From Dependence to Autonomy: Unraveling the European Union's Quest for Rare Earth Element Self-Sufficiency Through a Comprehensive Multifaced Analysis

Research Objective &amp; Methodology<br/>The COVID-19 supply disruptions and the energy crisis triggered by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict emphasize the EU's structural supply dependencies and potential damages during crises. It underscores the critical risk factors, particularly Rare Earth Elements (REEs), which are highly susceptible to supply...

The Kuip Centre for Bio-Based Research and Recreation: Leading The Dutch Transition Towards The Bio-Economy

The ways in which we harness biomass for biofuels are inextricably linked to water management, food security, waste management, and societal well-being. Whilst the increased use of biomass for biofuel within the Netherlands is considered a positive move, external factors known as indirect land-use change make current practices more unsustainable...

The Future of Nickel in a Transitioning World: Exploratory System Dynamics Modelling and Analysis of the Global Nickel Supply Chain and its Nexus with the Energy System

Acceleration of the energy transition requires increased mining of materials. An important material for the energy transition is nickel, used in the stainless steel required for all energy infrastructure and an important component for both stationary batteries and batteries used in electric vehicles. Previous research has been done on the global...

Resilient Energy, Energetic City: Adaptive strategies for coastal system in transition

The project is about the reverse of risks from changing climate and transitional energy system into opportunities to become evolutionary resilient cities.<br/>Climate change is happening globally and is becoming more and more serious now. The temperature rise, sea-level rise, land shifting, precipitation pattern change, extreme weather increase...