Lieten is providing special support to this project, not only from her position as minister for Innovation, but also as the minister responsible for VITO and LRM. “Energyville has two clear objectives. The first objective is to become a leading European centre for energy research. And the second is to create jobs for the highly educated and lesser educated workforce. Thus I think it is clear that the government plays a crucial role; in this case, it acts like the oil in Flanders’ innovation engine”, states minister Lieten.
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