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Koene, F.G.H.F. (author), Eslami-Mossallam, B.B. (author)Future energy infrastructures are expected to be smart, with the application of energy storage and demand-side management strategies. To size the energy storage and assess the flexibility of the heat demand in a district, insight into its heat demand profile is a prerequisite. A tool was developed to generate the hourly space heating demand of a...article 2023
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Gayban, A.J.B. (author), Souza, L.A.C. (author), Cooper, S.G. (author), Regalado, E. (author), Kleemann, R. (author), Earley, Y.F. (author)Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a spectrum of liver damage directly related to diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. The (pro)renin receptor (PRR) has recently been demonstrated to play a role in glucose and lipid metabolism. Here, we test the hypothesis that the PRR regulates the development of diet-induced hepatic...article 2023
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Bo, Z. (author), Boon, M. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author), Hurter, S.J. (author)Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) is an emerging large-scale energy storage technology. Researchers are investigating its feasibility and performance, including its injectivity, productivity, and storage capacity through numerical simulations. However, several ad-hoc relative permeability and capillary pressure functions have been used in the...article 2023
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Nedeljkovic, M. (author), Mylonas, A. (author), Wiktor, V. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Visser, J.H.M. (author)Fine recycled concrete aggregates (fRCA, 0–4 mm) are produced from demolished concrete structures and consist of natural aggregates and old cement mortar. The presence of old cement mortar has detrimental effect on the fresh properties and trength of new concrete. This study aims to investigate the working mechanism and effectiveness of...article 2022
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Mazur, N. (author), Huinink, H. (author), Fischer, H. (author), Adan, O. (author)This work investigates the reactions occurring in K2CO3–H2O–CO2 under ambient CO2 pressures in temperature and vapor pressure ranges applicable for domestic thermochemical heat storage. The investigation shows that depending on reaction conditions, the primary product of a reaction is K2CO3·1.5H2O, K2CO3·2KHCO3·1.5H2O, or a mixture of both. The...article 2022
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Geerts, D. (author), Medina, R. (author), van Sark, W. (author), Wilkins, S. (author)The electrification of the transport industry is rapidly becoming a solution to mitigate the greenhouse emissions problem. However, this electrification faces multiple challenges related to higher operational cost and limited charging capacity. To cope with these challenges, within the European project URBANIZED, an optimization algorithm has...conference paper 2022
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Yang, F. (author), Meerman, H. (author), Zhang, Z. (author), Jiang, J. (author), Faaij, A. (author)The techno-economic performance and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) reduction potential of bio-based aromatic production cases with and without CO2 capture and storage (CCS) have been evaluated and compared to those of fossil-based aromatic production. The bio-cases include tail gas reactive pyrolysis (TGRP), catalytic pyrolysis (CP), hydrothermal...article 2022
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Dinkelman, D. (author), Carpentier, S.F.A. (author), Koenen, M. (author), Oerlemans, P. (author), Godschalk, B. (author), Peters, E. (author), Bos, W. (author), Vrijlandt, M.A.W. (author), van Wees, J.D.A.M. (author)In 2021, the first full scale high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES) system became operational in Middenmeer, the Netherlands. The system is operated by ECW Energy and realized within the framework of the GEOTHERMICA HEATSTORE project. A dedicated monitoring program, including distributed heating sensors (distributed...conference paper 2022
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Garcia Moretz-Sohn Monteiro, J. (author), Roussanaly, S. (author)In this work, four illustrative CO2 capture, utilization and storage chains are investigated in order to evaluate the economic feasibility of CCUS technologies in connection to the cement industry. A CCS reference chain in which 90% of the CO2 emissions (or 0,694 MtCO2/y) are stored in a saline aquifer is first studied. Due to emissions related...article 2022
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Pronk, A. (author), Loh, M. (author), Kuijpers, E. (author), Albin, M. (author), Selander, J. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Ghosh, M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Peters, S. (author), Sivesind Mehlum, I. (author), Turner, M. (author), Schlunssen, V. (author), Goldberg, M. (author), Kogevinas, M. (author), Harding, B. (author), Solovieva, S. (author), Garani-Papadatos, T. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Stierum, R. (author)Exposures at work have a major impact on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Current risk reduction policies and strategies are informed by existing scientific evidence, which is limited due to the challenges of studying the complex relationship between exposure at work and outside work and health. We define the working life exposome as all...article 2022
