Assessing industrial symbiosis opportunities for a selected industrial cluster under different decarbonisation options: Towards a decision framework

According to the Paris agreement in 2015, global warming should be limited by applying new innovative technologies in the industry in order to keep the global temperature 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Governmental organisations, institutes and manufacturing companies themselves are concerned about high emissions and all together...

Designing a transmission pipeline for the decarbonisation of industrial clusters: a flexible design approach

Industrial clusters are facing major challenges in transitioning away from their carbon-intensive activities in order to accelerate the energy transition away from fossil fuels. Therefore, the industrial clusters; the Port of Rotterdam, Chemelot, North-RhineWestphalia (NRW) and Transition System Operator (TSO) GasUnie are planning to develop a...

Towards including policy modelling in linear optimization cluster modelling: A multi-commodity and inter-cluster perspective

How well spent is public money concerning sustainability goals? How effective and efficient are these policies? Even though it is widely acknowledged that actions against climate change are urgently needed in the near future, policy makers little insight in how potential policies can be designed most effectively. To evaluate the impacts of...

The siting of energy intensive industry in the context of the energy transition

Selection of industrial sites is a complex issue that requires careful consideration of a wide range of factors. Classical location decision-making overemphasize the role of economic factors while the energy related factors are often neglected. This research supports the energy transition by means of rethinking the location decision-making...

Entering an integrated cluster

A model-based approach to support an utility provider in its investment decision-making to enter an integrated cluster.

Next Batam: Fostering a resilient growth strategy. A combined transit oriented development and industrial clustering strategy, in order to create new investment opportunities and competitive advantages for the city of Batam, a Special Economic Zone affected by the global crisis.

Similar to thousands other Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cities around the world, Batam, an Indonesian city-island at the border with Singapore, was developed by the central government to attract foreign investors and develop its industrial basis. Its strategic position made it an excellent location for the Singaporean manufacturing companies, in...