François Chung, Ph.D.

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Mines 2018 – Magazine article

Mines 2018 – Magazine article

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Publication

François Chung; Une politique énergétique belge à multi-niveaux; Mines Revue des Ingénieurs, 499, pp. 27-29, 2018.

Abstract

Au XIXe siècle, le développement économique de la Belgique fut propulsé par le secteur énergétique grâce aux charbonnages wallons. En effet, dans la 1ère moitié du XIXe siècle, la Belgique était un des seuls pays, avec l’Angleterre, où le charbonnage était à ce point développé. À un tel point que des mines de charbon belges furent les premières entreprises industrielles à entrer en bourse à Paris. Cette époque d’abondance énergétique contraste avec la situation telle que nous la connaissons aujourd’hui : la Belgique dépend désormais de l’étranger pour ses besoins énergétiques, que ce soit pour le pétrole, le gaz naturel ou le charbon lui-même, qui représentent tous trois un peu plus de 70% de sa consommation d’énergie primaire en 2014.

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Global sustainable energy

Global sustainable energy

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Coursera training, MOOC (2014). Given online by the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering of the University of Florida (US), this training covers concepts of work and energy and their relationship with our modern society. Each aspect of this relationship is analyzed, including consumptive patterns for the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors. Sources for fossil fuels and the differences between reserves and production are also examined.

Module 1: History of energy

Main topics:

  • Energy sources;
  • Brush wind power machine;
  • Steam and diesel engines.

Module 2: History of mechanized agriculture

Main topics:

  • Crop yields;
  • Fertilizers and pesticides;
  • Fuel requirements.

Module 3: Transportation

Main topics:

  • Fuel types;
  • International consumption patterns;
  • Driving techniques.

Module 4: Residential energy consumption

Main topics:

  • Energy efficiency;
  • Energy footprint;
  • Energy savings.

Module 5: Commercial energy consumption

Main topics:

  • Heating;
  • Ventilating;
  • Air conditioning (AC);
  • Lighting;
  • Energy efficiency.

Module 6: Industrial energy and total energy requirements

Main topics:

  • Primary materials;
  • Fossil fuels;
  • Recycling.

Module 7: Energy availability

Main topics:

  • Fossil fuel availability;
  • Total energy requirements;
  • Export Land Model.

Module 8: Marketplace

Main topics:

  • Oil commodity market;
  • Commodity exchanges;
  • Speculation.

Module 9: Current warnings

Main topics:

  • Peak Oil;
  • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC);
  • Fungible products.

Module 10: Transformations I – electricity

Main topics:

  • Energy efficiency;
  • Renewable energy sources;
  • Subsidies.

Module 11: Transformations II – oil

Main topics:

  • Transportation sector;
  • Energy efficiency;
  • Driving techniques.

Reference

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Energy and vulnerable households

Energy and vulnerable households

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IBGE training, Belgium (2014). This cycle of trainings-debates, known as Brufodebat, is organised by Bruxelles Environnement (IBGE). The main themes are the liberalization of energy markets, the social energy guidance and the rational use of energy. The objective is not only to provide both methodologies and tools to support households in energy poverty, but also to share, deepen, enrich and compare these tools through exchanges and practical situations.

Basic module 1: Consumer protection in energy markets

Main topics:

  • Contracts and invoices;
  • Liberalization of the energy market;
  • Protected customers.

Basic module 2: Energy-saving behaviors

Main topics:

  • Analysis of energy bills;
  • Energy-saving behaviors;
  • Minor improvement works.

Basic module 3: Structural measures for buildings and equipments

Main topics:

  • Insulation of the outer walls;
  • Improvement of the windows;
  • Improvement of the heating system.

Basic module 4: Guidance and indoor pollution

Main topics:

  • Support and awareness to the households;
  • Rational use of energy;
  • Housing and health.

Advanced module 1: Analysis of energy bills

Main topics:

  • Gas and electricity markets;
  • Energy check-up;
  • Consumption interpretation.

Advanced module 2: Social energy guidance

Main topics:

  • Household support;
  • Energy-saving behaviors;
  • Change strategy.

Advanced module 3: Tools, software and observation charts

Main topics:

  • Social energy audit;
  • Household support;
  • Evaluation grid.

Advanced module 4: Financial aids, subsidies and fundings

Main topics:

  • Federal aid;
  • Equipment financing;
  • Works on the structural system.

Advanced module 5: New norms and energy standards

Main topics:

  • Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) certification;
  • Low energy standard;
  • Passive standard.

Advanced module 6: Case analysis

Main topics:

  • Heating system;
  • Window frames and windows;
  • Thermal insulation.

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Brufodebat

Brufodebat

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E²=MC project @Brussels, Belgium (2014). Brufodebat is a cycle of trainings-debates organized by Bruxelles Environment (IBGE) and whose main themes are the liberalization of energy markets, the social energy guidance, the rational use of energy and the structural measures to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and equipments. These trainings are for social workers involved in the issues of energy poverty and take place in the form of basic and advanced modules.

The objective of basic modules is to provide methodologies and tools for social workers to help them in their daily work with households in energy poverty. The objective of advanced modules is to share, deepen, enrich and compare the tools used to support households in energy poverty through exchanges and practical situations.

The main basic and advanced modules are:

  • analysis of energy bills;
  • case analysis;
  • consumer protection in energy markets;
  • energy-saving behaviors;
  • financial aids, subsidies and fundings;
  • new norms and energy standards;
  • social energy guidance;
  • structural measures for buildings and equipments;
  • tools, software and observation charts.

In addition to following the trainings with participants, my work within the training team consists of tasks related to project management, such as:

  • notification of the trainings and registration management;
  • writing and management of training reports and analysis of debates;
  • management and interpretation of the training evaluations by participants;
  • writing and management of the activity reports for the sponsor (IBGE);
  • management of the training notes and their translation.

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Training program (PDF)

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Energy and vulnerable households (IBGE training)

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IBGE – Bruxelles Environnement

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