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Jin, Y. (author), Scherer, L. (author), Sutanudjaja, E.H. (author), Tukker, A. (author), Behrens, P. (author)Large numbers of China's thermal power plants are in water-stressed regions. Changes in the availability of water resources due to climate change may impact the vulnerability of regional and national electricity generation. Here we explore this vulnerability for coal-fired power units (CPUs) as the generation-type most exposed to climate risk....article 2022
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Bauer, C. (author), Treyer, K. (author), Antonini, C. (author), Bergerson, J. (author), Gazzani, M. (author), Gencer, E. (author), Gibbins, J. (author), Mazzotti, M. (author), McCoy, S.T. (author), McKenna, R. (author), Pietzcker, R. (author), Ravikumar, A.P. (author), Romano, M.C. (author), Ueckerdt, F. (author), Vente, J. (author), van der Spek, M. (author)Natural gas based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage is referred to as blue hydrogen. If substantial amounts of CO2 from natural gas reforming are captured and permanently stored, such hydrogen could be a low-carbon energy carrier. However, recent research raises questions about the effective climate impacts of blue hydrogen...article 2022
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Blijlevens, M.A.R. (author), Mazur, N. (author), Kooijman, W. (author), Fischer, H.R. (author), Huinink, H.P. (author), Meekes, H. (author), Vlieg, E. (author)We have experimentally determined the main thermodynamic properties of SrCl2, a potentially promising salt for thermochemical heat storage. We found a high energy density of 2.4 ± 0.1 GJ/m3 and proved full cyclability for at least 10 cycles going from the anhydrate to the hexahydrate without chemical degradation. We have experimentally...article 2022
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Mazur, N. (author), Huinink, H. (author), Borm, B. (author), Sansota, S. (author), Fischer, H. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author)This work studied the reversible dehydration of potassium carbonate sesquihydrate (K2CO3·1.5H2O). The study is based on isobaric and isothermal thermogravimetric measurements conducted at a broad range of vapour pressures and temperatures. By controlling both parameters, we examined the influence of both constraints on the reaction kinetics at a...article 2022
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Wildenborg, T. (author), Loeve, D. (author), Neele, F. (author)A plan was developed for large-scale transport and storage of CO2, inspired by the measures in The Netherlands Climate Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. The main focus was on reduction of CO2 emissions captured from large industrial sources in the Rotterdam harbour area (Rijnmond region). CO2 storage potential is...article 2022
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Mazur, N. (author), Salviati, S. (author), Huinink, H. (author), Fina, A. (author), Carioso, A. (author), Fisher, P. (author), Adan, O. (author)Thermochemical heat storage (TCHS) in salt hydrates attracts increasing interest due to the high energy density combined with loss-free storage. Strontium bromide hexahydrate (SBH), and composites thereof, are often suggested as suitable materials for this application. Although many aspects of SBH composites have been thoroughly investigated,...article 2022
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Mazur, N. (author), Huinink, H. (author), Fischer, H. (author), Donkers, P. (author), Adan, O. (author)Potassium carbonate (K2CO3) is a promising thermochemical heat storage material (TCM). However, it suffers from hysteresis between (de)hydration temperatures and poor reaction kinetics close to equilibrium conditions. Both aspects are caused by a nucleation barrier and low ionic mobility close to equilibrium. This study investigates the impact...article 2022
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Otto, D. (author), Sprenkeling, M. (author), Peuchen, R. (author), Dyrnes Nordø, A. (author), Mendrinos, D (author), Karytsas, S. (author), Veland, S. (author), Polyzou, O. (author), Lien, M. (author), Heggelund, Y. (author), Gross, M. (author), Piek, P. (author), Puts, H. (author)Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration has become a common practice in technology development projects. Rarely, however, the integration (and translation) of knowledge from different disciplines and different societal contexts is reported in detail. In this article, we address this gap and present the inter- and transdisciplinary...article 2022
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Sprenkeling, M. (author), Geerdink, T. (author), Slob, A. (author), Geurts, A. (author)The successful and fast development and deployment of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction technologies is a continuing and structural challenge. The deployment of these technologies is slowed down and sometimes even stalled due to societal challenges like public resistance, lack of appropriate policy and regulations, unsolid business...article 2022
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Aarts, J. (author), de Jong, S. (author), Cotti, M. (author), Donkers, P. (author), Fischer, H. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author), Huinink, H. (author)Potassium carbonate is a promising salt for thermochemical heat storage. For an application mm-sized salt hydrate particles are manufactured to be loaded inside a reactor. The step towards larger particles is necessary to prevent a large pressure drop over the reactor bed during hydration/dehydration in a given air flow. Therefore, in this work...article 2022