Samenvatting

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 waiting to be connected to the grid. In short, grid congestion is an urgent and
growing problem that cannot be solved in the short term, either regionally or nationally. Grid congestion is one of the challenges posed by the transition to a sustainable energy system.
HAN's Research Center for Balanced Energy Systems (BES) investigates and improves the sustainability, reliability and affordability of energy systems during the energy transition.