An Assessment of Predictive Models for Operational Management of a Reservoir in a Data-Scarce Basin: A Case Study of the Black Volta Basin

The Bui Dam, the second-largest hydropower dam in Ghana, plays a significant role in the sustainable energy mix of the country. It is managed by the Bui Power Authority (BPA) and has a capacity of hydro-clean generation of 404MW, contributing to 17% of the country’s total electricity generation. However, decision-making at the dam lacks the use...

3D River Discharge Modelling using UAV photogrammetry

Water is essential for life on earth and is vital for numerous sectors of our society. Pressures arising from climate change, growing populations, and the shift towards clean energy accentuate the importance of effective water management. To make decisions about water resource allocation, hydraulic modeling studies have been undertaken on large...

Redesigning the home buying process: A socially engaging experience for young adults

The banking industry has been experiencing radical change for the last years (Wingard, n.d.). Due to digitalisation a new type of user has arisen. This user is characterised by always being connected while operating on multiple devices. This segment likes to be informed and expects answers, immediacy and transparency. They compare options before...

Creating Internal Buy-In: Creating internal buy-in for a company's change through communication

This research thesis aims to create a new perspective of design as an integral part of internal change communication and attempts to showcase what design can contribute to the domain of internal change communication. It follows an exploratory research approach that was driven by a research question and where a design was used as a stimulus to...

The Dutch buy-to-let market: A quantitative study on the characteristics of the Dutch buy-to-let market and the relation between buy-to-let investments and regional house price development

During the last decade, two developments on the Dutch housing market have received a lot of attention. One of these developments concerns the recovering house prices and specifically the strong price rises in cities. The other development is related to the growth of the private rental sector and particularly the buy-to-let market. This market...

Mobile Insurance - Overcoming Privacy Concerns in the Consumer Use of Insurance Services based on Mobile Technologies

Management summary: Research problem Ongoing digitalization results in both threats as opportunities for the insurance sector. Increased transparency stimulates switching behavior and shifts the insurance market to a more price based competition. Together with recent developments such as the ban on intermediary commissions and the separation of...