Fossile fuel supplies are projected to become increasingly scarce in the 21st century. Research in energy at CWI is focused on the increased use of alternative energy sources. Sustainable recent energy sources are however uncertain in their availability. The future energy supply is therefore highly complex and also encompasses many players and systems. Advanced software and mathematics are essential in this process, in which environmental, geographical and economic objectives need to be taken into account as well.

CWI works for instance on the development of smart energy networks to allow green energy distribution. CWI also carries out research on smart buildings and on energy generation by offshore wind farms and controlled nuclear fusion. Energy projects are carried out with industry and research partners such as NUON, KEMA, the FOM Institute for Plasma Physics and ECN.

At CWI, energy research questions are investigated from various perspectives by the following research groups:

• Computational Dynamics
  
• Intelligent Systems
• Multiscale Dynamics
  
• Scientific Computing