Last week Sven, Paolo and Dirk participated in a two-day atelier for the Duurzame Transportcorridor Betuwe project (Sustainable Transportcorridor Betuwe). From January 2013 till April 2014, the NRGlab was part of the kernteam of the DTB project and performed research on the energy landscape of the Betuwe region that consists of three mayor corridors, the A15 (highway), the Betuweroute (railroad) and the Waal (river). The DTB Atelier consisted...

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This week the DTB project has reached a new milestone by publishing a report with preliminary findings and strategy. The report is published on the new website www.energiecorridor.nl. The website is the first step towards an online community. The DTB project addresses a unique challenge by combining energy transition and sustainable transport in the Betuwe region. The published report shows the vision shared by local stakeholders in this region...

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On the 10th of September, Dirk gave a lecture to bachelor students Landscape architecture and planning. The students participate in the course Theory and Methodology of Spatial Planning. In this course, one of the goals is to teach the students to make a project proposal for an external commissioner.  Dirk used the Duurzame Transportcorridor Betuwe project  as a case to show the students how you can perform a spatial research in the field of...

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The Province of Gelderland has initiated the Duurzame Transportcorridor Betuwe (DTB) project to investigate the potentials for energy savings and renewable energy provision in the Betuwe transport corridor (1st and 2nd step trias energetica). The Betuwe corridor streches from East to West Gelderland and comprises the freeway A15, the Betuwe railroad and the area between the two rivers Nederijn and Waal (see map below). The NRGlab has been asked...

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In February 2013, Dirk Oudes joined the NRGlab at Wageningen University. Dirk will collaborate with the other members of the NRGlab and contribute to the Sustainable Transport-corridor Betuwe (DTB) project commissioned by the Province of Gelderland. Apart from research and design, Dirk will assist us with project proposals, publications and presentations. Dirk holds a MSc in Landscape Architecture from Wageningen University. He graduated in 2012...

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