As fuel is expensive and profit must be maximized, it is wise for the maritime industry to invest in fuel saving applications. One of the possibilities is to replace old turbochargers by new fuel saving ones on the already installed engines, recommended by Wärtsilä. Although the potential fuel savings …

De afgelopen jaren neemt de hoeveelheid ijs op ‘The Arctic Sea’ in steeds sneller tempo af, waardoor routes in dit gebied steeds toegankelijker worden voor schepen en het scheepsverkeer hier toeneemt (Arctic Council, 2020). Het is daarom van groot belang dat de veiligheid tijdens ijsnavigatie in deze …

As the year passes, keeping themselves afloat has become more challenging for the Netherlands. Climate change and sea level rise are primary factors influencing the maintenance and reinforcement of the country's dikes system. Therefore, a new Delta Plan has been implemented to make the dikes system climate-proof …

MNEXT (formerly the Center of Expertise – Biobased Economy (CoE BBE)) is researching about the link between Geopolymer, Alginate and Natural fibres treated using Alginate, more specifically about the potential usage of Sodium Alginate and Alginate-treated natural fibres as biological/sustainable binder/activator …

Cities all over the world are rethinking their mobility policies in light of environmental and quality of life objectives. As space is one of cities’ scarcest resources, mobility’s spatial footprint is increasingly scrutinized as externality to mitigate. Similar to passenger transport, goods transport …

Boek naar aanleiding van de lectorale rede van lector Evert-Jan Velzing en de openbare lessen van associate lectoren Ingrid Bakker en Els Beukers. Het programma van het lectoraat Urban Innovation wordt uitgelegd en er wordt dieper ingegaan op de onderzoeksthema’s van het lectoraat.

Cross-Laminated-Timber (CLT) is an environmentally friendly construction ma-terial which is suitable to replace concrete and steel in mid- and high-rise build-ings. The global usage of CLT is expected to grow annually by 12.6% until 2027. Due to a housing shortage as well as the tightening environmental …

Abstract: Climate change is related with weather extremes, which may cause damages to infrastructure used by freight transport services. Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding and damage to railway lines, roads and inland waterways. Extreme drought may lead to extremely low water levels, which prevent …

De afgelopen jaren is klimaatverandering steeds meer centraal gaan staan en de bouwsector wordt gezien als een van de meest vervuilende industrieën. Om klimaatverandering tegen te gaan, zijn er verschillende doelstellingen opgesteld waaronder het doel om Europa in 2050 CO2-neutraal te maken. Deze verandering …