The Dutch SolarMagazine featured a double-interview about the new SolarResearchProgramme of Wageningen UR, coordinated by Sven Stremke and Jeroen Sluijsmans. We are working on the following six PV themes: 1. Landscape and spatial quality, 2. Biodiversity, 3. Soil quality, 4. Public acceptance, 5. Agrivoltaics, and 6. Technological innovation. The interview can be accessed here. Photo credits Dirk...
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May 30, Dirk Oudes presented the results of his ongoing research on photovoltaic parks at the 2nd Energy Research and Social Science (ERSS) conference (28-31st of May), in Tempe/Phoenix (Arizona). The conference was hosted by the Arizona State University and attracted more than 200 researchers focusing on energy from a wide variety of disciplines. Dirks presentation was titled ‘Case study of frontrunner photovoltaic parks in Europe: an...
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A new peer-reviewed paper by members of the NRGlab has been published recently. The paper by Sven Stremke and Sören Schöbel is entitled Research through design for energy transition: two case studies in Germany and The Netherlands and was published by the journal of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE). The paper is a result of a joint research effort between Wageningen University/Netherlands and the Technical University...
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The implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement (COP 21) presents one of the greatest challenges for the planning, design and management of the environment. That is why, in the Netherlands, spatial experts have been asked to participate in the negotiations of the National Climate Agreement (in Dutch Klimaatakkoord). The negotiations took place between April and December 2018, on five so-called sector tables: Electricity, industry, mobility,...
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Recently, a new peer-reviewed paper entitled Energy landscapes in a crowded world: A first typology of origins and expressions has been published in the Energy Research and Social Science journal. The paper by Martin Pasqualetti and Sven Stremke examines the definition of energy landscapes, proposes a classification of energy landscapes and describes the key characteristics of energy landscapes that help to define an over-arching typology of...
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