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Papenhuijzen, Daan (author)The importance of climate change is getting increasingly more attention from all stakeholders in urban development. This results in the energy network operator being increasingly involved in the partnerships needed to realize new urban area development projects. Current projects have been experiencing delays due to the electricity grid not being...master thesis 2024
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Pieruzzi, Alessandro (author)The Eastern Nile Basin is a highly populated region dealing with inadequate energy systems and water scarcity issues. Moreover, its population is expected to increase in the following decades, leading to even higher electricity and water demands. <br/>In order to sustainably meet this demands and guarantee access to electricity and water for all...master thesis 2024
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Sewnath, Madevi (author)To reduce global warming the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) must be net zero in 2050, Paris agreement. In the Netherlands the building sector is responsible for 38% of total GHG emissions, 27% being operational carbon (related to energy use) and 11% embodied carbon (related to the use of materials). A large portion of the GHG emissions in...master thesis 2024
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van der Weerd, Giel (author)The European energy system faces one of its greatest challenges: transitioning from a system dominated by fossil-based energy sources to a completely climate neutral system in 2050. Energy system models provide useful tools that can help to navigate this complex task of designing a future energy system by modelling future systems and assessing...master thesis 2023
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Vogelaar, Esmee (author)Business parks are marked as key areas in sustainable transitions, including the energy transition and transition to a circular economy. This thesis analysis what the current practices and developments in sustainable and circular business parks in Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands are in their contribution to local, regional and national circular...master thesis 2023
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Angenent, Sylke (author)Measure Correlate Predict (MCP) is a method used to characterize the future wind resource at potential new wind farm locations. It finds a relationship between the wind data obtained at the target site and a nearby reference site over a short time period. This relationship is applied to long-term historical data from the reference site in order...master thesis 2023
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de Vree, A.M.W. (author)Maritime sectors have been notorious for their slow paced innovation efforts and although it is an efficient sector, it has big impact on the environment just because of the size of the industry (M. Rahim, et al. 2016). There is a lot of activity on the seas, changes in this sector could make a big difference when making our world become more...master thesis 2023
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Ibrahim, Yara (author)Despite being a critical aspect in improving the building stock’s environmental performance and achieving the global environmental goals, the retrofit of traditional historic buildings is hindered by a lack of comprehensive guidelines tailored to their complex building physics and heritage preservation requirements. The conventional retrofit...master thesis 2023
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Tjiong, Bailey (author)Containerization has become a fundamental component of software development and the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. However, the energy overhead of containerization solutions such as Docker results not only in higher costs but also has environmental consequences. Currently, the energy efficiency of containers is...master thesis 2023
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Dziarnowska, Weronika (author)Researchers have been interested in studying the connection between emotion and memory for decades but much remains unknown due to the elusive nature of the human brain. Furthering our understanding of the phenomenon is crucial for improving the treatment of neurological disorders associated with emotion dysregulation, as well as for enhancing...master thesis 2023
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Verloop, Koen (author)Electrification and decarbonization of industrial process heat is an important next step in the energy transition to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study provides an in-depth analysis of how in the current industrial landscape the combination of commercially available electric heating technologies with the implementation of thermal...master thesis 2023
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Scarlatti, Luca (author)Floating Offshore Wind Energy represents an enormous potential for the future of wind energy and will play a pivotal role in the global energy transition. However, important technical challenges still need to be overcome by the industry regarding the standardization of processes like transportation, floating substructure concept, and supply...master thesis 2023
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Batchelor, Alexander (author)The Airborne Wind Energy industry is evolving rapidly, aiming to establish its position among the major players in the conventional renewable energy sector. Since this industry is relatively young, it faces various challenges with scaling and integration into society. One aspect that can be improved is the design process of soft-wing kites. The...master thesis 2023
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Schutte, Julius (author)Climate change is happening, and the consequences of it are becoming increasingly visible. Climate goals have been set in the Paris Agreement to stop climate change. The goal in the Netherlands is to reduce emissions in 2030 by 55% and achieve net zero by 2050. <br/><br/>An essential element in achieving these goals is the energy transition....master thesis 2023
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Bellouki, Imad (author)This work presents an ASIC designed for portable (wearable) ultrasound (US) imaging systems. The ASIC employs a new type of energy-efficient high-voltage (HV) transmit pulser able to generate pulses up to 30V directly from a low-voltage battery supply to excite an ultrasound transducer. HV operation is a necessity in US imaging transceiver...master thesis 2023
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van As, Vincent (author)The research conducts an analysis of the Dutch day-ahead electricity market prices spanning from 2015 to 2022, examining the relationship between increasing RE penetration and day-ahead electricity price fluctuations. The electricity price fluctuations over this time period are reviewed for patterns and recalculated for inflation corrections...master thesis 2023
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Eulderink, Nicole (author)Low-carbon hydrogen is expected to have a large role in future energy systems. Recent research shows the short-term financial feasibility of blue hydrogen is often higher than green hydrogen. Ammonia production is particularly carbon-intensive due to its hydrogen production routes. This research focuses on the physics-based modelling of blue...master thesis 2023
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Joseph, Sam (author)In 1987, Brundtland coined the term "sustainable development" to tackle the worldwide issue of environmental deterioration. Subsequent to that, swift progressions in science and technology have resulted in climate change, characterized by a rapid increase in global temperatures. The primary objective of the Paris Climate agreement is to limit...master thesis 2023
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van Kleef, Sophie (author)A climate change mitigation strategy seen in the maritime sector is the electrification of berths through implementing shore power installations. The incorporation of grid-connected battery energy storage systems (BESS) into shore power installations, thereby creating hybrid installations, potentially accelerates the implementation of shore...master thesis 2023