The need to reduce carbon emissions calls for more use of renewable generation, particularly distributed resources. The intermittency of renewable generation, and concerns about energy security, require us to become more independent of central grid operation by use of local or regional (micro-grid) electricity …

Energy transition is key to achieving a sustainable future. However, in this transition, an often neglected pillar is raising awareness and educating individuals on the benefits, complexities, and urgency of renewable energy supply and energy efficiency. This paper exemplifies an educational practice …

To avoid energy scarcity as well as climate change, a transition towards a sustainable society must be initiated. Within this context, governmental bodies and/or companies often note sustainability as an end goal, for instance as a green circular economy. However, if sustainability cannot be clearly …

Ukrainian translation of the book "Trends and developments in the renewable energy sector in Ukraine. opportunities and threats for using biomass in the energy transition", https://doi.org/10.14261/7E148673-BB0F-4411-A764DC266F2D2AAD

The government of Ukraine has adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) with clear goals and a roadmap to facilitate its energy transition towards renewable sources. This is done because of both climate concerns as well as reasons related to Ukraine’s foreign policy which led the government to decide …

In mijn vorige blog schreef ik dat ik "groene chemie" niet zo'n goede term vind. Dit bericht borduurt daar enigszins op voort en is mijn persoonlijke kritische noot bij de transitie naar een groene(re) economie die momenteel in volle gang is.

An update of the original EnergieOpwek website which now models real-time production of all renewable sources in the Netherlands (previously only wind, solar and biomass).

The paper studies the impact of complex interrelationships between economic, societal, and political realms at multiple levels on the role of community energy initiatives in the energy transition process. The paper focuses specifically on the Netherlands, because of two aspects: (1) existence of the …

The research paper analyses the ongoing conflict between the residents of the Northern Netherlands and the central government regarding the compensation of damage caused by induced earthquakes and the gas-mining through the theoretical framework explaining relations between the periphery and the centre. …