159 research outputs found
Hoe Nederland zich effectief inzet voor schone en zuinige voertuigen
No full textDe Nederlandse overheid spant zich samen met TNO in om brandstofverbruik en schadelijke emissies van wegvoertuigen te beperken, zodat ons milieu beschermd wordt, zonder beperking van onze mobilitei
Keeping an eye on reliability: The organizational requirements of future renewable energy systems
No full textThe reliable operation of energy infrastructures is more than just a technical matter. It is also dependent upon the organizational structure that enables and constrains entities in their management of operations. Yet this lesson seems forgotten in our planning of future renewable energy systems. There, focus is on technical development, market deployment, and supporting government policies. Much less attention has been given to the broader organizational requirements necessary to ensure their reliable operation once they are put in place. This research proposes a framework to pinpoint the organizational structures required for the reliable operation of future renewable energy infrastructures. To this end it analyses the complex relationship between technology and organization in energy systems and seeks ways to express the technological characteristics of energy systems in terms of their organizational requirements in a simple yet effective manner. The result is a stepwise progression that moves from several critical technical functions and their control mechanisms to the responsibilities and roles that they imply for the entities involved in their operation (i.e. the who does what, when, and how, and the nature of coordination between them), and finally to the organizational structure that may facilitate the latter. The proposed framework is illustrated on the transition to the use of hydrogen as a motor fuel in the Netherlands as depicted by the European Union’s HyWays project. It shows how different technical characteristics of the hydrogen networks envisioned in 2020, 2035, and 2050 require different organizational structures to facilitate reliable operations. In addition, it discusses the implications of neglecting the organizational dimension of reliability in the development of renewable energy systems, such as organizational lock-ins and path dependencies.Economics of InfrastructuresTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Spectrum Trading in the United Kingdom: Considering Market-Based Liberalization from Two Perspectives
No full textThis thesis considers the policy of liberalization via spectrum trading in the U.K. through the lenses of two perspectives on markets. The central research question of this thesis is: How is the outcome of the policy of liberalization via spectrum trading in the U.K. considered through the lenses of two perspectives on markets: the MO and MT approach? The MO approach (Market as objective) is the first perspective considered and it implies that an efficient resource allocation in spectrum will result from the introduction of markets. In the second perspective the market is used to facilitate rather than replace spectrum administration. This perspective is referred to as the market as tool approach (the MT approach). The thesis explores the difference in these two approaches, the relationship between them and the implications of taking one approach over the other.Economics of InfrastructuresTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Numerical modeling of fluvial sediment supply to marine basins
No full textCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Regional regulation as a new form of telecom sector governance: The interactions with technological socio-economic systems and market performance
No full textTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Modernization of electricity networks: Exploring the interrelations between institutions and technology
No full textInfrastructures, Systems and ServicesTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Institutional form (blueprints) and institutional function (process): Theoretical reflections on property rights and land
No full textThis paper is concerned with the question how we should understand cases on property rights in general, and on land economics in particular, in which a remarkable level of growth (or other measures of institutional performance) is combined with so-called ‘perverse’ institutions. That is to say institutions that are not proposed by the neoliberal politics, in which the insights of mainstream economics (orthodoxy) and especially the economics of property rights and related market policies based on formal competition and corporate laws, figure prominently. This approach works out of the idea that societal objectives can be realized by following the blueprint of establishing the ‘right’ institutions, so the behavior of the actors in society is incentivized in the right direction and the societal objectives such as efficiency, innovation, and economic growth are realized. In this approach economic policy is about creating the right institutional form of the economy according to the “blueprint” of neo-liberal politics, which is based on mainstream economics, also known as neoclassical economics (NCE), or orthodoxy. This paper will review various theoretical positions that might substantiate or provide credence to an alternative view based on the function of institutions.Economics of Technology and Innovatio
The Internet bubble and the impact on the development path of the telecommunication sector
No full textIn this dissertation the impact of the Internet bubble on the development path of the telecommunication sector is being explored and explained. The insights obtained are used to provide recommendations for the formation of government policy and firm strategy in the aftermath. Periods of euphoria are a recurring feature of economic development and the brevity of our "financial memory" and our tendency to pursue quick gains will stimulate the development of future bubbles. While periods of euphoria are inefficient and even wasteful, when they occur as part of the diffusion of a new technological revolution the over-investments in the related infrastructure will provide the basis for reaping the benefits of the new techno-economic paradigm, including its productivity improvements. The process of Telecom Reform has fundamentally changed the "rules of the game" in the sector and has moved strategy formation to the forefront of corporate activity. The Internet bubble period is characterized by a quickly expanding range of business opportunities and an accelerated shift from circuit-mode to packet-mode and from fixed to mobile communication. In the period of frenzy "consensual vision" was taking over. In this euphoric period the incentives appear to have driven the behaviour of managers. The linkage of telecommunication to the diffusion of the new techno-economic paradigm is extending policy formation from Telecom Reform, to ICT policy and beyond. Many of the changes the paradigm shift has evoked are still very much emergent, and have not led to a full alignment between the technological, economical and social domains. Hence, the potential benefits are not yet realized. Therefore, it is recommended to revisit the current policy formation process against the back drop of the diffusion process of the "CT-driven" technological revolution. The prospect that upon an appropriate adjustment of the institutional environment a period of prosperity, a âgolden ageâ, may develop, should present a compelling "incentive for action" for all actors involved.Technology, Policy and Managemen
Het ontwerp van een gasmassastroom regelsysteem ten behoeve van de gastoevoerinstallatie voor de vaste brandstof verbrandingskamer
No full textAerospace Engineerin
Understanding and designing next generation infrastructures; on mono-, multi- and interdisciplinarity
No full textValues, Technology and InnovationTechnology, Policy and Managemen
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