Updated on 19 August 2026
Sustainable energy systems and integrated technologies
Scientific Director Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation at University of Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
About
BISCI is interested in exploring the relationship between energy transition, logistics and supply-chain systems within sustainable urban districts. While Positive Energy Districts primarily focus on energy production and consumption, their performance is also influenced by mobility, logistics, infrastructure and the activities of businesses and residents.
BISCI can contribute expertise in supply-chain management, digitalisation, sustainability, resilience and stakeholder collaboration. Our recent research on green innovation in ports addresses clean energy production and supply, sustainable infrastructure, flow optimisation and digital transformation. In addition, recent BISCI research has investigated the transition of European ports towards carbon-neutral energy and the role of stakeholders in adopting carbon-neutral energy technologies.
We see opportunities to transfer these perspectives to urban districts by examining how energy systems interact with logistics, mobility and local economic activity. Potential research could explore flexible energy use by logistics facilities, charging infrastructure for electric delivery vehicles, energy-aware routing, local energy communities, shared infrastructure or digital platforms that coordinate energy and transport demand.
A key research question is how different stakeholders can coordinate their decisions so that energy flexibility and sustainability benefits are achieved across the wider urban system rather than within individual buildings or organisations.
BISCI can contribute stakeholder analysis, supply-chain and logistics modelling, business-model development, sustainability assessment and evaluation of pilot projects. We are particularly interested in multidisciplinary consortia combining energy expertise with urban planning, mobility, digital technologies and social sciences.
We are looking for cities, energy providers, technology companies, housing and infrastructure partners, mobility operators and research organisations interested in developing integrated, real-world solutions for sustainable and flexible urban districts.
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Circular and resilient urban production
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
Lieven Quintens
Scientific Director Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation at University of Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
Project cooperation
Mobility transitions across sectors
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
Lieven Quintens
Scientific Director Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation at University of Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
Project cooperation
Partner Search – AI-Powered Urban Digital Twin for Positive Energy Districts
- Looking for partners to join a project
- PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
EBUBEKİR KAYA
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Software Development at CEKA YAZILIM ARAŞTIRMA GELİŞTİRME MÜHENDİSLİK BİLGİSAYAR ELEKTRİK ELEKTRONİK ENDÜSTRİYEL OTOMASYON SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ
Nevşehir, Türkiye