Local Hydroelectric Energy Storage: A feasibility study about a small scale energy storage system combining hydropower, gravity power, spring power and air pressure

Renewable energy sources, like wind- and solar power, are expected to generate a greater part of the electricity production in the Netherlands each upcoming year. Besides all the advantages, the energy supply of these renewable energy sources fluctuates heavily as they mainly depend on the amount of wind and sun. Therefore, the electricity...

The Organization of a Cross Border CHP-Alliance: Managing the Cultural Differences

CHP-Belduco is a Combined Heat and Power plant, which was built on the site of Belchem, a chemical company in Flanders, Belgium. The purpose of the plant is to deliver steam and other utilities to the chemical plants on the site. In order to do that efficiently, the combination of heat and electricity is used. The plant is owned and managed by...

Stimulating behaviour change in electricity consumption patterns by using social awareness based incentives in an interface design

This study is performed as part of the project ‘Jouw Energie Moment’, which is initiated by Enexis to support the energy transition that is about the start. This project takes place in the ‘Muziekwijk’ in Zwolle, the Netherlands. If one looks at the future energy supply, the expectation is that both the amount of sustainable electricity and...

Bulk Electricity Sea Transport from Remotely Located Power Plants

Electricity is one of the most utilized energy carriers for energy transmission in the world. In recent years more electricity is generated from renewable energy sources. The main drawback of renewable energy sources is that renewable energy power plants are often connected to certain locations. Sometimes these renewable energy power plants are...