Ports, Portscapes and Port Landscapes: The 100 year vision and strategy for circular and just spaces

Portscapes are one of the most important hubs in the global economic system that facilitate the movement of goods and shape the socio-economic conditions of their surroundings. However, in times of climate change, they face unprec- edented challenges to completely transform their current ways of operating and fully reduce their contribution to a...

Techno-economic analysis of large-scale ammonia decomposition for the hydrogen economy: A mixed-integer linear programming approach for the Port of Rotterdam under deep uncertainty

In the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 green hydrogen can contribute as a clean and widely applicable energy vector. However, domestic production by electrolysis in the Netherlands will not be able to produce enough hydrogen for the estimated demand. Import of hydrogen will thus be crucial. The Port of Rotterdam (PoR) will play a...

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...

A service design toolkit for a more inclusive energy transition

In project Reyeroord Aardgasvij Service designers work together with the municipality and other stakeholders to stimulate the energy transition in the neighbourhood Reyeroord in Rotterdam. Their goal is to develop interventions in the form of neighbourhood meetings, campaigns, and other activities that aim to activate the residents of Reyeroord...

Harbour in Transition: A landscape design for a harbour beyond oil

Thesis in which a spatial strategy is proposed to structure the transition of the harbour of Rotterdam as an oil harbour to a harbour beyond oil.

Energising the Association of Owners: An analysis of and recommendations for solving the most important barriers that withhold apartment owners to take energy saving measures in the current system

Transition through Connecting Oud-Charlois

This thesis focusses on a transition for Oud-Charlois, taking into account the spatial, social and sustainable energy. Social structures, mobility patterns and renewable energy are the main focal points to come to an improved Oud-Charlois