Louter investeren in netverzwaring is volgens Martien Visser niet de oplossing. “Laten we in plaats daarvan veel meer gaan werken aan het stimuleren van de vraag op momenten met veel aanbod.”

This paper investigates storage requirements for a grid connected microgrid with PV generation and EV chargers. The aim is to limit the power exchange of the microgrid with the connected main grid. The used power imbalance profiles are constructed using artificially generated EV charging profiles and …

Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) have the potential to offer better flexibility to a grid than any single energy storage solution. However, sizing a HESS is challenging, as the required capacity, power and ramp rates for a given application are difficult to derive. This paper proposes a method for …

Alle reden om lessen te trekken uit de huidige gascrisis en aan te sturen op een energiesysteem dat veel beter bestand is tegen verrassingen

In dit rapport zijn de verschillende onderdelen te vinden die betrekking hebben op de interventie The Power of a Good Hire bij Cloetta, gericht op een efficiëntere instroom van personeel. In het eerste hoofdstuk wordt het vooronderzoek beschreven waarbij verschillende actoren en invalshoeken de aanleiding …

The current COVID-19 pandemic confines people to their homes, disrupting the fragile social fabric of deprived neighbourhoods and citizen’s participation options. In deprived neighbourhoods, community engagement is central in building community resilience, an important resource for health and a prerequisite …

The intellectual endeavour taken in this article is to be critically reflexive of the term 'integration' and its use in society, recognizing the power of discourse and the fact that words, and their use, have con­sequences. It is a term which is presented as an end goal for select groups, a potential …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest higher-altitude winds to produce electricity. For the success of the technology, it is crucial to understand how people perceive and respond to it. If concerns about the technology are not taken seriously, it could delay or prevent …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Loneliness is prevalent among older adults and known to be detrimental to mental health. The objective of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Chinese 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) in the older native and diasporic Chinese community. …