It is essential to consider the social context when designing sustainable energy systems that lead to successful implementation in neighbourhoods. Current methods often only consider techno-economic aspects and are insufficiently capable of including social factors, because they are unclear about which …

Presentation of the ClimateScan work package to the participants of ClimateCafe in Groningen for the IMPETUS project

Energy poverty is a growing concern in the Netherlands due to the rising gas and electricity prices. There are three main contributors to energy poverty: low income, high fuel costs and energy inefficient homes. Energy poverty effects can have significant consequences, influencing both physical and mental …

Geven van een opgenomen presentatie tijdens het wekelijkse online Groenblauw ClimateCafé. Dit wordt live bezocht door een aantal mensen en door tientallen experts en onderzoekers teruggekeken. Ik gaf een presentatie over ons onderzoek naar wadi's door Nederland heen en welke lessen hieruit geleerd kunnen …

In Vlissingen, the municipality wants to make a selected neighbourhood natural gas-free. In order to support this, they have been granted a subsidy. There are many important stakeholders in this project such as the housing corporation l’Escaut which owns most of the houses in the neighbourhood. All of …

The emission of greenhouse gasses is a trending subject worldwide. Also the maritime industry is looking for alternative options for zero-emission transport. Nedstack provides fuel cells as a solution for this challenge. This research is a first glance at the possibilities to create a feasible retrofit …

Two carbon-neutral communities are looking at smart technical solutions to guarantee agreen energy transition with increasing proportions of local renewable energy. More efficientintegrated energy solutions for electricity, heat, water, waste, and transportationinfrastructure must be created to achieve …

Several carbon-neutral towns are investigating novel technological solutions to enable a green energy transition that incorporates increasing proportions of locally generated energy. More efficient integrated energy solutions for electricity, heat, water, waste, and transportation infrastructure must …

Op 18 en 19 mei vond het ClimateCafé Noord-Brabant plaats, waarin we groenblauwe infrastructuur als wadi's hebben onderzocht. Het onderzoek tijdens ClimateCafé Noord-Brabant was gefocust op het lange termijn functioneren van groene klimaatadaptieve maatregelen. Samen met studenten van de HAS Hogeschool …

There is an urgent need for energy renovation of the existing building stock, in order to reach the climate goals, set in Paris in 2016. To reach climate targets, it is important to considerably lower energy demand as well as switch to fossil-free heating systems. Unfortunately, renovation rates across …