About
Founded in 2021, Open Thor Living Lab is a government headquartered in Genk, Belgium specializing in Solar, Energy Storage, Other.
Open Thor Living Lab is a state-of-the-art testing and demonstration infrastructure established in Genk, Belgium by EnergyVille, Thor Park, and the City of Genk. It serves as a unique ecosystem for developing, validating, and accelerating market entry of innovative energy solutions. The lab encompasses Thor science and business park, social housing (New Texas), the Waterschei garden suburbs, and KRC Genk training facilities. Key initiatives include: Rolling Solar (thin-film PV in road infrastructure), HUME (e-mobility hubs with smart charging), CollecThor (5th-generation district heating network), THOREAQ (robotics and construction testing with two identical test houses), EU-DREAM (digital tools for energy participation), ROLECS (local energy communities), and SmarThor (central cloud data platform on MS Azure). The lab engages 700+ international researchers and operates with government, industry, academia, and citizen participation (quadruple helix model) to address Europe's climate neutrality goals by 2050.
Headquarters
Genk, Belgium
Founded
2021
Company Type
Government
Value Chain
Industry Memberships
VITO (research partner), EnergyVille (coordinating partner), KU Leuven (research partner), Thor Park (infrastructure partner), City of Genk (government partner)