Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suffering heavily from the Covid 19 pandemic. Pincode Telenet International (PTI) is a small company providing software solutions to the utility sector in the Netherlands. Its revenue depends entirely on outsourcing contracts given by utility providers. When …

De les van de huidige crisis is volgens Martien Visser dat liquide handelsplaatsen onvoldoende zijn om een betrouwbaar energiesysteem te garanderen.

This research aimed to find out how the Netherlands and the UAE can collaborate on seaweed production by using the Dubai Expo to bring both parties together. Seaweed brings a green solution towards the Food Security index pressures felt in the UAE now. These pressures are; water availability, oceans …

Kansen? Bedreigingen? Harm van Lieshout, lector Human Capital bij de Hanzehogeschool Groningen, benadrukt dat een crisis er al aan zat te komen in de theorie van de 7 vette en de 7 magere jaren. Kan het dan maar beter even hard gaan? En gaat het dan snel weer beter? Of komt corona er bij? En hoeveel …

Waste disposal management and the energy crisis are important challenges facing most countries. The fruit-processing industry generates daily several tons of wastes, of which the major share comes from banana farms. Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology has been applied to the treatment of wastewater, …

#archtivism is a movement that strives for a world where the building industry positively impacts our society, economy and environment. To tackle the main challenges of this globalisation era, homogeneity and the climate crisis in particular, #archtivism introduces the Place Responsive Design Method, …

This research investigates if the DCFTA between the EU and Ukraine has any significant impact on European energy security. From previous gas crisis experiences in 2006, 2009 and 2014 between Ukraine and Russia, left the EU in an uncertain situation in the area of energy security. In this regard, the …

This study deals with the manner in which, Denmark and the Netherlands have implemented three European environmental objectives set out in the 2020 strategy. Additionally, it aims to provide an insight into the reasons for a successful achievement of the three objectives. These objectives concern emissions, …

Toen dr. ing. Piet Sonneveld ruim twee jaar geleden als lector Duurzame Energie bij de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) begon, had hij een stoel, een bureau, een telefoon en een laptop. ‘Voor het onderwijs was wel plaats gereserveerd, maar voor onderzoek was er fysiek, gevoelsmatig en organisatorisch …

This dissertation explores the controversial concept of the green economy and the rapidly increasing environmental concerns associated to the heavy energy industry. The main objective of this paper is to investigate how China's 12th Five-Year Plan responds to the green economy paradigm. Hence, it examines …