Floating photovoltaics (FPV) is emerging as a promising renewable energy technology which enables the production of electricity on surface waters. While this technology could potentially make an important contribution to the energy transition, the current uncertainty about the water quality effects of …

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 …

Decentralised renewable energy production in the form of fuels or electricity can have large scale deployment in future energy systems, but the feasibility needs to be assessed. The novelty of this paper is in the design and implementation of a mixed integer linear programming optimisation model to minimise …

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 …

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 …

Belang van digitalisering voor systeemintegratieDe energietransitie naar een duurzame samenleving vraagt om een enorme inspanning waarin digitalisering een fundamentele rol speelt en er mede voor zorgt dat we op een heel nieuwe manier met energie omgaan. Systeemintegratie is hierbij nodig om de verschillende …

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This research paper was done as part of the final asignment of the Water Management/Delta Management bachelor program of the HZ University of Applied Sciences in Middelburg in the Netherlands. The research was conducted at N.V. G.E.B.E. in St. Maarten, the only water and electricity company on the Dutch …

The research concerns a currently developed project of implementing a tidal power harnessing system in the structure of Brouwersdam. The system would exploit hydraulic head difference between two water bodies and using gravity caused flow, generate electricity. As a side-effect to such system, hydraulic …

In daily life, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from building heating, cooling and electricity consumption accounts for 47% of the total building carbon dioxide emissions. This makes people pay too much attention to energy conservation and emission reduction, which leads to the neglect of a pleasant …