The visibility of sustainable energy measures is a channel of social influence, a means of conspicuous consumption, and affects the aesthetics of an environment. This study investigates how the visibility of sustainable household energy measures (i.e., installation of renewable energy and energy efficient …

A key component of the energy transition in the Netherlands is the heat transition: heating homes and buildings using sustainable energy sources. The ambition in the Dutch climate agreement (Government of the Netherlands, 2019) is to make 1.5 million homes sustainable by 2030. To achieve this goal, per …

The Dutch heat transition requires a highly context-specific approach. Diverse stakeholders -such as housing corporations, network operators, and residents, must collaborate closely at a neighbourhood level to realise plans. A Dutch study offers insights into professional skills that participants in …

Rabobank organiseert in samenwerking met ENTRANCE een Masterclass over de laatste ontwikkelingen rondom batterijopslag voor overtollige energie. Batterijen zijn essentieel voor energieopslag. Tijdens deze Masterclass bespreken we de nieuwste ontwikkelingen en praktijkvoorbeelden van batterijopslag. We …

High population growth, a lack of wastewater treatment plants and poor wastewater management are major challenges in wastewater management in Timor-Leste (East Timor). One of the approaches of the government of Timor-Leste is to separate wastewater into greywater and blackwater from domestic, commercial, …

Negen consortia ontvangen financiering voor onderzoek binnen de programmalijn Onderzoek op Routes door Consortia (ORC) van de Nationale Wetenschapsagenda (NWA). HAN University of Applied Sciences / Lectoraat Balanced Energy Systems van HAN University of Applied Sciences mag participeren in het project: …

Abstract. Although the U-value of glazing has improved significantly in the last decades, the thermal transmittance of windows remains relatively high compared to opaque elements of the thermal shell. Consequently, glazing has a relatively low interior surface temperature in the heating season, which …

Sustainable Open Solutions Climate Waterfront is an interdisciplinary project that aims to explore waterfronts in Europe facing extreme situations under the threat of climate change, eg. heat, too much absent rain and sea level rise with all its consequences. The central goal is to exchange adaptive …

This report relates to the Horizon 2020 project entitled ‘Making City’. The report was conducted by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences to the benefit of the Municipality of Groningen and other consortium partners in the Making City project and addresses the legal impediments that may arise when …