As a result of the scandal of the biggest social housing supplier "Vestia" in the non-profit rented sector in the Netherlands in 2012 a change is the steering mechanism was desired. The Dutch parliamentary survey committee suggested three possible "purer" alternatives for the current hybrid system, based …

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Prof. dr.ir. J. Dam gave a quest lecture at the University of Twente about LNG and it's potential. He discussed the development of LNG form it's discovery as Liquified Natural Gas till the future possibilities.

During the Annual LNG Summit in Cannes prof. dr. ir. J. Dam. presented his work on LNG fuel containment systems for transport. Topics range form education and research on LNG to newly developed materials for LNG storage

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, …

The two-dimensional vehicle routing problem (2L-VRP) is a realistic extension of the classical vehicle routing problem where customers’ demands are composed by sets of non-stackable items. Examples of such problems can be found in many real-life applications, e.g. furniture or industrial machinery transportation. …

Author supplied: Abstract—The growing importance and impact of new technologies are changing many industries. This effect is especially noticeable in the manufacturing industry. This paper explores a practical implementation of a hybrid architecture for the newest generation of manufacturing systems. …

On the 24th of august a presentation was given as part of a funding campaign for a CTA research-project. Prof. dr. ir J. Dam talked about aviaton-specific topics in regard to fuels, economics and inviromental impact and of course; the possibilities for a LNG fuel-system.

Guest lecture for students at the University of Twente about the possibilities and challenges around LNG and LNG storage.

Guest lecture for students at the University of Twente about the possibilities and challenges around LNG and LNG storage.