Development of a concept for an automatic connection system for e-vessels. Increasingly, vessels are becoming battery electric. The market is asking for an automated connection system to plug the charging connector automatically into the vessel. Since the vessel is constantly moving, reliably connecting and disconnecting to the inlet is a challenge. Also, the surrounding of the ferry terminal is typically a ‘public area’, where minimizing visual impact on the aesthetical environment is important.

The need for comprehensive knowledge and practices for safely working with hydrogen in energy storage systems is important. To ensure the safe integration of hydrogen technologies, foster public trust, and accelerate the sustainable energy transition. The challenge is to conduct a safety study in the context of the ENRICH project, aiming to promote the safe application and efficient use of hydrogen in the energy transition.

The use of the most popular measures for sustainability (solar panels, heat pumps and electrical cars) are all causes of disbalance on the electrical network. This phenomenon is slowing down the electrification, the capacity of the electrical network can not be used very efficient. Disbalance is a big issue coming years. There could be a win-win situation, when residents are going to use homebatteries, for trading energy, and at the same time, they decrease disbalance on the electrical network.

KLM's technical area at Schiphol, like the entire ground operations must have 0 CO² emissions and be free of natural gas by 2030.  This area consumes a lot of energy, a smart and integrated approach is needed to reduce energy consumption at area level. Due to the grid congestion, electrification is not self-evident. The energy demand must be reduced and the remaining energy flows must be mapped and controlled so that the electrical building connection values (contract) are not exceeded.

Container depots are used for storage of empty containers, and provide additional services for inspection, repair and cleaning for containers. Development of automated depots is essential for more efficient throughput in both time, labor, and energy efficiency. The case study should focus on optimization on the overall energy consumption of the depot based on logistic boundary conditions.

UAB-Online is a leading communication platform in the maritime sector, optimizing processes from ship arrival to departure. Traditionally, terminals struggle to communicate pre-arrival, causing a 90-minute delay per ship. The focus is on North West Europe, serving tank storage companies, refineries, and chemical plants. The aim is to quantify emissions reductions and explore sustainability regulations impacted by our efficiency gains.

The Rotterdam area development in M4H brims with potential to become the definitive circular hotspot, where material reuse and closing loops become daily practice. Merwehavens, leading the four-part M4H area development emerging from 2025, provides the perfect location. With excellent access by boat and road, and space on the short pier for outdoor and indoor material storage, we face a specific challenge: How can we reuse existing and future material and resource flows in M4H as high-quality and locally as possible?

The realization of sustainable and circular value chains for annual photovoltaic markets at a scale of multiple terawatts, sets new unprecedented societal and technical challenges expressed in new value-chain-metrics. The unique physical characteristics of lightweight and flexible thin-film silicon PV technology makes this technology an excellent candidate for future circular markets. This project addresses the outstanding societal and technological scientific questions related to the new metrics for the Dutch solar foil value chain.

Constructing, operating, maintaining and de-commissioning renewable energy generation systems and infrastructures requires energy and material resources. It raises the concern that the energy transition may consume much of the energy available to society. Assessing the Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or ERoEI) provides valuable information about the final “Net Energy”(NEA) that a given energy generation technology can deliver to support modern society.