Standard mass-production is a well-known manufacturing concept. To make small quantities or even single items of a product according to user specifications at an affordable price, alternative agile production paradigms should be investigated and developed. The system presented in this paper is based …

Decentralized biogas produced through co-digestion of biomass can play an important role in our future renewable energy mix. However the optimal design, planning and use of a biogas production chain is a daunting process. When looking into a biogas production chain one must take into account, first, …

Abstract written for an poster presentation at the EBA conference in Alkmaar. The flexibility of biogas makes it a very capable load balancer within decentralized smart energy systems. However, within this context the sustainability of biogas production is not fully understood. What is needed is a tool …

While Making is often seen as a hedonistic pass-time activity, is it attracting growing interest in many industries. Globally, big players have started to fund Fab Lab on a substantial scale. Schlumberger is supporting the development of Fab Labs in Russia, Aramco sponsored the first Fab Lab in Dhahran …

The relationship between China and the Netherlands can be situated on a dynamic scale. Chinese entrepreneurs are finding their way to the Netherlands, thereby continuously renewing and shaping this relationship. Currently, there are about 300 Chinese companies in the Netherlands, which amounts to approximately …

Poster displayed at the BC&E conference in Hamburg 2014, regarding the Flexigas Simulator, a map based model for designing and planning biogas production chains.

This article presents a variety of treatment approaches based on an understanding of four components of communication, and describes cluttering intervention focusing on problem identification, speech rate reduction, appropriate pausing, appropriate monitoring, and addressing story narrating skills. Therapeutic …

Presentation given at the municipality of Oenkerk regarding a map based model capable of helping in the planning of a renewable village.

Through an increasing demand for lower carbon dioxide discharges together with the anticipation of declining fossil fuels reserves, energy production in Europe will consequently be more and more originated from structures that are winning energy from renewable sources. Europe’s aim is to generate 20% …

This report examines the opportunities for the European Musical Instruments Guild (EMIG) to enter the market. The central question is made after consultation with the assignment provider and founder of EMIG, Dmitry Badiarov. The central question is as follows: "What are the possibilities for EMIG to …