Residential electricity distribution grid capacity is based on the typical peak load of a house and the load simultaneity factor. Historically, these values have remained predictable, but this is expected to change due to increasing electric heating using heat pumps and rooftop solar panel electricity …

The Smart Current Limiter is a switching DC to DC converter that provides a digitally pre-set input current control for inrush limiting and power management. Being able to digitally adjust the current level in combination with external feedback can be used for control systems like temperature control …

Electric vehicles and renewable energy sources are collectively being developed as a synergetic implementation for smart grids. In this context, smart charging of electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid technologies are seen as a way forward to achieve economic, technical and environmental benefits. The …

For their technological sustainability innovations to become successful, entrepreneurs can strategically shape the technological field in which they are involved. The technological innovation systems (TISs) literature has generated valuable insights into the processes which need to be stimulated for …

In PowerMatching City, the leading Dutch smart grid project, 40 households participated in a field laboratory designed for sustainable living. The participating households were equipped with various decentralized energy sources (PV and micro combined heat-power units), hybrid heat pumps, smart appliances, …

This paper presents insights and perceptions of stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of residential smart grid pilot projects in the Netherlands, adding to the limited information that is currently available in this area, while expectations about the potential benefits of smart …

Kees Pieters presenteert zijn visie op de informatierevolutie die momenteel wereldwijd gaande is. Hij gaat in op de gevolgen voor de Rotterdamse stad en haven en het Nederlandse deltagebied in het algemeen, en vooral wat de consequenties zijn voor het onderwijs in Rotterdam.

This article explores the applicability of smart grid concepts to the Dutch gas network by reflecting on the experience of the electricity sector.

De afstudeeropdracht wordt uitgevoerd in samenwerking met Co-Libre. Co-Libre is een kleine stichting die zich in wil zetten om consumenten duurzaam met energie te laten omgaan. Om de consument te bereiken is een systeem nodig waarmee de gebruiker getriggerd kan worden om over energie na te denken. Daarom …

The implementation of innovative sustainability technologies often requires far reaching changes of the macro environment in which the innovating firms operate. Strategic management literature describes that firms who want to commercialize an innovative technology can collaborate in networks or industry …