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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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van der Roest, E. (author)The transition from a fossil to a renewable energy system presents challenges in ensuring reliable and affordable energy supply. This dissertation addresses these challenges by proposing an integrated system approach to designing a renewable energy and water system on the neighborhood level. The concept, known as Power-to-H3, involves converting...doctoral thesis 2023
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Singhal, Akhilesh (author)The rise in temperature attributed to human CO2 emissions and the escalating energy needs of society necessitates the development of clean energy production. Solar and wind energy, both renewable sources, have emerged as cost-effective alternatives to conventional fossil fuel systems. They now account for a substantial portion of the world's...master thesis 2023
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Al Radi, Ali (author)Variable green energy sources were sought to supply the growing demand for energy without impacting the environment. Wind and solar energy are at the forefront of the energy transition. However, their intermittent nature poses a challenge that necessitates the development of energy storage technologies. <br/>Several technologies were studied...master thesis 2023
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Frick, Oskar (author)This report investigates the potential use of Phase Change Material (PCM) technology in poorly insulated lightweight homes in the Netherlands. The aim is to develop a cost-effective and easy-to-install PCM product that can decrease energy consumption through passive heating and cooling. The proposed design involves a multi-layer curtain system...master thesis 2023
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Tavakoli, Ali (author), Hashemi, Javad (author), Najafian, Mahyar (author), Ebrahimi, Amin (author)Solid-liquid phase transformation of a phase change material in a rectangular enclosure with corrugated fins is studied. Employing a physics-based model, the influence of fin length, thickness, and wave amplitude on the thermal and fluid flow fields is explored. Incorporating fins into thermal energy storage systems enhances the heat transfer...journal article 2023
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Langer, J.K.A. (author), Blok, K. (author)Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is an emerging renewable energy technology using the ocean’s heat to produce electricity. Given its early development stage, OTEC’s economics are still uncertain and there is no global assessment of its economic potential, yet. Here, we present the model pyOTEC that designs OTEC plants for best economic...journal article 2023
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Guo, Junfei (author), Li, Ze (author), Wei, Pan (author), Li, Ling (author), Yang, Xiaohu (author), He, Ya Ling (author), Hooman, K. (author)The integration of phase change materials (PCMs) and metal foam has been widely concerned recently. To decrease non-uniformity of uniform metal foam-PCMs, adaptive metal foam arrangement strategy with increasing porosity from inside to outside has attracted widespread attention. This work conducted a symmetric simulation model of vertical...journal article 2023
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Ahmad, J.I. (author)Drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) are intended to supply hygienically safe and biostable water for human consumption. To supply aesthetically pleasant drinking water at the customers tap, water treatment and supply requires energy for production and distribution purposes (e.g. overall between 0.47 kWh/m<sup>3</sup> in the Netherlands)....doctoral thesis 2022
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van der Veen, Celine (author)The majority of Dutch homes currently use natural gas boilers to meet their space heating demand. Changes in this significantly large sector are required to achieve the sustainability goals established by the Paris Agreement. Since most renewable energy sources produce electricity, transitioning residential heating systems might cause problems...master thesis 2022
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Fouladvand, J. (author)This thesis aims to support the design and implementation of energy-secure thermal energy communities (TEC) by investigating their technical, behavioural and institutional settings through a collective action perspective. The thesis shows that energy-secure TEC initiatives are collective energy systems with particular characteristics and...doctoral thesis 2022
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Mulder, Bas (author)With variable renewable energy on the rise, large-scale energy storage is needed to assure grid stability. Thermal energy storage (TES) is a new player in the large-scale energy storage landscape, but might prove a cheap, safe and reliable option, with low permitting barriers. TES is not geographically limited, generally compact and has a low...master thesis 2022
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Fouladvand, J. (author), Ghorbani, A. (author), Mouter, N. (author), Herder, P.M. (author)Energy communities are decentralized socio-technical systems where energy is jointly generated and distributed among a community of households locally. As the energy that is shared among the community is commonly electricity, the energy community's literature is dominated by electricity-systems and mostly neglects collective thermal energy as an...journal article 2022
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Fouladvand, J. (author), Ghorbani, A. (author), Sarı, Yasin (author), Hoppe, T. (author), Kunneke, R.W. (author), Herder, P.M. (author)In community energy systems, the energy demand of a group of households is met by collectively generated electricity and heat from renewable energy sources. What makes these systems unique is their collective and collaborative form of organization and their distributed energy generation. While these features are crucial to the resilience of...journal article 2022
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Soares, Ana (author), Camargo, Juliano (author), Al-Koussa, Jad (author), Diriken, Jan (author), Van Bael, Johan (author), Lago, Jesus (author)Estimating the state thermal storage devices is key to use them efficiently to reduce the uncertainty of renewable sources. Although stratified storage tanks are one of the most efficient and cost-effective storage systems, they lack accurate state estimation methods. In this paper, we propose a general methodology for estimating the state of...journal article 2022
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Fouladvand, J. (author)Community energy systems as decentralized and collective renewable energy systems, where the energy is jointly generated and distributed among a community of households, are gaining momentum. The collective action of individual households as a core characteristic of such energy systems influences the energy availability, energy costs, and...journal article 2022
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Alpizar Castillo, J.J. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Renewable energy power plants and transport and heating electrification projects are being deployed to enable the replacement of fossil fuels as the primary energy source. This transition encourages distributed generation but makes the grid more weather-dependent, thus reducing its inertia. Simultaneously, electrical network operators face...journal article 2022
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van der Meulen, E. S. (author), van Oel, P. R. (author), Rijnaarts, H. H.M. (author), Sutton, N. B. (author), van de Ven, F.H.M. (author)Urban surface waters are used in many different ways. With increasing demand for human use functions, improved insight is required into the functional quality of these waters. A method to assess this functional quality in a systematic way and for a wide variety of use functions is not available. We propose to use suitability indices (SIs) for...journal article 2022
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van der Meulen, E. Suzanne (author), van de Ven, F.H.M. (author), van Oel, Pieter R. (author), Rijnaarts, Huub H.M. (author), Sutton, Nora B. (author)Canals and canalized rivers form a major part of surface water systems in European delta cities and societal ambitions to use these waters increase. This is the first assessment of how suitability of these waters can improve for three important uses: transportation, thermal energy extraction (TEE) and recreation. We assess suitability with...journal article 2022
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Gaona, David (author), Vermeer, W.W.M. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)An integrated energy system consisted of PV panels, EV (electric vehicle), BES (battery energy storage), and a HP (heat pump) coupled with thermal storage tanks (TES) has been studied. The research aimed to minimize the total energy costs by scheduling the optimal power consumption of each device as response to two external signals as part of a...conference paper 2022