Uncertainty in Long-Term Grid Planning: Approaching Transmission Expansion Planning through the Framework of Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty

Motivations for sustainability are initiating an energy transition that is changing the European energy domain. The transition effectuated the adaptation of large volumes of wind and solar based generation capacity. The intermittent power-output of these Variable Renewable Energy Sources challenges the balancing operation of the electricity...

Revealing the complexity of reducing GHG emissions in Mexico: Constructing an emission abatement curve to improve comprehension on reducing GHG emissions using the Y-factor

Reducing GHG emissions has become a widely publicized topic to halt future effects of global warming. In an effort to accelerate the energy transition a group of policy-maker from McKinsey developed a tool named marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) capable of illustrating the relationship between the cost-effectiveness of different abatement...

Design of Integrated Electricity and Heating Systems: An Optimization Study for the Netherlands

Agent-based modelling in energy scenario development: An analysis of contemporary energy scenarios for the Netherlands

In order to determine how the energy sector of the Netherlands can or should look in the future, energy scenarios are used to explore possible alternative futures. Many scenarios for the Netherlands exist, but a classification of contemporary Dutch electricity scenarios is missing. Additionally, agent-based modelling (ABM) has often been...

Analysing the impact of cyber insurance on the cyber security ecosystem: Utilising agent-based modelling to explore the effects of insurance policies

Cyberattacks are a constant threat to organisations worldwide. The uncertainty and difficulty of properly conducting cyber risk management processes do not make it easier for organisations to cope with cyberattacks. Cyber insurance can be a partial solution to the dilemma that organisations face. However, it has not seen the expected growth...

Exploring the performance and ethicality of smart charging systems: An explorative agent-based modeling research on the performance, system-usage, and ethical value fulfilment of decentralised and centralised smart charging systems

Increased Feed-in of renewable energy sources and an increase of sales of electric vehicles (EVs) complicate balancing of demand and supply. EVs are considered core enablers for dealing with intermittency due to their storage potential. This does however require that these EVs are charged according to smart charging protocols, which is a vehicle...

Assessing the contributions of the Y-factor in evaluating CO2 abatement options

The starting point of the thesis is that national CO2 policy options are complex. In other words, that there are non-economic factors that are play at the implementation of the CO2 options. Why do some CO2 options not materialize in the market, despite favorable economic conditions? Current methods for answering such questions are strongly...

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...

Understanding barriers to CO₂ abatement: The Y-factor applied

Barriers to CO₂abatement impede their materialisation. In this research the Y-factor was used in expert interviews to gather information on the barriers to the materialisation of four abatement options in the Netherlands: Insulation, Carbon Capture Storage, Biofuels and Geothermal energy. The potential of these options for the...

The Influence of Financial Incentives on the Adoption of Heat Pumps in the Netherlands: A diffusion study using Agent Based Modelling

Comparing Energy Efficiency Policies affecting Technology Adoption by Households and the Role of the Intermediary: An Agent-Based Modeling study

Improving energy efficiency is marked as one of the key strategies to tackle global warming. Therefore policy makers try to design policies that steer our society towards a more energy efficient way of living. An important target for policy makers is the residential sector. Households use fuel and electricity, to power all sorts of residential...

Citizen and consumer preferences for non-market environmental impacts of wind and solar energy farms

This thesis assesses the empirical differences between citizen and consumer preferences for (non-market) environmental impacts of government financed renewable energy farms, by designing citizen-based and consumer-based discrete choice experiments. The results indicate that to some extent citizens and consumers make different trade-offs between...

Benefits of local electrical energy storage for a distribution system operator

This research determines the value of local electrical energy storage. This value on one hand consists of a value for the DSO, which is the deferral of investments in their grid. On the other hand, the value of trading with these storage unit is determined. The trading value is constrained by the usage by the DSO.