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This is a three-year project funded by the Dutch research foundation NWO and the South African research foundation NRF. The research introduces the concept of Water-Energy-Food (WEF) communities, inspired by EU legislation for energy communities to produce their own renewable energy.

Met de aankomst van de BaseLoad Power Hub in de Eemshaven is een nieuwe mijlpaal voor de Nederlandse energietransitie en voor de ontwikkeling van de Groningen Hydrogen Valley bereikt.

The sold-out European Researchers' Night, a science festival for all the curious, provided a rich palette of science last Friday. This year, the programme was organised a bit differently, with activities comfortably spread across four floors Forum Groningen and its rooftop. Covering topics from tinnitus and biodiversity to destructive leaders and data washing, here’s a recap of the multifaceted Night.

The University of Groningen has signed a letter of intent with the University of La Guajira (Colombia). University President Jouke de Vries signed the letter of intent in Groningen this afternoon. With the signing, the universities aim to strengthen cooperation in areas such as green hydrogen, solar energy and related sustainable technologies.

Klaus Hubacek analyses the effects of various green solutions to reduce CO₂ emissions — such as planting more trees, sharing cars, or working less — to find out whether they realize their intended outcome. Spoiler: almost everything has a downside, yes, even planting trees in some cases.

We live in an era of destructive leaders. During European Researchers’ Night, Alette Smeulers, professor of international crimes, delves into the minds of so-called ‘strongmen’. What makes their leadership so destructive, and how can we understand what drives them? A preview of the science festival on September 26.

‘Fortunately, seawater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO₂). If it didn’t, things would have been over and done with already,’ according to climate and ocean researchers Richard Bintanja and Rob Middag. But what actually happens to the ocean's carbon absorption as the climate changes?

Earth's natural carbon cycle becomes unbalanced if we, humans, continue to release extra carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. In this overview article about the carbon cycle, you can find out how Earth generally keeps itself in balance and how we, humans, have upset this balance over the past two hundred years.

In the year 2000, Harro Meijer, Professor of Isotope Physics at the University of Groningen, set up the Lutjewad Measurement Station near Hornhuizen. There, researchers from Groningen are mapping where CO₂ in the atmosphere originates and where it ends up.

According to biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra, bird nests tell the story of a rapidly changing world while also holding up a mirror to us humans. During the European Researchers’ Night, an annual science festival that brings science closer to the public, he will share his remarkable stories as a guest speaker. Here’s a preview of the festival on 26 September.

On September 3rd, the University of Groningen launched its new minor programme, ‘Climate Change and Inequality’, with an inaugural cohort of 11 students.

All too often, sustainable transitions still have to do with bare facts and figures, according to Goda Perlaviciute, an academic at the University of Groningen. Late last year, she was appointed Professor of Public Acceptability of Sustainable Transitions. In her research, Perlaviciute focuses on human values. ‘It is my mission to improve the inclusion of these values in sustainability policy’.

From August 24 to 31 this year, the student team Top Dutch Solar Racing will participate in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. This page will keep you up to date on the latest developments during and around the race.

Three experts from the University of Groningen have been selected as authors for the Seventh Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Prajal Pradhan has been appointed as Coordinating Lead Author, Klaus Hubacek and Linda Steg as Lead Authors.

The transition to a more sustainable energy system is not only a technical challenge, but also a social one. M20 PhD candidate Adrien Chanteloup is investigating how citizens, policymakers and scientists can be brought closer together.