ENLARGE

Decision Support for the Urban Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Events

ENLARGE Project Kick-off at Metabolic Lab in Amsterdam, Netherlands

The kick-off meeting of the SUGI-funded project ENLARGE took place in Amsterdam at the Metabolic Lab – De Ceuvel, from October 13-15, 2018.

The kick-off was organized by the TU Delft team and was attended by Consortium Partners from the United States and France, which included academic and industrial partners. The venue was chosen because it is at the heart of Amsterdam's circular economy movement.

The first day of the ENLARGE kick-off started with introductions over coffee and tea. After a welcome talk by Prof. Nick van de Giesen (TUD), Dr Edo Abraham (TUD) introduced the ENLARGE project, its work-packages, project aims and deliverables.

Chelsea Kaandorp (PhD researcher at TUD) gave a presentation on the energy transition for Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Dr Jiangxiao Qiu (Faculty at UF) presented challenges for Southeast Florida. Partners from IRSTEA, Ecofilae and Ecosec presented their case study city (Marseille).

ENLARGE kick-off lunch at De-Ceuvel Cafe
ENLARGE project kick-off attendees enjoy locally and sustainably sourced food and drinks at the De-Ceuvel Cafe for lunch, right next to Metabolic Lab, where the kick-off meeting was held.

The morning discussions were followed by lunch in the sun. After lunch, the links between the different case studies, as well as the data requirements for each case study and associated modelling challenges were discussed. Professor Ni-Bin Chang of the University of Central Florida lead a discussion on the Work Packages (WPs) and the deliverables for each team.

Mind mapping session
A session of mapping urban challenges for our case study cities and potential FWE innovations that can be integrated for a sustainable future.

On the second day, we had a group lunch at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam. This was followed by a long walk around Amsterdam's beautiful canals, ending at the roof of NEMO Science Museum.

Amsterdam view Amsterdam canals

The third day of the meeting mainly focussed on WPs and responsibilities for each country leads. At 12:00 pm, the kick-off was officially closed with lunch in the canteen and informal breakout discussions.

Attendees:

  • Bruno Molle (IRSTEA)
  • Chelsea Kaandorp (TU Delft)
  • Deborah Dotta (IRSTEA)
  • Edo Abraham (TU Delft)
  • Geoffrey Molle (ECOSEC)
  • Igor Pessoa (TU Delft)
  • Jiangxiao Qiu (University of Florida)
  • Marie-Claire ten Veldhuis (TU Delft)
  • Ni-Bin Chang (University of Central Florida)
  • Nick van de Giesen (TU Delft)
  • Rémi Declerq (Ecofilae)
  • Solveig Roquigny (ECOSEC)