To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, countries around the world are pursuing electrification policies. In residential areas, electrification will increase electricity supply and demand, which is expected to increase grid congestion at a faster rate than grids can be reinforced. Battery energy storage …

This paper evaluates the potential impacts of introducing low-carbon intensity hydrogen technologies in two oil refineries with different complexity levels, emphasizing the role of hydrogen production in reducing CO2 emissions. The novelty of this work lies in three key aspects: Comprehensive system …

The energy community movement has grown considerably over the past ten years. Energy communities are also expanding their activities. However, room for new energy projects is limited because of grid congestion. Therefore, citizen energy communities (CECs) are looking for ways to reduce the pressure on …

Dynamic energy contracts, offering hourly varying day-ahead prices for electricity, create opportunities for a residential Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to not just optimize the self-consumption of solar energy but also capitalize on price differences. This work examines the financial potential …

The intermittency of renewable energy technologies requires adequate storage technologies. Hydrogen systems consisting of electrolysers, storage tanks, and fuel cells can be implemented as well as batteries. The requirements of the hydrogen purification unit is missing from literature. We measured the …

The electricity grid is reaching full capacity, and the effects of this grid congestion are becoming increasingly noticeable in the Netherlands. As a result, in some places it is difficult, if not impossible, to build new houses. What’s more, there are now almost 10,000 (!) businesses and organizations …

Dat onze energietoekomst onzeker is, zal iedereen beamen. In feite vormt de energietransitie één groot experiment. De auteurs van het concept Nationaal Plan Energie (NPE) stellen volgens hem dan ook terecht dat het “toekomstbeeld inherent onzeker is en afhankelijk van tal van aannames.” We weten domweg …

Wat voor samenleving willen wij? Met een onzeker, gestrest energiesysteem waarin het energiegebruik van burgers en bedrijven gestuurd wordt door de wispelturige productie uit zon en wind? Of kiezen we voor een, ongetwijfeld wat duurder, vriendelijk energiesysteem met People in Power en waarin iedereen …

Self-organized industrial symbiosis (IS) starts with one actor's decision to invest in a waste recovery plant and the other actors' decision to buy the recovered flow. Technical and institutional conditions of the cluster influence actors' decisions. This paper explores the emergence of IS collaborations …