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Grid congestion poses a major problem. There is little to no capacity to connect new households and businesses to the power grid and it risks halting the energy transition. Michele Cucuzzella, Associate Professor of Energy Systems & Nonlinear Control, researches how we can use our current energy infrastructure more efficiently.

Grid congestion poses a challenge to our electricity network, and expanding the infrastructure will take time and money. ‘What we can do right now, is manage and optimize what we have as best as we can,’ says Michele Cucuzzella. For example by using peaks in electricity generation to heat and store water which can then be used to heat houses in the city at a later stage.

Michele Cucuzzella and Ming Cao are partners in the research programme ‘Behavioural Insights for Climate Policy’

Michele Cucuzzella and Ming Cao will play a key role in the newly funded #ChangeAble research consortium, which recently received €2.9 million from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This interdisciplinary project aims to leverage behavioral insights to drive effective climate policy and system transitions across critical areas, including sustainable built environments, SME practices, circular economy strategies, and eco-friendly agriculture.

Michele Cucuzzella, Associate Professor at the University of Groningen, joins the Jantina Tammes School and the Wubbo Ockels School to drive the Twin Transition.