Modelling of Global Energy Demand in the Transportation Sector: A Country by Country Approach

This study deals with the modelling of the future global energy demand in<br/>the transportation sector, how and in what extend this could be limited and<br/>which low carbon fuels and technologies could contribute to the mitigation of<br/>the energy demand. In the introduction of the current report, the greenhouse<br/>effect, the global warming...

Exploring P2H futures in the North Sea using spatially explicit, techno-economic modelling

Hydrogen, as a fuel, will soon play a key role in helping economies transition to more sustainable practices. Having always garnered attention due to its non-polluting nature, the costs associated with its production have stood in the way of it being more widely used in society. Since the cost of clean energy to produce hydrogen is one of the...

The Blue Banana As A Future Hydrogen Corridor

In order to limit global warming to well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial temperatures, a lot still needs to happen. Carbon free hydrogen as an energy carrier can significantly reduce the CO₂ emissions of the entire energy system. In this report, a concept for a spatially efficient, initial hydrogen corridor in the European Union...

From gas to geothermal energy: Adaptations at building level for a lower temperature in the heating network

The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources brings along the reduction of the supply temperature of the distribution heating networks, because renewable energy sources usually provide heat at lower temperatures. This master thesis specifically focuses on the buildings because it is uncertain which adaptations are necessary to...

Accelerating the Energy Transition: The Renewable Energy Business Environment in the top-7 Emitting Countries

The current energy infrastructure, energy policy, and the business environment are designed to support the conventional power system. Hence, it is crucial to create a conducive business environment to accelerate the deployment and power generation through solar PV and wind power. This research has adapted the theory of the business environment...

A roadmap for energy transition in Suriname: Backcasting scenarios for a sustainable electricity generation by 2040

This study emphasizes on how the future power demand in Suriname can be met with sustainable energy sources. The scope of the power demand is limited to the electricity supply for residential and industry as well as for the road transportation sector in case of electrification of vehicles. <br/>Moreover, through the unbundling of the energy...

Roadmaps to a hydrogen future in the Netherlands by 2050

The Netherlands aims to reduce GHG emissions by 95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Hydrogen is seen as a potential energy carrier in the Netherlands by 2050. To what extent hydrogen will be implemented is unknown, because many applications are possible. Hydrogen shows potential for (1) carbon free feedstock for process industry, (2) carbon free...

STRAPSETT 2040: Strategic Transition Pathways towards Sustainable Energy Technologies for Telangana: A Participatory Backcasting Approach

With the increasing Green House Gas emissions around the world, adoption of sustainable energy technologies is beginning to take a prominent role. As a part of its 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, India has been getting more ambitious in its targets for reducing the emissions intensity of GDP. Both at the central as well as state governments,...

A study on Solar PV and Wind energy diffusion in India and China: Barrier analysis using Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) method

During the Paris Agreement of 2015, 195 UNFCCC members pledged to improve the global response to climate change by reducing the carbon emissions and contributing to keeping the average global temperature increase well below 2° above the pre-industrial levels. The whole world is gradually shifting towards renewable resources but this transition...

Affordable and reliable mini-grids in Sierra Leone: Analysing and designing rural electrification from a socio-technical perspective

Closing the emissions gap: sectoral emission reduction potentials in 2030 for the G20 and world regions: An overview of potential greenhouse gas emission reductions for selected measures in the six largest economic sectors in the G20 countries and world regions

In this thesis the goal is to determine the mitigation potential, below 100$ per ton of CO₂e, of nine climate mitigation measures in 2030 for the G20 and world regions across six sectors. The mitigation potentials for these measures was determined using a bottom-up approach utilizing recent literature, and where needed by up-scaling...

Yes to Agreements, Yes to Interventions, Yes to Solar Panels: Formalization of an Agent-based Model to Model the Solar Adoption Rate and Explore the Effect of Governmental Interventions

Bringing an understanding of energy use and energy efficiency in buildings to the next level

The impact of adjusted thermostat practices in the residential sector

The residential sector is responsible for over 55% of the natural gas consumption in the Netherlands. In the climate accord of Paris, the Netherlands came to an agreement with the rest of the world leaders to limit the overall temperature rise by reducing the consumption of and by switching away from carbon-based fuels. The gas mining induced...

OTEC Resource Potential Mapping: A spatial assessment, including "State of the Art" practicable criteria by using Geo-Information Systems (GIS)

In the present global scenario of a fossil fuel based economy, excessive use of non- renewable resources, such as petroleum, coal and natural gas has resulted in global warming, extreme weather events, and biodiversity loss. Therefore, the need for social, environmental and economic change is still dominant around the world and many places...

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Energy Transition Within 1.5 ^oC: Backcasting Scenario for 100% Decarbonization of the Global Energy System by 2050

Limiting global temperature increase by 1.5 ̊C rather than 2 ̊C reduces the impacts of climate change significantly (Knutti et al., 2015; Schleussner et al., 2016). It requires a rigorous transition of the global energy system in a very short time span. Though, the published energy scenarios that focus on 1.5 ̊C are limited (Peters, 2016). In...

Governance of Change in Sustainability Transitions: A case study on Texel's energy and water ambitions for 2020

Texel has signed a shared ambition manifesto together with the other Dutch Wadden Islands, which states that they desire to reach full self-succiciency in terms of water and (renewable) energy by 2020. It is safe to assume that neither of these ambitions will be reached in time on Texel. Because technical limitations are not necessarily the...