SEEV4-City is an innovation project funded by the European Union Interreg North Sea Region Programme. Its main objective is to demonstrate smart electric mobility and integration of renewable energy solutions and share the learnings gained. The project reports on the results of six Operational Pilots (OPs) which have different scales and are located in five different cities in four different countries in the North Sea Region.Loughborough OP (United Kingdom) is the smallest pilot, being a household with a bi-directional EV charging unit for the Nissan Leaf, a stationary battery, and a PV system. In the Kortrijk OP (Belgium), a battery system and a bi-directional charging unit for the delivery van (as well as a smart charging station for ebikes) were added to the energy system. In Leicester (United Kingdom), five unidirectional charging units were to be accompanied by four bi-directional charging units. The Johan Cruyff Arena OP is a larger pilot in Amsterdam, with a 2.8 MWh (partly) second life stationary battery storage for Frequency Control Regulation services and back-up power, 14 fast chargers and one bi-directional charger. Integrated into the existing energy system is a 1 MW PV system that is already installed on the roof. In the Oslo OP, 102 chargers were installed, of which two are fast chargers. A stationary battery energy storage system (BESS) supports the charging infrastructure and is used for peak shaving. The FlexPower OP in Amsterdam is the largest OP with over 900 EV charging outlets across the city, providing smart charging capable of reducing the energy peak demand in the evening.Before the start of the project, three Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were determined:A. Estimated CO2 reductionB. Estimated increase in energy autonomyC. Estimated Savings from Grid Investment Deferral
Wood is an increasingly demanded renewable resource and an important raw material for construction and materials. Demands are rising, with a growing attention for re-use and upcycling. This opens opportunities for new business models, empowered by the use of digital design and technologies. A KPI-framework has thus been developed to assess the impact of waste wood upcycling, to provide new business perspectives. It is conceived as a tool to enable circular businesses to select the most appropriate circular wood applications for their portfolio. The framework currently consists of eight indicators addressing circularity, environment, society and economics. This paper presents these indicators and shares insights for further development and enhancement of the framework.
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The methodology should be a uniform approach that also is flexible enough to accommodate all combinations that make up the different solutions in 6 OPs. For KPIs A and B this required the use of sub-KPIs to differentiate the effects of each (individual and combination of) implemented solutions and prevent double counting of results. This approach also helped to ensure that all 6 OPs use a common way and scope to calculate the various results. Consequently, this allowed the project to capture the results per OP and the total project in one ‘measurement results’ template. The template is used in both the individual OP reports and the ‘KPI Results: Baseline & Final results’ report where all results are accumulated; each instance providing a clear overview of what is achieved. This report outlines the details of the methodology used and applied. It is not just meant to provide a clarification of the results of the project, but is also meant to allow others who are embarking on adopting similar solutions for the purpose of CO2 reduction, becoming more energy autonomous or avoid grid stress or investments to learn about and possibly use the same methodology.
In the last decade, the automotive industry has seen significant advancements in technology (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles) that presents the opportunity to improve traffic safety, efficiency, and comfort. However, the lack of drivers’ knowledge (such as risks, benefits, capabilities, limitations, and components) and confusion (i.e., multiple systems that have similar but not identical functions with different names) concerning the vehicle technology still prevails and thus, limiting the safety potential. The usual sources (such as the owner’s manual, instructions from a sales representative, online forums, and post-purchase training) do not provide adequate and sustainable knowledge to drivers concerning ADAS. Additionally, existing driving training and examinations focus mainly on unassisted driving and are practically unchanged for 30 years. Therefore, where and how drivers should obtain the necessary skills and knowledge for safely and effectively using ADAS? The proposed KIEM project AMIGO aims to create a training framework for learner drivers by combining classroom, online/virtual, and on-the-road training modules for imparting adequate knowledge and skills (such as risk assessment, handling in safety-critical and take-over transitions, and self-evaluation). AMIGO will also develop an assessment procedure to evaluate the impact of ADAS training on drivers’ skills and knowledge by defining key performance indicators (KPIs) using in-vehicle data, eye-tracking data, and subjective measures. For practical reasons, AMIGO will focus on either lane-keeping assistance (LKA) or adaptive cruise control (ACC) for framework development and testing, depending on the system availability. The insights obtained from this project will serve as a foundation for a subsequent research project, which will expand the AMIGO framework to other ADAS systems (e.g., mandatory ADAS systems in new cars from 2020 onwards) and specific driver target groups, such as the elderly and novice.
Nek en rugpijn komen regelmatig voor en gaan vaak gepaard met mentale klachten, waardoor een biopsychosociale aanpak essentieel is. Onze nieuw ontwikkelde biopsychosociale interventie, genaamd Back2Action, integreert reguliere fysiotherapeutische zorg met online modules die specifiek zijn gericht op het verminderen van mentale klachten bij mensen met nek- en/of rugpijn.
De overheid speelt als opdrachtgever en inkoper een belangrijke rol in het circulair maken van de Nederlandse economie. Circulaire inkoop door de overheid komt echter maar langzaam van de grond en vormt nog steeds slechts een klein deel van de totale inkopen van de overheid. Uit gesprekken met circulaire MKB-bedrijven en een uitgevoerde enquête blijkt dat er verschillende barrières zijn om als circulaire ondernemer met succes in te schrijven op aanbestedingen van de overheid. Niettemin zijn er ook succesvolle inschrijvingen van circulaire ondernemers. Als eerste stap in het realiseren van méér circulair aanbesteden en het daartoe verbeteren van de match tussen mkb en overheid, is het doel van onderhavig onderzoek om in kaart te brengen wat de kritische succesfactoren zijn ten aanzien van circulair aanbesteden én van het inrichten van een learning community rond dit thema. Na deze inventarisatie zal vervolgonderzoek nodig zijn voor het verder vormgeven van de learning community en het verzamelen van best practices. Het ultieme doel van de onderzoekslijn is om te komen tot een ontwerp van een raamwerk voor circulair aanbesteden in de regio, dat handvatten en ‘best practices’ bevat, zodat een werkbare aansluiting kan ontstaan tussen het circulaire mkb en de aanbestedingspraktijk van decentrale overheden, zowel inhoudelijk als in het proces. Dit zal resulteren in méér circulair aanbesteden, wat bijdraagt aan het bereiken van de doelstellingen zoals beoogd door de overheid in ‘Nederland circulair in 2050’.
