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Gruson, J.F. (author), Serbutoviez, S. (author), Delprat-Jannaud, F. (author), Akhurst, M. (author), Nielsen, C. (author), Dalhoff, F. (author), Bergmo, P. (author), Bos, C. (author), Volpi, V. (author), Iacobellis, S. (author)Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) should be a key technology in order to achieve a decline in the CO2 emissions intensity of the power sector and other intensive industry, but this potential deployment could be restricted by cost issues as the International Energy Agency (IEA) in their last projections (World Energy Outlook 2013) has considered...article 2015
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Geerdink, R. (author), van Zyl, S. (author), Stelwagen, U. (author), Dittrich, M. (author), Ruijs, P. (author)In two previous studies performed by TNO and M+P, it has been shown that energy-efficient tyres can have a large effect on the fuel consumption of Dutch and EU road transport. In this study, the specific fuel savings potential is calculated for the vehicle fleet of the Dutch National Road Authority (RWS). Apart from energy-efficient tyres (as...report 2015
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Minguillón, M.C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Tsai, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Querol, X. (author)Trace and major elements concentrations in PM10 and PM2.5 were measured at 20 sites spread in the Barcelona metropolitan area (1 rural background, 6 urban background, 13 road traffic sites) and at 1 reference site. Three 2-week samples per site and size fraction were collected during 2009 using low volume samplers, adding a total of 120 samples....article 2014
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Sanchez Fernandez, E. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author), Manzolini, G. (author), Macchi, E. (author), Rezvani, S. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author)Post combustion CO2 capture (PCC) with amine solvents is seen as one of the possible technologies which can be implemented in the near term to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants. One of the major concerns for its implementation at large scale in power plants is the high capital and operating costs of the technology....article 2014
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Voormeeren, L.O. (author), Atli-Veltin, B. (author), Vredeveldt, A.W. (author)The increasing use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as bunker fuel in ships, calls for an elaborate study regarding the risks involved. One particular issue is the vulnerability of cryogenic LNG storage tanks with respect to impact loadings, such as ship collisions and dropped objects. This requires an understanding of the impact resistance of the...conference paper 2014
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Lüßmann, J. (author), Vreeswijk, J. (author), van Katwijk, R. (author), Blokpoel, R. (author), Fullerton, M. (author)The EU FP7 project eCoMove created an integrated solution for more energy efficient road transport based on cooperative technology. The project's core concept assumed that there is theoretical minimum energy consumption achievable with the "perfect eco-driver" travelling through the "perfectly eco-managed" road network. Microscopic traffic flow...conference paper 2014
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Voormeeren, L.O. (author), Tang, L. (author), Walters, C.L. (author), Vredeveldt, A.W. (author)Crash analysis in the maritime and offshore industry typically relies on failure criteria that are based only on uniaxial states of stress. However, it is well known that the failure strain depends on the state of stress, and the state of stress in ship collisions is not necessarily uniaxial. Although more detailed failure models are routine in...conference paper 2014
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Atli-Veltin, B. (author), Vredeveldt, A.W. (author)Shipping is gradually embracing natural gas as bunker fuel. The most viable way to store natural gas on board is in its liquid form. Gas needs to be cooled to cryogenic temperatures and in practice moderately pressurized. On board ships, solely double walled pressure tanks are used for this purpose. Loss of containment due to a collision, is one...conference paper 2014
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Corbel, J.M.L. (author), van Lingen, J.N.J. (author), Zevenbergen, J.F. (author), Gijzeman, O.L.J. (author), Meijerink, A. (author)Many strobe compositions were discovered in the past but only a few have been studied and none of them were fully understood. This article aimed at introducing the ternary composition of ammonium perchlorate as oxidizer, magnalium as fuel, and barium sulfate as metal salt. Parameters that influence its performances are analyzed. First, the...article 2013
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Brodecki, M. (author), Subbarao, K. (author), Chu, Q.P. (author)Emergent behavior of a formation flight control system based on an advanced extremum seeking algorithm is investigated. The control system was implemented on a nonlinear high fidelity aircraft model and combined with a wake vortex model in order to accurately represent the aerodynamic coupling experienced by members of a formation. The desired...conference paper 2013
