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Kiewiet de Jonge, Fenna (author)District heating leverages centralised, high efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) systems. It uses waste heat to lower energy consumption and reduce greenhouse emissions. The system also supports renewable energy sources like geothermal and biomass, providing a sustainable heating alternative.<br/><br/>This report examines a nonlinear...bachelor thesis 2024
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Rubio Agulló, Carlota (author)The Dutch government's 2050 initiative to transition all buildings from natural gas to sustainable heat systems underscores the critical role of stakeholder alignment in energy transition projects. Despite its importance, existing literature lacks a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms required for effective stakeholder collaboration in heat...master thesis 2024
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Gürsan, C. (author), de Gooyert, V. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Raaijmakers, J. (author)District heating systems are considered a feasible heating alternative to replace natural gas to mitigate emissions in cities. However, urban transitions are very complex because energy systems often operate in densely populated areas, which gives rise to all kinds of interdependencies in cities. These interdependencies can result in...journal article 2024
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Gohari, Savis (author), Castro Silvia, Soutullo (author), Ashrafian, Touraj (author), Konstantinou, T. (author), Giancola, Emanuela (author), Prebreza, Bahri (author), Aelenei, Laura (author), Murauskaite, Lina (author), Liu, Mingming (author)The implementation of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) is recognized as a promising approach to achieving energy efficiency and reducing the negative environmental impact of climate change through the surplus of local renewable energy generation. However, several barriers to the implementation of PEDs, coupled with the lack of a joint definition...journal article 2024
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Marszal-Pomianowska, Anna (author), Motoasca, Emilia (author), Pothof, I.W.M. (author), Felsmann, Clemens (author), Heiselberg, Per (author), Cadenbach, Anna (author), Leusbrock, Ingo (author), O'Donovan, Keith (author), Petersen, Steffen (author), Schaffer, Markus (author)Buildings can deliver short-term thermal energy storage by utilising the thermal capacity of the building construction and/or by activating the water tanks included in the heating/cooling installation. The flexibility potential of demand management using decentralized thermal energy storage has been quantified in many theoretical modelling...journal article 2024
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Haase, Matthias (author), Konstantinou, T. (author)Roughly 97% of the European Union (EU) building stock is not considered energy efficient, and 75–85% of it will still be in use in 2050 (Artola et al., Boosting building renovation: What potential and value for Europe? 2016). Residential buildings account for around two thirds of final energy consumption in European buildings. The rate at...conference paper 2024
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Kirschstein, Xenia (author), Ohagen, Max (author), Reber, Joscha (author), Vardon, P.J. (author), Bishara, Nadja (author)Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) coupled to shallow borehole heat exchangers (BHE) represent a low emission technology to provide space heating and cooling. However, ongoing long-term heating or cooling of the ground caused by unbalanced loads leads to a performance decline and in the worst case to a system shutdown. Enhanced regeneration can...review 2024
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Vasilic, Zeljko (author), Babic, Branislav (author), Ivetic, Damjan (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Stanic, Milos (author)Sectorization of a water distribution network (WDN) into district meter areas (DMAs) is considered a key strategy for an efficient management of WDNs. Typically, it involves a two-stage procedure: a clustering stage, in which the division of the WDN into clusters is performed, and a dividing stage, which involves the placement of valves and...journal article 2024
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van Sabben, Pepijn (author)Groundwater extraction has increased significantly in Nepal. In combination with climate change, this might lead to accelerated groundwater resource depletion. No recent research has been done in the assessment of these resources in the Banke district development area in the Terai. This study aims to assess whether the intensification of...master thesis 2023
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Wentges, Edzard (author)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...master thesis 2023
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van den Berg, Joost (author)The Dutch government is committed to transitioning to a low-carbon economy. District heating networks are considered essential for achieving this transition. This research aims to compare two different methods of involving citizens in decision-making and development related to district heating networks. The novel Participatory Value Evaluation ...master thesis 2023
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Piket, Martijn (author)Society is facing a huge challenge in switching the energy sectors dependence on fossil fuels into an energy sector using mostly renewable energy sources. The switch towards using more sustainable energy sources is known as the energy transition. The goal of the energy transition is to lower the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions emitted by the...master thesis 2023
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Kantawala, Naeem (author)The Netherlands aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 49% before 2030, with the built environment contributing 15% of these emissions largely due to the heavy reliance on natural gas to meet space heating demands. To phase out natural gas, alternatives such as heat pumps and district heat networks are being considered. However, adapting...master thesis 2023
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van Burk, Sarah (author)The Dutch government has set a goal to phase out the use of natural gas by 2050. As a result, municipalities are focusing on implementing alternative heating strategies in certain neighbourhoods. However, districts with older building stocks are often neglected, raising concerns that city centers with older, poorly insulated buildings and high...master thesis 2023
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Froman, Jessie (author)This project focuses on the layered history and current situation of District Six in Cape Town, South Africa, which saw forced removals and demolition of non-white residents' homes under the apartheid regime. With only 108 families being allowed to return over the last 55 years later, this project looks at the impact of restitution housing and...master thesis 2023
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Meert, Sander (author)"Brussels was never destroyed by the wars, but rather by its own people" these words of Victor Bourgouis show the destructive vision of social and cultural spaces in Brussels. The city's vision of urban development is based on top-down politics, fed by the desire to be modern. This affection leads to the non-identification and displacement of...master thesis 2023
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Wahi, P. (author), Konstantinou, T. (author), Tenpierik, M.J. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)This study presents an approach to determine the extent of renovation interventions required for existing Dutch dwellings aiming to transition to lower-temperature district heating (DH) systems. The proposed method is applied to a typical intermediate terraced house built before 1945 in the Netherlands, and it consists of two steps: first,...journal article 2023
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Cipriani, L. (author), Beretta, Silvia (author), Longo, Antonio (author), Geroldi, Chiara (author), Wirth, Matti (author)REL22 was an international summer school program launched by the Institute of Landscape Architecture of RWTH Aachen University (Prof. Frank Lohrberg, Silvia Beretta) together with the Master’s Programme in „Landscape Architecture and Landscape Heritage“ of Politecnico di Milano (Prof. Antonio Longo) and<br/>the Master’s Programme in “Landscape...book 2023
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Glynis, K.G. (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Bakker, Martijn (author), Taormina, R. (author)Researchers and engineers employ machine learning (ML) tools to detect pipe bursts and prevent significant non-revenue water losses in water distribution systems (WDS). Nonetheless, many approaches developed so far consider a fixed number of sensors, which requires the ML model redevelopment and collection of sufficient data with the new...journal article 2023
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Fastenrath, Sebastian (author), Tavassoli, Sam (author), Sharp, Darren (author), Raven, Rob (author), Coenen, Lars (author), Wilson, Bruce (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author)In recent years, there has been rapidly growing interest in Innovation Districts (ID) in urban policy and practice. IDs are touted as catalysts for innovation and economic development involving a wide range of stakeholders often in under-performing neighbourhoods or precincts. Despite the appeal, critique is forming around their linear...review 2023