Maintenance Optimization of Tidal Energy Arrays: Design of a Probabilistic Decision Support Tool for Optimizing the Maintenance Policy

The increasing demand for electricity offers many opportunities for renewable energy production, of which one alternative is tidal stream energy. Several feasibility studies have shown that the global tidal stream energy potential can contribute significantly to producing renewable energy. This tidal energy can mostly be produced at the 'tidal...

Improving the economic performance of AkzoNobel's EVB plant

AkzoNobel Energie Voorzienings Bedrijf (EVB – Energy Supply Company) is located at the Botlek business park in Rotterdam. EVB produces and supplies energy and utilities to other production plants at the Botlek site. Due to the intertwined value chain and reuse of each other’s residual and waste products, the situation at the Botlek is...

Optimalisatie op basis van lineair programmeren (LP) en dynamisch programmeren (DP): Mogelijkheden en beperkingen

Optimalisatietechnieken in kwantitatief waterbeheer: Ontwerp van beheerstrategieën in PAWN