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Brodecki, M. (author), Subbarao, K. (author), Chu, Q.P. (author)A formation flight control system has been designed that addresses the unique environment encountered by aircraft flying in formation and in the upwash of the leading aircraft. In order to test the control system a simulation environment has been created that adequately represents the aerodynamic coupling effects between aircraft flying in...conference paper 2013
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Ligterink, N.E. (author), Smokers, R.T.M. (author), Bolech, M. (author)For the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment data of plug-in vehicles was collected. Data concerning fueling and charging of plug-in vehicles is collected from lease companies, a fuel-pass company, and the charging infrastruture organisation. More than 10% of the total Dutch plug-in fleet is covered. The electricity data is...conference paper 2013
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van Willigen, W.H. (author), Haasdijk, E. (author), Kester, L.J.H.M. (author)The research in this paper is inspired by a vision of intelligent vehicles that autonomously move along motorways: they join and leave trains of vehicles (platoons), overtake other vehicles, etc. We propose a multi-objective algorithm based on NEAT and SPEA2 that evolves controllers for such intelligent vehicles. The algorithm yields a set of...conference paper 2013
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Visschedijk, A.H.J. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Hulskotte, J.H.J. (author), Quass, U. (author)An inventory of Vanadium emissions for North-West Europe for the year 2005 was made based on an identification of the major sources. The inventory covers Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the OSPAR region of the North Sea. Vanadium emission were calculated bottom-up using energy use activity data and...conference paper 2013
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van Kersbergen, M.J. (author), Beerkens, R.G.C. (author), Sarmiento-Darkin, W. (author), Kobayashi, H. (author)The energy efficiency performance, production stability and emissions of oxygen-fired glass furnaces are influenced by the type of burner, burner nozzle sizes, burner positions, burner settings, oxygen-gas ratios and the fuel distribution among all the burners. These parameters have been optimized for a 300 tpd (metric tons per day glass pull)...conference paper 2012
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Ligterink, N.E. (author), Kraan, T.C. (author), Eijk, A.R.A. (author)The Dutch national transport CO2 emissions are determined by summing individual cases: a particular vehicle, on a particular road and traffic situation. In this paper the different aspects and the relations among them, as used in emission predictions, are outlined. In particular the central role that the CO2 type-approval value (from the NEDC...conference paper 2012
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Stein, N.E. (author), Hamelers, H.V.M. (author), van Straten, G. (author), Keesman, K.J. (author)Polarization curves are of paramount importance for the detection of toxic components in microbial fuel cell (MFC) based biosensors. In this study, polarization curves were made under non-toxic conditions and under toxic conditions after the addition of various concentrations of nickel, bentazon, sodiumdodecyl sulfate and potassium ferricyanide....article 2012
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Themann, P. (author), Iasi, L. (author), Larburu, M. (author), Trommer, S. (author)This paper discusses the validation approach applied in the eCoMove project (a large scale EU 7th Framework Programme project). In this project, applications are developed that on the one hand optimise network-wide traffic management and control, and on the other hand advise drivers on the most efficient routes and assist them in applying an eco...conference paper 2012
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Pulles, M.P.J. (author), Yang, H. (author)The annual reporting procedures of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have now produced greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories from 40 so-called Annex I countries for 18 years. This article analyses a subset of these data: emissions from road transport. The article compares the reported data with the technical...article 2011
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Koenen, M. (author), Tambach, T.J. (author), Neele, F.P. (author)In most cases, CO2 captured from power plants or large industrial sources contains impurities. As purification of the stream is energy and cost intensive it is necessary to allow a certain level of impurities. The effects of impurities on (short- and long-term) geological storage are, however, uncertain. In this work, geochemical modelling with...conference paper 2011