Analysis of the contribution of a BESS enabling electric aviation at Bonaire

Currently, the entire aviation sector accounts for 2.5% of global emissions. To commit to the Paris Agreement by 2050, new emerging technology is necessary. Electric aircraft emerged as one of the promising solutions to decarbonize the aviation sector. However, the introduction of electric aviation (EA) causes a shift from kerosene to...

Viability assessment of privately owned battery energy storage systems and demand-side response for medium voltage grid congestion relief

In response to the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions and climate change mitigation, international agreements such as the Paris Agreement have been instrumental in advocating reduced greenhouse gas emissions. As the world shifts towards renewable energy sources and electrification, there arises a heightened challenge of increased...

Energy Hubs' Contribution to Network Management

As the transition towards a sustainable energy system gains momentum, the concept of energy hubs has emerged as a promising solution to make the existing energy system more efficient. This thesis aims to investigate the contribution of energy hubs to network management in the Dutch energy system. The research questions focus on identifying the...

Design and integration of an off-shore off-grid system and an on-land system for comparison on photovoltaic performance

The purpose of this thesis research was to perform a photovoltaic (PV) performance assessment and comparison between a small-scale land-based PV system and an off-shore off-grid floating PV system. Also from this research design guidelines for off-grid off-shore floating PV systems were developed. The research experiment was carried out in The...

Modelling and Control of MPPT Converters for DC Microgrids

To tackle the effect of climate change while meeting the ever-growing demand of energy, a high scale of integration of renewable energy resources has been performed in the past decade. Solar Photovoltaics have played a monumental role in this process, thus contributing in the fulfillment of the energy demand. The scalability and the flexibility...

Decentralized Optimal Power Flow for Low Voltage DC grids: An algorithm for online optimization on a physical environment

The DC Optimal Power Flow (DC-OPF) problem is a widely-studied topic in the field of power systems. A solution to the problem consists of minimizing the running costs of the power system, through defining the optimal operating state for each entity in the system, while adhering to a set of physical constraints. A lot of research has been...

Feasibility study on small-scale Pumped Hydro Storage for isolated mini-grids in a low-resource setting

A large portion of the global population, mostly in the Sub-Saharan African region, still has no access to electricity. Due to the remoteness and limited accessibility of some communities, off-grid solutions such as mini-grids are required to electrify these regions. An essential part of such an isolated mini-grid is the energy storage system....

A suitable battery technology for PV-Battery Integrated Module

PV-Battery Integrated Module is a concept of integrating all of the components needed in a PV-battery system. While having several advantages compared to the standard system, the configuration of a PBIM also has a drawback. The batteries are attached to the back of the PV module, which could increase the operating temperature of the battery....

Performance assessment and optimization of a HVAC system integrating a BIPV/T system: Model development and application to the Deep Performance Dwelling of TeamMTL for the Solar Decathlon China 2018

European policy makers have established a set of 20-20-20 targets for the year 2020 in the energy sector, goals based on security of supply, competitive markets and sustainability. The 3 key objectives include a 20% reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) and CO2 compared to 1990 levels (and up to 80% by 2050), a 20% improvement in energy efficiency...

Optimal Battery Energy Storage System Sizing and Placement in Low Voltage Distribution Network: Emerging robust electric vehicle charging using photovoltaics

Electric Vehicles (EVs) provide a promising sustainable clean mode of transportation with much fewer emissions compared to the traditional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. However, this can only be considered true if the energy sources used for charging EVs are also from clean energy form. Various Renewable Energy Sources (RES) are...

Optimal Power Management System of EVs Charging from PV System in a Low Voltage Distribution Network: An integration between EVs, PV system and grid

An increase in carbon emission which mostly caused by the transportation sector and electric power generation has been a hot topic nowadays in most countries in the world. To tackle this problem, the share of renewable energy use has been increased by up to 14% in the Netherlands. Moreover, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road also...

Harmonic analysis of collection grid in offshore wind installation

Wind power as a green and low-carbon renewable energy could effectively mitigate the energy crisis and reduce environmental pollution, including the rapid developing offshore wind power with its rich reserves, wind stability, high wind speed, less interference, noise and other advantages. The trend for development of offshore wind farms is...