Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Community energy organizations often take the form of cooperatives and strive for a high level of participation at the neighborhood level. Recently, community energy …

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Increasingly, community energy initiatives aim to develop citizen-led heating projects. District heating projects are characterized by costly investments, a substantial …

Overcoming Challenges in local green H2 economies Organizer: Dr Beata Kviatek, Jean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, Centre of Expertise Energy / International Business School / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the Netherlands One of the main pathways of the current energy transition …

Data analysis and data sharing is becoming increasingly important for creating value in the food supply chain. Readily available data is often already shared between supply chain parties, but to achieve additional benefits these parties will have to invest in additional data capturing. Especially product …

The port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe. To maintain its position, the harbor will have to anticipate global transitions such as transferring to sustainable energy. Hydrogen is seen as a promising energy carrier; however, future demand is uncertain. The current research investigates decision …

The Netherlands has a mission to use 16% of sustainable energy by 2023, and 100% of sustainable energy by 2050, thus making green energy to be the only source of energy in the future. Foundation Loswal “De Bonnen” has 17.5 hectares of raw land where they want to develop a digester. The aim of this paper …

The global industrial economy is still predominantly linear, working according to the take-make-waste principle. This has affected the planet to a concerning amount, which is why the European Union signed the Paris Agreement, committing to a 1,5 to 2 degree scenario of global warming. In order to achieve …

Summary Purpose:  This paper explores the factors influencing willingness to pay for sustainable technologies in some hospitality industry facilities, particularly hotels. Design, methodology, approach: for this study was used quantitative analysis of the results obtained through a survey conducted …

The current Western Economy can be described as an experience economy which is focused on creating unique experiences for consumers. When emotional value is added to the experience of a product or service, consumers are willing to pay a higher price for these types of experiences than for products without …

The palm oil sector is selected by the government of Ghana as one of the pillars for economic development in the country. The sector is dominated by small-scale producers who cultivate about eighty percent (80%) of the estimated total land area of 330,000 hectares under oil palm cultivation. Despite …