Charging infrastructure in neighborhoods is essential for inhabitants who use electric vehicles. The development of public charging infrastructure can be complex because of its dependency on local grid conditions, the responsibility to prepare for anticipated fleet growth policies, and the implicit biases …

A lab-based test setup was developed to simulate a novel droop rate controlled DC bus charging plaza installation in the Netherlands. The system consists of multiple bidirectional DC charging points, a PV array and a bidirectional grid connection. Currently the installed system employs linear droop control …

The project X-TEAM D2D (Extended ATM for Door-to-Door Travel) has been funded by SESAR JU in 2020 and completed its activities in 2022, pursuing and accomplishing the definition, development and initial assessment of a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the seamless integration of ATM and air transport …

Digital educational escape rooms (DEERs) can provide an engaging gamified learning experience for students that is easy to use and sustainable for teachers. Though well-established in the STEM fields, where escape rooms often call for students to apply procedural skills, escape rooms are also used across …

Research finds that the global market value of cargo bikes will hit 2.4 billion euros by 2031. Analysts with Future Market Insights assessing the growth of cargo bikes have placed the parcel courier industry as a key buyer of electric cargo bikes, forecasting that 43 per cent of sales could go to this …

With increase in awareness of the risks posed by climate change and increasingly severe weather events, attention has turned to the need for urgent action. While strategies to respond to flooding and drought are well-established, the effects - and effective response - to heat waves is much less understood. …

This research presents a case study exploring the potential for demand side flexibility at a cluster of university buildings. The study investigates the potential of a collection of various electrical devices, excluding heating and cooling systems. With increasing penetration of renewable electricity …

Nederlandse gemeenten hebben te maken met een grote bouwopgave. Dit zorgt voor veel voertuigbewegingen van en naar bouwprojecten. In 2021 werd er meer dan 250 miljoen ton bouwmaterialen vervoerd in Nederland. Daarmee is de bouw de grootste vervoerende sector in tonnen. Op de snelwegen transporteert één …

Verouderd isolatieglas eindigt vaak in relatief laagwaardige toepassingen als glaswol of verpakkingsmateriaal. Zonde, als je bedenkt hoeveel energie het kost om glas te maken. De Faculteit Techniek van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) onderzoekt samen met bedrijven strategieën voor hergebruik. Onderzoekers …