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TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author), Yavuz, F. (author), van Tilburg, T. (author), David, P. (author), Spruijt, M. (author), Wildenborg, T. (author)Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) is a promising contribution to reduce further increase of atmospheric CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. The CCS concept anticipates that large amounts of CO2 are going to be stored in the subsurface for the long term. Since CCS is a rather new technology, uncertainties related with the future evolution of...article 2009
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- Hofstee, C. (author), Seeberger, F. (author), Orlic, B. (author), Mulders, F. (author), van Bergen, F. (author), Bisschop, R. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author) article 2008
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Meyer, R. (author), May, F. (author), Müller, C. (author), Geel, K. (author), Bernstone, C. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)This paper reports on the regional screening, selection and geological characterisation of a potential on-shore CO2 storage site (saline aquifer) in north-eastern Germany. The main objective of this study was to identify and investigate a candidate storage site, capable to accommodate the total amount of approximately 400 million tons of CO2....article 2008
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Yavuz, F.T. (author), van Tilburg, T. (author), Pagnier, H. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)A novel scenario analysis framework has been created, called Carbon Sequestration Scenario Identification Framework (CASSIF). This framework addresses containment performance defined by the three major categories: well, fault and seal integrity. The relevant factors that influence the integrity are identified and expert opinion is a key value...conference paper 2008
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García-Amorena, I. (author), Wagner-Cremer, F. (author), Gomez Manzaneque, F. (author), van Hoof, T.B. (author), García Álvarez, S. (author), Visscher, H. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Here we analyse radiocarbon-dated Quercus leaf assemblages from northern Spain to obtain past atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios for the time period 9000ĝ€"1100 cal BP by means of stomatal frequency analysis. Normalized, stomata based CO2 records show fluctuations of 20 ppmv during the Holocene that parallel Northern Hemisphere palaeotemperature...article 2008
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- Arts, R. (author), Chadwick, A. (author), Eiken, O. (author), Thibeau, S. (author), Nooner, S. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author) article 2008
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van der Meer, B. (author), Egberts, P. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Often we need to know how much CO2 we can store in a certain underground space, or how much such space we need to store a given amount of CO2. In a recent attempt (Bradshaw et al., 2006) to list various regional and global estimates of CO2 storage capacity (Figure 1), the estimates reported are often quoted as "very large" with ranges in the...article 2008
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Smit, R. (author), Poelman, M. (author), Schrijver, J. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Does consideration of average speed distributions on roads-as compared to single mean speed-lead to different results in emission modelling of large road networks? To address this question, a post-processing method is developed to predict mean speed distributions using available traffic data from a dynamic macroscopic traffic model (Indy) that...article 2008
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Rabl, A. (author), van de. Zwaan, B.C.C. (author)Even though climate change is a dynamic problem, we argue that its analysis in terms of steady-state conditions is instructive for policy purposes, analogous to often-cited targets for the stabilized global average temperature rise or atmospheric CO2 concentration. We analyze climate change in a cost-benefit framework and specify CO2 emissions...public lecture 2008
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Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author), Flach, T. (author), Richardson, Pete. (author)The ACCSEPT project, which ran from January 2006 to December 2007, identified and analysed the main factors which have been influencing the emergence of CO2 capture and geological storage (CCS) within the European Union (EU). The key clusters of factors concern science and technology, law and regulation, economics, and social acceptance. These...article 2008
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van Hoof, T.B. (author), Wagner-Cremer, F. (author), Kürschner, W.M. (author), Visscher, H. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Complementary to measurements in Antarctic ice cores, stomatal frequency analysis of leaves of land plants preserved in peat and lake deposits can provide a proxy record of preindustrial atmospheric CO2 concentration. CO2 trends based on leaf remains of Quercus robur (English oak) from the Netherlands support the presence of significant CO 2...article 2008
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Fontaras, G. (author), Kouridis, H. (author), Samaras, Z. (author), Elst, D.A.M.M. (author), Gense, N.L.J. (author)The reduction of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption from road transportation constitutes an important pillar of the EU commitment for implementing the Kyoto Protocol. Efforts to monitor and limit CO2 emissions from vehicles can effectively be supported by the use of vehicle modelling tools. This paper presents the application of such a tool for...article 2007
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van Dorp, E. (author), Los, M. (author), Dirven, P. (author), Sarton, E. (author), Valk, P. (author), Teppema, L. (author), Stienstra, R. (author), Dahan, A. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Introduction: Exposure to a hypoxic environment has a deleterious effect on physiological and mental functions. We studied the effect of added inspired CO2 during artificially induced hypoxic normobaric hypoxia (oxygen saturation ∼80%) on complex task performance. Methods: In random order, 22 healthy volunteers were exposed to 3 gas mixtures for...article 2007
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Tanase, D. (author), French, P.J. (author), Komen, N. (author), Kleinrensink, G.J. (author), Jeekel, J. (author), Lange, J.F. (author), Draaijer, A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Many patients still die every year as a result of anastomotic leakage after surgery. The medical world needs an objective aid to detect leakage during surgery and during the critical recovery period. We propose a miniature measurement system to detect adequate tissue oxygenation pre- and postoperatively (continuously for 7 days) on the colon....conference paper 2007
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Mert, A. (author), Bles, W. (author), Nooij, S.A.E. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Introduction: In motion sickness desensitization programs, the motion sickness provocative stimulus is often a forward bending of the trunk on a rotating chair, inducing Coriolis effects. Since respiratory relaxation techniques are applied successfully in these courses, we investigated whether these repetitive trunk movements by themselves may...article 2007
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van der Meer, L.G.H. (author), van Wees, J.D. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Sequestering CO2 in aquifers is an attractive option for reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. The success of CO2 sequestration during the Statoil Sleipner injection project proves that under the right conditions large volumes of CO2 can be stored in a water-bearing subsurface formation. In general, we know most of the injected CO2 will...article 2006
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TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author), Tukker, A. (author), Jansen, B. (author)Environmental effects of economic activities are ultimately driven by consumption, via impacts of the production, use, and waste management phases of products and services ultimately consumed. Integrated product policy (IPP) addressing the life-cycle impacts of products forms an innovative new generation of environmental policy. Yet this policy...article 2006
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TNO Industrie en Techniek (author), Patil, V.E. (author), van den Broeke, L.J.P. (author), Vercauteren, F.F. (author), Keurentjes, J.T.F. (author)Permeation of carbon dioxide has been measured for two types of composite polymeric hollow fiber membranes for feed pressures up to 18 MPa at a temperature of 313 K. The membranes consist of a polyamide copolymer (IPC) layer or a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) layer on top of a polyethersulfone (PES) support membrane. For both membranes, the carbon...article 2006
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Winthaegen, P. (author), Arts, R. (author), Schroot, B.M. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)An overview is given of various currently applied monitoring techniques for CO2 storage. Techniques are subdivided in correspondence to their applicability for monitoring three distinct realms. These are: - the atmosphere and the near-surface; - the overburden (including faults and wells); - the reservoir with its seals. Another subdivision can...article 2005
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Mas, J.L. (author), Vanrobaeys, X. (author), Hagenbeek, D. (author), Chaerle, L. (author), van der Straeten, D. (author), Kassel, R. (author), Janssen, E.G.O.N. (author), Hovland, S. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Interest on food production systems based on the cultivation of vegetables for future planetary exploration missions is increasing as these units can help overcoming difficult and costly re-supply logistics. In addition to producing edible biomass by growing vegetable species, these systems can be used in closed loop configuration with bio...conference paper 2005