Sustainability, a requirement in projects: An exploratory research to develop a framework for sustainability requirements management in Transmission System Operators (TSO) projects

Sustainability has become a prominent term in policy-oriented research as an expression of what public policies seek to achieve (Kuhlman & Farrington,2010). It has been a developing idea, frequently receiving attention from society, governmental agendas, and the innovative field (Tamak,2017). Organisations are now rapidly taking steps...

Impact of high penetration of solar PV generation on transient- and voltage stability of the Dutch high voltage grid

The last decade has seen an immense growth in solar PV systems (both large-scale solar PV systems and distributed solar PV systems). It is expected that this growth will continue due to environmental concerns. Since conventional generators are defined by their physics and control, and solar PV systems are defined solely by their control...

The impact of national interests and European coordination on securing investment in trans-national electricity networks

Achieving the transition to a renewable energy supply in Europe requires further integration of national electricity systems. To support the large-scale integration of variable renewable energy sources, different regions in Europe will increasingly come to rely on each other to meet demand during different hours of the year. This requires an...

Coping with competing goals during decision making as a Transmission System Operator

TenneT's projects are increasingly becoming more complex and dynamics. How does this reflect on their decision making? One of the key cases discussed in the thesis is the option of underground high-voltage substations. Scientifically this research has contributed to institutional theory and agenda-setting theory. A conceptual model for...

A Parametric Recreation of Traditional Chinese Architecture

This paper presents the current state of progress investigating the possibility of modelling traditional Chinese architecture using parametrics based on the two rule books. This builds on the work of producing systematic analysis on both rule books and contributing knowledge from extant buildings. The case study target is the floor plan...

Study of European Regulatory Tariff Methodologies for Gas Transmission Networks

This research internship is sponsored by Florence School of Regulation of Robert Schuman center for advance studies. It aimed to update and Write an extension of the Loyola de Palacio on European regulatory practices: TSOs remuneration in gas sector. Specifically, the sponsor wanted to know the European regulatory practices on how the Regulatory...

Congestion management in the Dutch power sector: A quantitative evaluation of policy options

Due to the introduction of a new grid connection policy, transmission system operator TenneT expects congestion to arise on the Dutch transmission grid in the near future. This new connection policy was introduced by the Ministry of Economic Affairs to abolish the discrimination between existing grid users and new entrants, and should improve...