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2012-11-20
Technology and regulation have to be adjusted for the upcoming of biogas
Biogas, a renewable gas produced out of organic matters, will be increasingly injected into the gas grid. The Netherlands has already started to use it for the production of electricity and, in a lower proportion, for heating and transportation. Producers use landfill, industrial and... Read more »
2012-09-27
Hydrogen was hyped by the European Commission around 2005. Yet the national transition pathways that have been explored so far ignore important organizational requirements necessary to ensure the reliable provision of hydrogen.
DELFT — Hydrogen as a motor fuel in the Netherlands is likely to undergo a more difficult transition than expected. That is one of the results of a study sponsored by the Energy Delta Gas Research (EDGaR), which carries researches on gas and sustainability. The Dutch government... Read more »
2012-06-29
Daniel Scholten, assistant professor at Delft University of Technology, has defended the first thesis, Keeping an Eye on Reliability , sponsored by the Energy Delta Gas Research.
DELFT — Scholten, a specialist of institutions and policies about renewable energy systems, goes beyond the fact that the reliability of energy infrastructures depends on technology. He argues that it also pertains to the organizational structure that enables and constraints... Read more »
2012-04-20
The Fourth Research Day has revealed some challenges pertaining to gas quality, the future of the gas system and the coordination with electricity system.
Germany has taken the lead in matter pertaining to energy technologies. The gas in-dustry participates to the current transformation. Gas will be complementary to re-newable sources of energy that the German government currently support for the pro-duction of electricity, notably to get rid of... Read more »
2012-02-09
A thematic research day showcase promising results of the gas distribution companies, with respect to the future of the gas network and gas quality.
Mannes Wolters (Kiwa) introduced the thematic day, held at Kiwa in Apeldoorn, on 9 February 2012, by making an overview of the research program. He recalled that gas enables the generation of half of the electricity consumption in the Netherlands. Moreover, it represents an important... Read more »
