Brainport Industries Campus guarantees energy to all tenants

The new tenants of Brainport Industries Campus Cluster 2 in Eindhoven are guaranteed energy supply. According to the campus, this is possible because BIC Utility BV, in collaboration with SDK Vastgoed, has devised a solution that makes smart use of the available grid capacity in response to network congestion. This is a striking message at a time when many construction and development projects cannot go ahead because the power grid is full.

The energy concept for Brainport Industries Campus currently provides the approximately fifty tenants of cluster 1 with electricity, heating, cooling, process cooling, compressed air, and water through smart congestion management: supply and demand are matched through energy management and monitoring. Construction of BIC Cluster 2 is scheduled to start in 2026. New tenants are already being recruited, with the guarantee of electricity offering an unprecedented advantage.

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BIC Utility is developing the energy concept for cluster 2. A Letter of Intent has been signed with SDK Vastgoed for this purpose. The concept builds on the system used in cluster 1, in which the available grid capacity is used intelligently in collaboration with Enexis. “The connection of cluster 2 fits within the schedule as discussed with Enexis,” says Ruud Vleugels, who is director of BIC Utility on behalf of Equans. Equans realizes sustainable energy generation, including thermal energy storage (TES), heat pumps, around 6,600 solar panels on the roof of the campus, and security of supply.

With 225,000 square meters, BIC's second cluster will be three times the size of cluster 1. The mostly specialized and fast-growing high-tech companies share the facilities there. Brainport Industries Campus acquired the status of “national importance” within five years of its opening in 2019. The municipality of Eindhoven has owned the campus since the beginning of this year.