Technology and strategy roadmap development for connecting residential areas to district heating

By 2050, the Netherlands aims to achieve a climate-neutral society, however over 90% of buildings currently use natural gas or fossil fuel oil as their main resource of energy. To align with this goal, the Dutch energy company is taking measures to phase out natural gas and promote district heating. This research outlines a strategic path for...

Blade Barrier: Sound barriers from decommissioned wind turbine blades

This report covers the development of the Blade Barrier: A sound barrier constructed using decommissioned wind turbine blades.<br/>The ever-growing wind industry faces a composite waste problem. Wind turbine blades only last a few decades, and are difficult and therefore not economically desirable to recycle.<br/>One proposed solution to this...

Designing a reusable packaging solution for KPN: A zero-waste packaging approach for networking equipment used in the B2B segment

This project proposes a no-waste, reusable packaging approach for networking equipment used in KPN’s business-to-business market. The goal of this project was to create a first proof of concept of reusable packaging in KPN’s logistical and manual processes, and therefore create a stepping stone towards further scaling-up reusable packaging...

Barilla Sustainable Farming: Implementing an educational framework to increase farmers’ application of sustainable practices

Dealing with agriculture is challenging for companies like Barilla because of several uncontrollable factors, such as climate change.<br/>Purchasing from the spot market constitutes a high economical risk for the company, which decided, in 2010, to launch the Barilla Sustainable Farming Projects.<br/><br/>Barilla Sustainable Farming projects...

Moving biocomposites into second gear: Exploring the potential of long fibre biocomposites in the mobility and transport industry

Although biocomposites have been around for some years now, their use is still far from mainstream. Yet, the material properties of biocomposites and their current applications show a lot of potential for more sustainable, lightweight and structural applications in many industries. Long fibre biocomposites show good specific properties and offer...

Implementing 3D printers to produce airworthy aircraft cabin parts

The research phase starts with an extensive literature study. To this end, a research question was drawn up, which reads as follows: What possibilities does Additive Manufacturing (AM) offer in airworthy aircraft part production and in what way can suitable parts be selected and redesigned? The most interesting findings from this literature...

Buying and Selling in Colombia using Nequi

|| BACKGROUND. <br/>Nequi, a FinTech from Colombia, wants to be the digital bank of millennials. However, their most popular feature is cash withdrawals - hindering Nequi’s goal of a digital banking experience.<br/><br/>|| GOAL. <br/>This project addressed the problem: “How to increase Nequi’s relevance in the quotidien life of its users?”<br/>...