Het is tijd voor een nieuwe kijk op de verbinding tussen landschap en energie, vindt Kim van Dam.

This webinar will explore how past-present-future connections of river imaginaries have influenced and are influencing river management in the context of climate change adaptation. Lotte de Jong will reflect in particular on the Border-Meuse river (The Netherlands) trajectory, where a large-scale infrastructure …

During a meeting in our Innovation Workload I presented the relation between the different elements composing livebility and the different research-projects of our junior-researchers and our field partners.

Green gas is an attractive option for a local energy transition to combat climate change, notably in rural communities. As local initiatives require local acceptance, the study used a questionnaire methodology to capture opinions and intentions toward green gas in a panel of rural respondents (N = 403) …

High level circular use of post-consumer insulating glass units will contribute to lower the environmental and social impact of insulation glass industry. The application of various circular strategies for insulating glass units (IGU’s) is rising. The product age will give an indication of the remaining …

Guest speaker (presentation) Summerschool Energy Challenge in samenwerking met Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (rug.nl)

Electrification of residential areas is increasingly common. Major areas of development include rooftop solar panels, electric vehicles and heat pumps. However, existing grid components may have insufficient network capacity to accommodate the resulting electricity flows. Battery energy storage (BES) …

De afgelopen jaren neemt de hoeveelheid ijs op ‘The Arctic Sea’ in steeds sneller tempo af, waardoor routes in dit gebied steeds toegankelijker worden voor schepen en het scheepsverkeer hier toeneemt (Arctic Council, 2020). Het is daarom van groot belang dat de veiligheid tijdens ijsnavigatie in deze …

Background: A positive association between obesity based on body mass index (BMI) and periodontitis has been reported. Fat tissue-related systemic inflammation acts as the link to periodontal comorbidities of obesity. However, the BMI is unable to distinguish fat and fat-free tissues. More precise measures …