Risk mitigation in location decision-making

The question of where to locate your business is at the core of the field of corporate real estate management. This thesis provides a framework for answering this question in an uncertain world. Building on the Preference-based Accommodation Strategy design approach developed by Arkesteijn et al., risk management and mitigation is incorporated...

Studying the nanostructure of a-Si:h solar cell absorber layers using positrion annihilation and neutron reflectometry

Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon (a-Si:H) is a very promising solar cell material with a good potential to use in many applications, as it is cheap to produce, light-weight and flexible. However, upon prolonged exposure to light, the layers suffer from both metastable and irreversible changes (the Staebler-Wronski effect) that have a bad effect on...

Acoustic design and scaling aspects of a photoacoustic sensor system for combustible gases

Nowadays most of the energy needed comes from fossil fuels such as natural gas (NG). Dwindling stocks of all fossil fuels, including locally occurring natural gas reservoirs, have spurred the effort to both decrease dependence on local fuels and switch to renewable, green energy. The drawback to gas sources like Subsitute Natural Gas (SNG),...