One of the main causes of numerous health problems is a lack of physical activity. To promote a more active lifestyle, the Hanze University started a health promotion program. Participants were motivated to reach their daily goal of physical activity by means of an activity tracker in combination with …

Vehicle2Grid is a new charging strategy that allows for charging and discharging of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) and Full Electric Vehicles (FEV). The discharged energy can be supplied back to the (local) energy grid, enabling for grid alleviation, but can also be supplied back to the household …

Om de vraag te beantwoorden wat de capabilitybenadering het sociale domein te bieden heeft, kijken we naar de bruikbaarheid van de capabilitybenadering voor het brede werkveld van welzijn, samenleven en zorg. Aandachtsgebieden van de capabilitybenadering die bruikbaar zijn voor het werkveld zijn: (1) …

Dit hoofdstuk behandelt de grondslagen van de capabilitybenadering. De capabilitybenadering is een normatief-wetenschappelijk kader waarin de kwaliteit van leven van mensen centraal staat. Het individueel menselijk welbevinden wordt door de capabilitybenadering als maatstaf gehanteerd voor wat als normatief …

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 …

In the past 5 years Electric Car use has grown rapidly, almost doubling each year. To provide adequate charging infrastructure it is necessary to model the demand. In this paper we model the distribution of charging demand in the city of Amsterdam using a Cross-Nested Logit Model with socio-demographic …

Universities of Applied Sciences as Innovators in regional eco-systems.Organising a debate on applied research and innovation as part of the 9th European Innovation Summit. Hosting the session on 'Universities of Applied Sciences as Innovators in regional eco-systems'.

UNIDO and the Energy Academy Europe (EAE) / New Energy Coalition, a centre of excellence on energy located in Groningen, the Netherlands joint forces to enhance the understanding of innovative energy solutions and to contribute to building new capacities for promoting green industry and sustainable energy …