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Miller, Seirgei (author), Bijleverld, Frank (author), Erkens, S. (author), Anupam, K. (author)Governments, regulatory bodies and road authorities all push for and promote sustainability. Contractors respond with strategies to reduce their carbon footprints. Besides optimising their asphalt production and logistics processes, companies are investing in the development of low energy asphalt mixes. Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is such an asphalt...journal article 2015
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Jansen, J.D. (author), Fonseca, R.M. (author), Kahrobaei, S. (author), Siraj, M.M. (author), Van Essen, G.M. (author), Van den Hof, P.M.J. (author)The ‘Egg Model’ is a synthetic reservoir model consisting of an ensemble of 101 relatively small three-dimensional realizations of a channelized oil reservoir produced under water flooding conditions with eight water injectors and four oil producers. It has been used in numerous publications to demonstrate a variety of aspects related to...journal article 2014
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Chandrasekar, K. (author)Embedded systems have become an integral part of our life in the last few years in multifarious ways, be it in mobile phones, portable audio players, smart watches or even cars. Most embedded systems fall under the category of consumer electronics, such as televisions, mobile devices, and wearable electronics. With several players competing in...doctoral thesis 2014
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Hoes, O.A.C. (author), Meijer, L.J.J. (author), Sarfianto, D.R. (author), Van der Ent, R.J. (author)Population growth, increasing energy demand and depleting fossil fuel resei-ves put a pressure on conventional methods of electricity generation. Hydropower is an alternative energy source that is known to have a large capacity potential. However, previous estimations of the potential capacity have been inconsistent and incomplete. In this study...conference paper 2014
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Barros, E.G.D. (author), Jansen, J.D. (author), Van den Hof, P.M.J. (author)This paper proposes a new methodology to perform value of information (VOI) analysis within a closed-loop reservoir management (CLRM) framework. The workflow combines tools such as robust optimization and history matching in an environment of uncertainty characterization. The approach is illustrated with two simple examples: an analytical...conference paper 2014
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Kahrobaei, S. (author), Mansoori, M. (author), Joosten, G.J.P. (author), Van den Hof, P.M.J. (author), Jansen, J.D. (author)It is well known that parameter updating of large-scale numerical reservoir flow models (a.k.a. ‘computer assisted history matching’) is an ill-posed inverse problem. Typically the number of uncertain parameters in a reservoir flow model is very large whereas the available information for estimating these parameters is limited. The classic...conference paper 2014
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Fonseca, R.M. (author), Stordahl, A. (author), Leeuwenburgh, O. (author), Van den Hof, P.M.J. (author), Jansen, J.D. (author)We consider robust ensemble-based multi-objective optimization using a hierarchical switching algorithm for combined long-term and short term water flooding optimization. We apply a modified formulation of the ensemble gradient which results in improved performance compared to earlier formulations. We also apply multi-dimensional scaling to...conference paper 2014
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Read, S.A. (author), Mashayekhi, A. (author), Rocco, Roberto (author)Europe is going through a great social, economic and environmental period of transition. The changes the EU is currently undergoing have been causing increased awareness about sustainable development, natural resources use and energy efficiency on the agenda at the European level of policy making. However after more than forty years of the...conference paper 2014
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Van Der Hoek, J.P. (author), Struker, A. (author), Danschutter, J.E.M. (author)Amsterdam has the ambition to develop as a competitive and sustainable European metropolis. The flows of energy, water and resources within the urban environment have a large potential to contribute to this ambition. The overall mass balances of phosphate, food, water, energy and material imports in the Amsterdam region have already been mapped....conference paper 2013
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Hasselaar, B.L.H. (author)In what way would a façade be able to create a comfortable indoor office environment using only the indoor and outdoor environment as its energy sources? The low (average) outdoor temperatures in The Netherlands suggest that the outdoor climate is cold enough to cool the indoor climate through ventilation with fresh outdoor air without resorting...doctoral thesis 2013
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De Weerdt, M.M. (author), Gerding, E.H. (author), Stein, S. (author), Robu, V. (author), Jennings, N.R. (author)En-route charging stations allow electric vehicles to greatly extend their range. However, as a full charge takes a considerable amount of time, there may be significant waiting times at peak hours. To address this problem, we propose a novel navigation system, which communicates its intentions (i.e., routing policies) to other drivers. Using...conference paper 2013
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Mlecnik, E. (author)In previous years we have seen a recognition of the significant potential that exists for reducing energy use through innovation in residential buildings. This study investigates innovation challenges and identifies opportunities that could lead to a rapid increase in the adoption of highly energy-efficient housing concepts, particularly that of...doctoral thesis 2013
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Mlecnik, E. (author)In previous years we have seen a recognition of the significant potential that exists for reducing energy use through innovation in residential buildings. This study investigates innovation challenges and identifies opportunities that could lead to a rapid increase in the adoption of highly energy-efficient housing concepts, particularly that of...book 2013
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Roggema, R.E. (author)Adaptation to climate change is seen as relatively unpredictable and wicked problem. The design of spatial plans for such a problem requires a spatial planning methodology or approach, which is able to include dynamism and flexibility. The current planning practice does not apply these kinds of approaches. Therefore the Swarm Planning...doctoral thesis 2012
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Verdult, E. (author)TU Delft students are participating for the fourth time in the world championship solar boat race in Friesland, which begins on 8 July. Expectations are high because the TU Delft students were world champions in 2006 and 2008. In 2010, the solar boat was equipped with hydrofoils for the first time. Unfortunately, the hydrofoils caused the boat...journal article 2012
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Ketter, W. (author), Collins, J. (author), Reddy, P. (author), Flath, C. (author), De Weerdt, M.M. (author)This is the specification for the Power Trading Agent Competition for 2012 (Power TAC 2012). Power TAC is a competitive simulation that models a “liberalized” retail electrical energy market, where competing business entities or “brokers” offer energy services to customers through tariff contracts, and must then serve those customers by trading...report 2011
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Thompson, S.E. (author), Harman, C.J. (author), Konings, A.G. (author), Sivapalan, M. (author), Neal, A. (author), Troch, P.A. (author)Watersheds can be characterized as complex space?time filters that transform incoming fluxes of energy, water, and nutrients into variable output signals. The behavior of these filters is driven by climate, geomorphology, and ecology and, accordingly, varies from site to site. We investigated this variation by exploring the behavior of...journal article 2011
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Alders, E.E. (author), Kurvers, S.R. (author), Van den Ham, E.R. (author)Many theories on thermal comfort exist and there are many ways to deliver this in an energy efficient way. Both aspects are often studied in a static way and most of these studies only regard one of the aspects, seldom investigating what influence the way of delivering thermal comfort has on the actual perceived thermal comfort. This paper...conference paper 2011
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Stougie, L. (author), Van der Kooi, H.J. (author)A thorough investigation of literature about the relation between exergy and sustainability was conducted in September 2010. An overview of opinions and methods in the field of exergy analysis and sustainability is briefly presented. Exergy analysis has several advantages compared to energy analysis, but a careful underpinning of the relation...conference paper 2011