The power of policy towards a hydrogen-powered Dutch inland waterway transport sector: An economic decision-making simulation on ship level

Hydrogen offers opportunities to develop a sustainable energy system and is essential to support the EU’s commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Hydrogen is a solution for heavy transport sectors that struggle to reduce emissions by direct electrification, such as the Dutch inland waterway transport (IWT) sector. However, the lack of...

Agroforestry in the Netherlands: The production potential and environmental advantages of a temperate food forest

Agriculture is a major driver of exceeding the planetary boundaries. Therefore, it is a principal sector that requires sustainable change. Agroforestry, described as the deliberate planting of trees on farm land or integrating farmers into forests, is one of the proposed solutions and has gained a lot of (renewed) attention in the Netherlands...

Sea, Sand and Sustainability: How can the beach pavilions at Scheveningen align themselves with The Hague’s Climate Agreement?

We were commissioned to support the beach pavilions at Scheveningen in aligning themselves with the climate goals of the Haags Klimaatpact. We decided to focus on collaborative measures that they could take to make better use of energy, materials and water. We used the perspective we have developed in the last year from Industrial Ecology to...

Power To Paris: The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage in a Future European Electricity System that Abides by the COP21 Climate Agreement

To limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius in 2100, the European power sector needs to transform. Renewable energy capacity is required to reach this ambition, together with transmission and storage capacity to maintain grid stability. Carbon capture and storage could potentially decrease the required renewable energy capacity, while...