Energy consumption in Europe is increasing and fossil fuels are running out. Approximately 40% of the energy consumption occurs within the built environment. This must be completely energy-neutral in our country by 2050. TNO uses its knowledge and expertise for energy-positive buildings: sustainable buildings that produce energy.
The heating, hot water and installations in a building result in building-specific energy consumption. In order to be energy neutral, this consumption must be compensated by renewably generated energy, thereby making it CO2-neutral.
TNO is committed to sustainable buildings that produce energy. Energy-positive buildings compensate for building-related energy consumption and they also generate enough energy for all their own use, such as electrical equipment, computers and lighting. And they generate extra energy for use in other sectors, such as industry and transport.
In order to realise energy-positive buildings, we look at energy from four angles:
Making municipalities gas-free requires much more than the development of technological solutions. TNO contributes to the realisation of natural gas-free neighbourhoods and a future without CO2 emissions in a variety of areas:
