Integral Support Structure and Controller Design of an Offshore Wind Turbine

In the past decade, the wind energy subsidies provided by the Dutch government is declining. In order to adopt wind energy as a well-established source of renewable energy, the costs of (offshore) wind energy should be lowered. This can be achieved by increasing the energy production or by lowering the maintenance and initial costs. In search of...

Measuring Darknet Markets

Background: A lot of scientists have tried to shed light on dark web markets. They did this by scraping these marketplaces over a period of time and describe what they were seeing. However, the methods used to measure these markets were never validated before. Research goal: This research will identify and validate the methods that are used in...

Taluds van zandlichamen onder water

Het sluiten van waterlopen met behulp van zand is in Nederland al meerdere malen toegepast. Voorbeelden hiervan zijn de sluitingen van Geul, Noord Pampus, Marollegat en Slaak. In het kader van de compartimenteringswerken, noodzakelijk geworden door het besluit de Oosterschelde open te laten voor getijbeweging, werden onlangs de Oesterdam en de...