Jan Mertens

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/emerging-su… @ENGIEgroup @ENGIEInnov @ENGIELabCRIGEN @EngieBelgium

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

🎙️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

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… @_JanMertens

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.

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 ⤵️

Podcast on Carbon Capture and Utilisation: More than hiding CO2 for some time: youtube.com/watch?v=MjYcIw… for this paper from 2023: doi.org/10.1016/j.joul… @_JanMertens @CO2ValueEU

Podcast on Critical Raw Materials: Mitigating the Supply Chain Vulnerability of Renewable Energy Technology: youtube.com/watch?v=5TyNBJ… for this collaborative paper from 2024: doi.org/10.1007/s13563… @_JanMertens

Podcast on Desalination-fed Afforestation based on #100RE for arid regions as Carbon Dioxide Removal Option: youtube.com/watch?v=Vy91_E… for this major article on the topic: doi.org/10.1038/s41893…

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/D3EE02… #power-to-X #GreenMethanol with Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=MSPc8Z…

PhD defense of Elias Vieren on Hugh temperature heat pumps in industry @EnerGhentIC @flux_50 @CATALISTIvzw @ugent_fea

Nu al het tv-moment van het jaar. #DeDagVanVandaag #VoorDeBelastingen @VRT

@MichaelEWebber @acranberg @ENGIEgroup The @steelanol project indeed required EU funding but most first pilots/demo's do, even with lower energy costs than we have in the EU... Interesting visits though and very relevant for our new emerging sustainable technologies document we publish in 2 weeks...

@acranberg @_JanMertens @ENGIEgroup The carbon capture is not commercial. It is a pilot facility. The steel mill however is commercial and quite large.

I visited this steel mill in January w/ @_JanMertens @ENGIEgroup and indeed the scale of this facility is incredible. Plus they are doing cool things with CO2 capture and other innovations.

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/tra… @JeroAhola @jannik100RE @_JanMertens

@AukeHoekstra CirculAIRfuel import from renewable rich regions to renewable poor regions to run peaker to help solve Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES). Carbon capture and utilization: More than hiding CO2 for some time: Joule cell.com/joule/fulltext…

Twitter, I need your help. What is the next BIG idea in energy? It will take decades for solar, wind, batteries, EVs and smart grids to transform everything but it's already entirely predictable. So what is the NEXT really big idea? Help? (Also asking this on 🦋)

@TomasWyns sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Witte waterstof blijft fascinerend… nog even geduld. demorgen.be/tech-wetenscha…

@TomasWyns Nog veel hete zomers :-) en als het ooit lukt, zou ik het H2 al zeker nie gebruiken voor autos....

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/fullt…

@ManuelSintubin @radio1be Even hard nodig als technische profielen... Sociale aspecten van de energietransitie meenemen is cruciaal om te slagen!

"Ik wil iets doen voor het klimaat?" zegt de jeugdige klimaatactivist. "Wat gaat u dan studeren?" vraagt de interviewer. "Sociale Wetenschappen" En dan vraag je je af dat het niet vooruit gaat met de klimaattransitie 🤷‍♂️ @radio1be

@MLiebreich @Peter__Wood Thanks! But how to avoid CDR becomes an excuse to continue 'drill baby drill'?

@_JanMertens @Peter__Wood I am afraid I have never been a fan of SBTI's nakedly political attempt to own the "science-based" space. Science must inform our options, but so must engineering, economics, social justice, etc. The idea that there is only one scientifically correct pathway has BAD antecedents.

'I don't think I believe it anymore' | Liebreich sours on aviation fuel made from green hydrogen and captured CO2. hydrogeninsight.com/transport/i-do…

@MLiebreich @Peter__Wood Is it in-line with EU policy (and IPCC, and SBTI, and all scientific insights really...) where emissions should first reduce with 90+% and then CDR 'compensating' for the last 10% of unavoidable emissions? Would you call aviation unavoidable knowing bio- and e-solutions exist?

@Peter__Wood Some biofuels (whatever we make now is wasted on land transport), but I can't see anything being cheaper than carbon removal (BECCS) book and credit.