F.E.E.L. the Kerkrade: Food.Energy.Entertainment.Landmark.Close life-cycle in the west of Kerkrade

Parkstad area is suffering building vacancy and population reduction problems which cause this area lost its vitality. At the same time, energy crisis such as rising energy consumption in the world and the depletion of fossil fuels in the near future is much more obvious. People lived in Parkstad have a better understanding of energy crisis than...

Greengrid: A service for Vehicle2Grid and peer-to-peer energy trade

Vehicle2Grid is a new technology that allows bi-directional charging. Bi-directional charging enables electric vehicles (EVs) to charge and to give energy back to the electricity grid. The goal of this technology is to balance the electricity grid and avoid peak usage times. The technical side of Vehicle2Grid is in development, but the system...

Generating electricity from waves at a breakwater in a moderate wave climate

The purpose of this thesis was to develop a preliminary concept design of a wave energy converter. The type of device designed was limited by several starting points which stipulated, among other criteria, a robust structure which can be constructed within a breakwater and can generate electricity from a fairly mild (in the order of Hs=0.5-1.5m)...