Techno-economic feasibility of Hydropower at weir-complex Driel with assessment method for low-head run-of-river powerplants

The goal of this research is to assess technical and economic feasibility of hydropower at the weir-complex of Driel. A local initiative opting to improve the environment gained interest in the idea and asked Arcadis NL for help. The weir complex at Driel lays in a key position in the Dutch river Delta and regulates the flow to the IJssel and...

Renovating Houses in The Netherlands to nearly Zero Energy standard- Important drivers of economic feasibility

The European Union through its Roadmap 2050 has mandated nearly zero energy as the standard for all building stock. While newly built buildings will be of nearly zero energy standard by 31 December 2020 (public-owned buildings after 31 December 2018), new buildings form only 1% of the addition to the existing building stock which implies that to...

Solar-geothermal symbiosis in cities: Harnessing the potential of an existing district heat grid

Today is a turning point for the energy system in European cities. Shall the exploitation of fi-nite resources continue, or is another path possible, not only technically but also economically? Efforts to curb energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions have so far been centered on electricity in the European Union, not on heat. Untapped...