In face of climate change and urbanization, the need for thermally comfortable outdoor urban spaces is increasing. In the design of the thermally comfortable urban spaces and decision making about interventions that enhance thermal comfort, scientists and professionals that work for cities use meteorological …

In dit hoofdstuk worden communicatieve interventies over de energietransitie gepresenteerd, volgens het onderzoeksmodel Van A naar Duurzaamheid, dat de volgende stappen omvat: urgentie, bewustwording, actie & collectief handelen, maatschappelijk draagvlak en in dialoog met de samenleving. evenals diverse …

Large wind turbines have recently had the energy sector’s attention given their reliability, cost-effectiveness, competitive power, and the maturity of their technology. Unfortunately, large wind turbines usually face obstacles regarding their social acceptance near rural or residential areas. On the …

Wind turbines are usually clustered in wind farms which causes the downstream turbines to operate in the turbulent wakes of upstream turbines. As turbulence is directly related to increased fatigue loads, knowledge of the turbulence in the wake and its evolution are important. Therefore, the main objective …

Grote infrastructurele projecten vergen jaren en jaren. Konden we maar toveren, meent Martien Visser. We verzinnen iets, zeggen simsalabim, en het is er. Helaas. Toch doen we net alsof.

The Johan Cruijff ArenA (JC ArenA) is a big events location in Amsterdam, where national and international football matches, concerts and music festivals take place for up to 68,000 visitors. The JC ArenA is already one of the most sustainable, multi-functional stadia in the world and is realizing even …

Citizen participation in local renewable energy projects is often promoted as many suppose it to be a panacea for the difficulties that are involved in the energy transition process. Quite evidently, it is not; there is a wide variety of visions, ideologies and interests related to an ‘energy transition’. …

De begin vorig jaar overleden wiskundige Arjen Sevenster hield tijdens zijn ziekteproces vrienden en bekenden op de hoogte middels wat hij noemde zijn kroniek: per e-mail verstuurde updates van zijn ziekte, vergezeld gaand met zijn overpeinzingen en gedichten over leven, werk en de naderende dood. Deze …

tract Micro wind turbines can be structurally integrated on top of the solid base of noise barriers near highways. A number of performance factors were assessed with holistic experiments in wind tunnel and in the field. The wind turbines underperformed when exposed in yawed flow conditions. The theoretical …

The Vulkan real estate site in Oslo is owned by Aspelin Ramm, and includes one of the largest parking garages used for EV charging in Europe. EV charging (both AC and DC) is managed for now predominately for costs reasons but also with relevance at further EV penetration level in this car parking location …