NRGlab stands for energy landscapes and beyond. The NRGlab is a laboratory on energy transition initiated by Sven Stremke
and Renée de Waal. The NRGlab is based in the Netherlands and linked to the Landscape Architecture Group of Wageningen
University. We can be contacted and work in English, German and Dutch. This text in Dutch.

As landscape architects, we focus on the future, that is giving shape and helping to realize sustainable landscape transformations.
We are well aware of the necessity to join forces with other disciplines if we want to make a difference. This website is our online
platform where we collect knowledge, share experiences and bring together people who work on the subject of sustainable
energy transition. The website should help forming coalitions for research, design and teaching projects on energy transition.
   

Recent Blog Posts

March 1, 2024 |

Peer-reviewed paper: Landscape user experiences of interspace and overhead agrivoltaics

Agrivoltaics, the combined use of land for agricultural and electricity production, is gaining popularity due to...

July 12, 2023 |

Book publication: Power of Landscape

Twenty years into the energy transition, landscape is finally entering the main stage. Landscape is slowly...

July 12, 2023 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: The influence of a co-designed prototype solar power plant on local acceptance

Recently, Merel Enserink together with Rudi van Etteger and Sven Stremke published their research on a...

July 12, 2023 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Circularity and landscape experience of agrivoltaics

Multifunctional solar energy landscapes are quickly advancing, leading to several examples in the Netherlands...

March 29, 2023 |

Position Paper in co-production with Dutch Nature and Environmental Federation (NMF)

If we want to continue with onshore solar and wind farms – which is necessary – then the quality of...

September 14, 2022 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Typology of Solar Energy Landscapes

In August 2022, the article Towards a typology of solar energy landscapes: Mixed-production, nature based and...

July 12, 2022 |

Contribution to summer school at VU Amsterdam

On the 11th of July, Sven Stremke contributed a double-lecture to the 2022 Challenges for a Global Energy...

June 13, 2022 |

ForestVoltaics thesis project wins audience award 2022 Sunday conference

The Master thesis project by Sam van den Oeterlaar about ForestVoltaics won the audience award of the 2022 Sunday...

June 8, 2022 |

New project: Gelderland Approach to Solar Landscapes with Spatial Quality (GAZO).

Six groundbreaking multifunctional solar landscapes developed in collaboration with the province of Gelderland...

October 18, 2021 |

Landscape Atelier ‘Cultivating Energies’ at 2021 Uniscape conference in Florence

Landscape atelier Cultivating Energies: The High Density Energy Landscape research group (HDEL) of the Amsterdam...

June 21, 2021 |

Venice Architecture Biennale: Invited presentation

Tuesday the 22nd of June, Sven Stremke will give an invited presentation at the 2021 Architecture Biennale in...

April 30, 2021 |

Curating exhibition for Dutch Landschapstriennale: Imaginary Energy Landscapes

Sven Stremke, Paolo Picchi & Dirk Oudes curated an exhibition on energy landscapes for the 2021 Dutch...

November 2, 2020 |

2020 Masterclass High Density Energy Landscapes in Amsterdam

In September 2020, the second edition of the Masterclass High Density Energy Landscapes took place in Amsterdam....

October 26, 2020 |

1st price awarded to Master thesis project ‘Solarchipelago’ Maarkermeer (NL)

The 1st price of the 2020 IFLA Europe student competition was awarded to WUR Landscape Architecture Master thesis...

September 18, 2020 |

Webinar: Designers in the world of science

Designers in the world of science – a webinar on practice oriented research This two-evening webinar organized...

September 18, 2020 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Evolution of energy landscapes

In June 2020, the article Evolution of energy landscapes: a regional case study in the Western Netherlands,...

March 20, 2020 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Literature review on landscape quality in large-scale transformation projects

A new peer-reviewed paper by members of the NRGlab has been published recently. The paper by Dirk Oudes and Sven...

February 24, 2020 |

Volkskrant – national newspaper interview Sven Stremke

On the 12th of February 2020, the national newspaper Volkskrant published an interview with Sven Stremke on...

February 24, 2020 |

Algemeen Dagblad – National newspaper interview Energy Garden project

On the 27th of January 2020, the national newspaper Algemeen Dagblad published an interview with Sven Stremke et...

January 8, 2020 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Practices in Transition

A new peer-reviewed paper by members of the NRGlab has been published recently. The paper by Roberta Pistoni and...

December 20, 2019 |

Solar Magazine: Double-interview on Solar Research Programme

The Dutch SolarMagazine featured a double-interview about the new SolarResearchProgramme of Wageningen UR,...

October 16, 2019 |

Invited presentation Winvorm-event in Brugge, Belgium

October 15, Merel Enserink presented at the Winvorm-event “Energie in de maak”, in Brugge (Belgium). Winvorm...

October 3, 2019 |

Environmental design in energy transition: article published on online platform Archined

Recently, an article by Dirk Oudes and Sven Stremke was featured on Dutch independent architecture platform...

September 12, 2019 |

Presentation at ECLAS conference in Oslo 16 September

September 16th, NRGlab member Paolo Picchi presented recent work at the ECLAS UNISCAPE Conference “Lessons from...

September 5, 2019 |

Merel Enserink joined NRGlab as PhD researcher

Merel Enserink started working as a PhD researcher at the Landscape Architecture chair group of Wageningen...

June 7, 2019 |

Invited presentation at Energy Research and Social Science conference

May 30, Dirk Oudes presented the results of his ongoing research on photovoltaic parks at the 2nd Energy Research...

May 28, 2019 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Solar energy landscape design research

A new peer-reviewed paper by members of the NRGlab has been published recently. The paper by Sven Stremke and...

April 24, 2019 |

Keynote at SENSE conference ‘Future Energy Landscape’

June 20, Sven Stremke gave a keynote at the ‘Future Energy Landscape’ conference organized by SENSE...

February 27, 2019 |

Keynote & design competition at landscape quality conference

On the 14th of February, Sven Stremke and Dirk Oudes gave a shared keynote on landscape quality and energy...

January 17, 2019 |

Peer-reviewed paper published: Renewable energy and ecosystem services

In early January, a new peer-reviewed paper by members of the NRGlab has been published (online first). The paper...

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