Welcome to the New Energy Research Center!
Through our research, we tackle system-level questions related to energy use in buildings, districts, and cities. We investigate a wide spectrum of energy production topics—from household appliances and agricultural systems to large-scale maritime operations. Our work emphasizes the distribution of electrical energy, as well as the transfer and storage of heat. In addition, we explore energy storage solutions across electrochemical, thermal, and chemical domains. We view stakeholder collaboration and citizen engagement as essential components of the energy transition and actively integrate them into our initiatives.
The NERC laboratory is located in Turku, Southwest Finland. The state-of-the-art equipment supports both research and specialised education. This has been made possible by consequent investments since 2017. Emphasis has been placed on hotovoltaic Solar Energy at the SOLAR Lab and Electrical Energy onversion, distribution and storage at the DES Lab.
The NERC team now has a 300 m² laboratory space for research and development work at the TUAS EduCity campus. The main laboratory hosts the SOLAR Lab and the DES Lab. The large energy storage and the heaviest test infrastructure are located on the ground loor, together with harging
stations for electric vehicles.
The new campus also hosts laboratories dedicated to other research activities, as well as a research PV production plant, located on the roof of the building.
Our projects
We participate in a variety of projects related to sustainable energy production and consumption all around Finland and Europe. Learn more about our past and present activities!
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