Sustainable Energy Technology Acceptance: A psychological perspective

Sustainable energy systems are designed to overcome the large problems resulting from current fossil fuel use, such as climate change, air pollution and energy insecurity. Citizens’ opinions and responses are crucial to the successful implementation of new technologies. This thesis explains public acceptance from a psychological perspective. A...

Entrepreneurial risk-taking in sustainable energy: University spin-off firms and market introduction in northwest Europe

Universities are cradles of innovation, with many start-ups involved in sustainable energy solutions. The extent in which such solutions reach the market and the kind of risk-related factors young firms encounter, are hardly known and understood. We aim to clarify market introduction and focus on the empirics of firms' risk-taking behavior...

Decarbonisation of the Dutch PVC manufacturing industry through hydrogen and biomass configurations: A techno-economic analysis

In line with the Paris Agreement goals that were signed in 2015 by a total of 195 countries,among which the Netherlands, governments worldwide are formulating plans to reducetheir CO₂ emissions. In the Netherlands the Dutch industry accounts for 40% of the total CO₂ emissions and therefore decarbonisation of this sector is...

Barriers and strategies for emergence of India as a solar photovoltaic technology hub: A Technological Innovation System study to accelerate the diffusion of matured sustainable energy technologies by formation of technology hubs

The goal of India being a solar PV hub implies that the country needs to evolve as the center of activity for the development and deployment of solar PV technology. This includes activities like R&D, product design, testing, engineering, manufacturing, and assembly. But in addition to the developed technology, there needs to be enough...

Bamboo to electricity: Assessment of the technoeconomic potential of bamboo on degraded land for electricity generation in Indonesia

Following the Paris Agreement of 2015, Indonesia aims to reduce emissions by 29% by 2030, compared to the business as usual scenario. In Indonesia it is expected that between 2015 and 2030 the electricity demand could triple and the total energy demand could increase by 80%. Bioenergy would account for more than half of all renewable energy in...

Factors for the success of upcoming more sustainable hydrogen production technologies for use in refineries in the Netherlands

The incumbent dominant design for hydrogen production used in refineries in the Netherlands is producing grey hydrogen using steam methane reforming with CO2 as byproduct. Therefore, the current incumbent hydrogen production technology used in refineries in the Netherlands is unsustainable. However, it is still unclear which hydrogen production...

How to decarbonise existing steam crackers?: Alternative feedstock and decarbonisation options for producing high value chemicals with net zero emissions from a cradle-to-gate perspective

According to International Energy Agency (IEA), the demand for high value chemicals (HVC) will increase by 60% to a total of 400 Mt/year by 2050, leading to an increase of 30% in direct CO2 emissions. However, the Paris agreement forces the sector to reduce its emissions by 90-100% in 2050 compared to 1990. This induces the need for a more...

Conditions for Profitability & Grid Effects of PV-Electrolysis

In this graduation research conditions affecting the profitability as well as the grid effects of a PV-Electrolysis system have been studied using the site of PV park Oosterwolde as a case study. During the study a wide variety scenarios have been created from a set of influential parameters on the PV-Electrolysis business case, which have...