Gastcollege Hanze minor Inkoop duurzame energie.

The divide between us and the rest of nature has been attributed to various root causes: the growing disenchantment of the world, the loss of direct experience and lately the replacement of the real with simulations of it. Modernity's move away from the natural world has also generated countervailing …

Presentation to the ALDE group on the development of EnTrAnce.

Presentation

This conference paper deals with various organizations and pilot initiatives regarding the theme of sustainability.

Abstract written for an poster presentation at the EBA conference in Alkmaar. The flexibility of biogas makes it a very capable load balancer within decentralized smart energy systems. However, within this context the sustainability of biogas production is not fully understood. What is needed is a tool …

Presentatie voor KIVI Noord, 5 maart 2014.

In deze studie wordt nagegaan of het energieverbruik van de stad Groningen in 2035 voor elektriciteit en warmte volledig verduurzaamd kan worden door middel van wind, zon of biomassa. Tevens wordt nagegaan wat dit zou betekenen voor de omgeving en wat het kost. De randvoorwaarde is dat de stad Groningen …

Small retail entrepreneurs in the Netherlands are confronted with declining turnover and ROI. A decrease and even disappearance of small retail in town centres, suburbs and villages is not just a loss of income for the people involved. It constitutes also a loss of attractiveness and economic viability …

The ever increasing technological developments and greater demands from our society for qualitative better, safer, sustainable products, processes and systems are pushing the boundaries of what is possible from an engineer’s perspective. Besides the (local) grand challenges in energy, sustainability, …