Business case optimisation for the development of energy neutral residential neighbourhoods: Linear programming applied in a decision support tool for business case optimisation of multi-actor decision-making processes in the realization of energy neutral residential neighbourhoods consisting of all-electric, single-family and owner-occupied dwellings from the viewpoint of the real estate developer

Context – The stricter regulations on energy-efficient developments to prevent climate change and resource depletion, the expected rising energy prices and hence the rising monthly living costs for households, the changing process in urban area development, the demand for housing in the western part of the Netherlands and the increasing...

The decision support environment for energy transition: What are the benefits of combining a qualitative serious game and a quantitative decision support tool in order to provide necessary insights for the key stakeholders?

This research proposes a decision support environment to assist the main stakeholders (The Municipality, Consumers, Network operators, Energy providers and Technology enablers) during the energy transition decision making process at city level. The research is a part of the TRANSFORM project’s work package three. The TRANSFORM project develops a...