Cryogenic Upper Stage Kit Optimization: Determination of optimal hardware kit configurations for payload performance enhancement of cryogenic upper stages

This thesis details the methods used to build KOTUS (Kit Optimization Tool for Upper Stages) and the application of the tool to the future evolved Ariane 6 upper stage evolution, the Multi-function Upper Stage Express (MUSE), in order to gauge the impact of selected mission-specific kit elements on its payload performance for a range of Earth...

Pumping when the wind blows: Demand response in the Dutch delta

This thesis investigates the potential of a large pumping station in IJmuiden, the Nether-lands, for participating in Demand Response. Due to climate change, renewable energy is onthe rise. The intermittency of energy, together with its unpredictable supply, are a big hurdlefor the energy transition. Two methods are promising solutions to this...