Recent years have shown the emergence of numerous local energy initiatives (prosumer communities) in the Netherlands. Many of them have set the goal to establish a local and sustainable energy provision on a not-for-profit basis. In this study we carried out exploratory case studies on a number of Dutch …

De presentatie geeft een overzicht van de onwikkelingen van lokale energie initiatieven in Nederland en hoe deze initiatieven met ICT gerelateerde energie diensten kunnen worden ondersteund in hun ontwikkelingsproces van idee naar volwaardige prosumer community. De presentatie is gehouden voor een aantal …

Recente ontwikkelingen in wonen, welzijn en zorg vereisen een transformatie van de sociale sector in Nederland. Een narratieve benadering wordt voorgesteld als een potentieel krachtig middel om deze transformatie vorm te geven vanuit collectieve betekenisverlening in de zorg- en welzijnsnetwerken. Er …

This poster shows a method to determine a viable configuration of services for energy business networks.

Companies are on the verge to think about retention of older workers (workers above 50) in their company. Thus organisations, more specifically small and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs), are busy with the development of concepts how to make the time between 50 and retirement age of 65 or 67 for employees …

Cofely West Nederland B.V. is onderdeel van Cofely Nederland N.V., welke weer onderdeel is van GDF SUEZ Energy Services. De expertise van Cofely Nederland N.V. is, door innovatieve concepten en integrale en duurzame oplossingen techniek laten werken voor haar klanten. Cofely West Nederland B.V. (hierna …

Environmental threats and scarcity of energy resources have become major issues of the 21st century. Therefore, the call for energy efficiency emerged as a valuable solution to these challenges. With the popularization of the ideas of energy efficiency, a new market was formed- the market of energy efficiency …

More and more local bottom-up energy initiatives are emerging. Those involved encounter many barriers during the realization of their ideas. As the generation of renewable energy is mostly included, these local initiatives contribute to the targets set at regional, national & EU level. At the same time, …

Always a complex and demanding task, parenthood can be an extra challenge when parents have severe mental illness. Clients with children may experience extra stress, feelings of uncertainty, and a lack of energy. They may have difficulty in talking about their disabilities with their children. Often, …

The network economy typically signifies a notion from the information society where new products and services are developed by collaborating individuals and/or businesses organised in virtual networks. The network economy has important characteristics in common with Northern European governance models, …