Improving the environmental impact of the washing machine product-service system by Coolblue

In 2019 over 670000 new washing machines(WMs) were purchased in the Netherlands (Statista, 2020). With a WM ownershiprate of 98%, the Dutch people have one of the highest WM ownership percentagesin the world (Laitala et al., 2018). In the traditional business model (BM)these WMs will be used, discarded and recycled. In order...

Risk analysis for reuse of a Dutch natural gas transmission pipeline for 100% hydrogen transport

As an alternative energy carrier alongside electricity, hydrogen is considered one of the key factors in the impending required changes in the energy system transition. Due to the decrease in natural gas extraction in the Netherlands, the reuse of the natural gas network which eventually will become available for hydrogen transmission has...

Container Transferium Rotterdam: Onderzoek naar de logistieke prestatie van container transport tussen zeeterminals en een Transferium, gelegen in het directe achterland van de Rotterdamse haven

De verkeersbelasting op de A15, de belangrijkste ontsluitingsweg van de Rotterdamse haven, zal mede door de sterke groei van de containeroverslag, fors groeien. Vanuit het oogpunt van de bereikbaarheid en luchtkwaliteit is dit absoluut onwenselijk. Deze problematiek vormde de aanleiding voor het idee van een Container Transferium: Het basisidee...

Port of Altamira, Mexico

Master project report. The Port of Altamira is one of the fast growing ports in the world and is together with Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos one of the biggest ports of Mexico at the Gulf coast. It is an industrial Port with a lot of potential for expanding. However, the breakwaters of the Port extending into the sea caused severe erosion at the...