Stricter environmental policies, increased energy prices and depletion of resources are forcing industries to look for bio-based and low carbon footprint products. For industries, flax is interesting resource since it is light, strong, environmental friendly and renewable. From flax plant to fiber products …

Presentation given to a delegation from the University of Oldenburg and the Research company Next Energy to explore fields of collaboration in research topics.

Self-tracking devices (sensortechnologie) als middel om het zelfinzicht en zelfmanagement van medewerkers op het gebied van gezond gedrag te vergroten. Doel: een hogere mate van duurzame inzetbaarheid, omdat werknemers bewuster en beter toegerust worden als het gaat om gezond gedrag.

The increase in renewable energy sources will require an increase in the operational flexibility of the grid, due to the intermittent nature of these sources. This can be achieved for the gas and the electricity grid, which are integrated by means of power-to-gas and vice versa, by applying gas and other …

Digester, the building were the process of bio-mass to energy can be experienced in a intimate way. This beacon in the new water of life area is an installation were the participant becomes a part of the production process. The user gathers knowledge about its own daily energy use and consuming habits. …

Are we at the eve of a transformation in our economic system? “Yes”, according to several visionary scientists and policymakers. They predict the rise of an economy that is based on biological materials, the so-called bio-based economy. The key challenge is that due to several socio-economic developments, …

The possibilities of balancing gas supply and demand with a green gas supply chain were analyzed. The considered supply chain is based on co-digestion of cow manure and maize, the produced biogas is upgraded to (Dutch) natural gas standards. The applicability of modeling yearly gas demand data in a geographical …

Presentation held for the company BTG regarding the Flexigas project workpackage WPA2.

This paper shows how locally available biomass is used to its full potential as source for renewable energy and bio-based products with a multidimensional integrated approach. The use of locally available biomass streams, which are currently hardly or not optimally used, is the center of the project …

Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …