Cooperation in district heating networks in the Netherlands

Although constructing a district heating network could be portrayed as a simple cost/benefit calculation, we suggest that other factors play an important role that cannot be ignored. In this contribution, we suggest that theories concerning cooperation (in industrial networks) roughly apply to micro (e.g. attitudes toward risk and trust), meso ...

Modelling cooperative agents in infrastructure networks

This paper describes the translation of concepts of cooperation into an agent-based model of an industrial network. It first addresses the concept of cooperation and how this could be captured as heuristical rules within agents. Then it describes tests using these heuristics in an abstract model of an industrial network. The discussion addresses...

The difference between transition and transformation: A bibliometric analysis of two scientific networks.

The terms ‘transition’ and ‘transition management’ encompass the change towards a more sustainable society and embody questions of how this goal should be achieved. Researchers under the banner of ‘transition’ are concentrated in the Netherlands. To find out to what extent ‘transition’ is a Dutch preoccupation, we perform a literature search to...

Using an agent-based model for analysing the robustness of a syngas cluster

Future price developments and availability of energy resources are uncertain. Therefore, developers of energy infrastructures will have to consider different scenarios in their planning. Moreover, the implementation of large infrastructures requires the cooperation of several actors, which adds to the uncertainty. In this paper we describe the...

Value focused thinking: An approach to structure company values for asset risk management

For public and semi public organizations the use of risk assessment matrices is becoming a standard approach for asset management decisions. The risk matrix allows companies to assess the chance and effects of different risks with respect to proposed investment decisions. When the values in the risk matrix reflect the company values, the risk...

Images of cooperation: A methodological exploration in energy networks

To ensure dependable, affordable, and sustainable use of energy, stakeholders in energy production, distribution, and consumption are increasingly seeking for cooperation. They aim to jointly tackle large energy projects in an environmental context that is changing at an increasing rate, towards increasing complexity. Cooperation is seen as a...

Observing player behavior in an electricity market game

In this paper we investigate the cooperative behaviour in a serious game. We build on an existing energy market game and use repetitive questionnaires to understand player behaviour.

Experience-based exploration of complex energy systems

In our energy-restricted world, planners and engineers have to cope with problems of CO2 emissions and oil- and gas-shortages. Many planning activities not captured under the heading of “futures studies” share common goals like dealing with an uncertain, complex future. We focus on two novel approaches: agent-based modelling and serious games....

Transition and transformation: A bibliometric analysis of two scientific networks researching socio-technical change

Sustainability policy in the early 2000s is based on and therefore influenced by scientific literature on ‘transition’. The importance of this link has inspired the authors to explore the structure of cooperating authors and citation networks in the field. In order to understand ‘transition’ literature, we compare it with an alternative term for...

De komende 50 jaar gas in Nederland – perspectieven en robuuste strategieën

In het kader van het Next 50 Years project binnen het Energy Delta Gas Research programma 2010-2015 (zie http://www.edgar-program.com/) is een zestal toekomst-perspectieven uitgewerkt door medewerkers van de TU Delft. Deze perspectieven zijn tot stand gekomen op basis van interviews met 57 experts en belanghebbenden uit de Nederlandse energie-...