• Sustainable energy engineering
• Electromobility

Recent projects

• Easing AGrophotovoltaics for EuRope (01/04/2024 - 30/06/2028) - Co-promotor
• Reuse of SOLar PV Panels and EV Batteries for low cost decentralized energy solutions and effective Recycling of critical raw MATErials from their EoL products (01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027) - Promotor
• Agri-PV: Combined production of fruit and green energy (01/12/2023 - 30/11/2027) - Co-promotor
• Innovative electrical conversion technologies for sustainable energy systems (01/04/2023 - 31/12/2025) - Co-promotor
• Opportunities and pitfalls for a farm in the energy transition (24/11/2022 - 24/11/2026) - Promotor
• Quantifying and managing of flexibility in low voltage distribution grids (26/09/2022 - 26/09/2026) - Promotor
• Boost energy production of PV systems in suboptimal environments (23/03/2022 - 23/03/2026) - Promotor
• Converging Industrial Networks for Industry 4.0 - New challenges for wired ethernet (01/08/2021 - 31/07/2023) - Promotor
• HYDROGEN AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRIFICATION ON FARM (01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024) - Promotor
• Learning ecosystem, R&D and cross-border expertise dedicated to neuromusculoskeletal disorders (01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022) - Promotor

Recent publications

• launch Reher, T., Willockx, B., Schenk, A., Bisschop, J., Huyghe, Y., Nicolai, B., Martens, J., Diels, J., Cappelle, J., Van de Poel, B. with Van de Poel, B. (corresp. author) (2024). Pear (Pyrus communis L. cv. Conference) has shade-tolerant features allowing for consistent agrivoltaic crop yield. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2024.04.24.590973 via repository
• launch Reher, T., Lavaert, C., Willockx, B., Huyghe, Y., Bisschop, J., Martens, J.A., Diels, J., Cappelle, J., Van de Poel, B. with Reher, T. (joint first author), Lavaert, C. (joint first author), Cappelle, J. (corresp. author), Van de Poel, B. (corresp. author) (2024). Potential of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) production in vertical bifacial, tracked, or elevated agrivoltaic systems in Belgium. Applied Energy, (359), Art.No. 122679. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122679 via repository
• launch Van den Steen, N., Cappelle, J. (sup.), Vanhaverbeke, L. (sup.) (2024). A user-centric analysis of preferences and performance of speed pedelec commuting in Flanders.
• launch Willockx, B., Reher, T., Lavaert, C., Herteleer, B., Van de Poel, B., Cappelle, J. (2024). Design and evaluation of an agrivoltaic system for a pear orchard. Applied Energy, 353, Art.No. 122166. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122166
• launch Willockx, B., Lavaert, C., Cappelle, J. with Willockx, B. (corresp. author) (2023). Performance evaluation of vertical bifacial and single-axis tracked agrivoltaic systems on arable land. RENEWABLE ENERGY, 217, Art.No. ARTN 119181. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119181
• launch Lavaert, C., Debruyne, L., Herteleer, B., Cappelle, J. (2023). Comparison between Home Batteries and District Batteries in the Belgian Electricity Grid. In: EU PVSEC 2023 Proceedings, (020517-001-020517-005). Presented at the EU PVSEC 2023, Lisbon (Portugal). ISBN: 3-936338-88-4. doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2023/5DV.2.2
• launch Kladas, A., Herteleer, B., Cappelle, J. with Kladas, A. (corresp. author) (2023). Blind PV temperature model calibration. EPJ PHOTOVOLTAICS, 14, Art.No. ARTN 28. doi: 10.1051/epjpv/2023021 via repository
• launch Herteleer, B., Kladas, A., Chowdhury, G., Catthoor, F., Cappelle, J. (2023). Investigating methods to improve photovoltaic thermal models at second-to-minute timescales. Solar Energy, 263, Art.No. 111889. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.111889 via repository
• launch VanDe Velde, P., Lecluyse, C., Ravyts, S., Cappelle, J. with Ravyts, S. (corresp. author) (2023). Development of an Educational Li-ion Battery Test Bench for Engineering Students. In: PCIM Europe 2023; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, (Paper No. 10173375). Presented at the PCIM Europe 2023, Nuremberg, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-8007-6091-6. doi: 10.30420/566091278
• launch Willockx, B., Cappelle, J. (sup.) (2023). Agrivoltaics.