Dutch-German Collaboration on Hydrogen for Energy Transition Policymakers and Authorities from the Netherlands and Germany met at Euregio Rhine-Waal in Kleve, Germany earlier this month, to advance the role of hydrogen in building a sustainable future. Prof. Sadegh Seddighi from HAN University of Applied …

Podcastserie ENTRANCE onder de loep (in het kort): Marten van der Laan is sinds 2020 lector Systeemintegratie in de energietransitie; één van de leeropdrachten binnen het lectoraat Energietransitie. Binnen verschillende projecten wordt onderzoek gedaan naar de optimale inrichting van een duurzaam energiesysteem …

This paper explores how so-called ‘Web3’ blockchain projects are materially and socially constituted. A blockchain is an append-only distributed database. The technology is being hyped as applicable for a whole range of industries, social service provisions, and as a fix for economic disparities in communities …

Dankzij de enorme groei van zon en wind is steeds minder gas en kolen nodig voor de Nederlandse elektriciteitsproductie. De groei brengt ook uitdagingen. “Zo blijkt het stroomnet een beperkende factor bij de verdere uitbouw van zon en wind. Dat geldt nog meer voor de elektriciteitsvraag. Op steeds meer …

The energy community movement has grown considerably over the past ten years. Energy communities are also expanding their activities. However, room for new energy projects is limited because of grid congestion. Therefore, citizen energy communities (CECs) are looking for ways to reduce the pressure on …

Concrete is arguably the most widely used building material in the world today. Current estimates of world cement manufacture are of the order of 1.7*109 tons per year, enough to produce well over 6 km3 of concrete per year or at least 1 m3 per person (Gartner, 2004). It is a composite material made …

This article discusses results from an international contest, open for university student teams (bachelor and master), involving the design, construction, and testing of small wind turbines in a large wind tunnel. The wind tunnel has an outlet of 2.85 x 2.85 m allowing a maximum rotor swept area of 2 …

Product service systems (PSS) are an example of a novel business model billed as having the potential to significantly reduce the environmental burdens of production and consumption processes. However, despite widespread interest in PSS, consensus regarding their actual environmental impacts, particularly …