Prof. Ad van Wijk PhD

Guest professor Energy and Water

030-6069740
avanwijk@xs4all.nl
06-27021501

Future temperature in the distribution network under the impact of urbanisation and climate change

Water temperature at the pumping station has limited impact on the temperature at the tap, but groundwater temperature does have a strong impact. If ground temperatures increase because…

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Efficient hot water heating

As homes become better insulated, energy consumption for spatial heating is decreasing. It is therefore increasingly important to have a clear picture of another reason for household energy consumption: hot water heating. In this project we determined…

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BTO workshop on Collaboration Opportunities in the Cycle

The water companies have the intention of reducing their CO2 footprint. But their own operations consume a limited amount of energy, and there are only modest levels of…

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Elaboration of heat-cold recovery from drinking water

Water companies want to actively contribute to cutting back the societal costs associated with the consumption of fossil fuel energy in connection with drinking water use. Among the…

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Calorics

The temperature of water in the distribution network is influenced by the weather, the surroundings and the soil. Climate change and urbanisation will also in the future possibly lead to excessive warming of the drinking water. Water…

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Energy-efficient and sustainable Tergooi hospital

Tergooi is developing a new hospital as part of the redevelopment of the Monnikenberg country estate to the east of Hilversum. The hospital is part of the supraregional health-care park that is…

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Water demand in a hydrogen economy

In the decades ahead sustainable energy sources will gradually account for an increasing share of our energy supply, with fossil fuels fading in importance According to Van Wijk (2015), the underlying principles…

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Renewable energy as a life’s work

26 January 2023 — On 15 January, Ad van Wijk, an Honorary Fellow at KWR, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the…

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Power-to-X in Nieuwegein a further step closer

11 August 2020 — Storage and conversion are becoming increasingly important for a robust and reliable energy system of the future. These…

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The keys to the post-fossil energy age

14 March 2019 — A sustainable energy system can only thrive if it includes a satisfactory energy-storage system. Besides heat, green hydrogen…

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‘Power to X’ project brings residential districts that run on sunshine and rain a step closer

24 July 2018 — A residential district can use solar power to meet enough of its residents’ energy, heating and mobility needs.…

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Solar energy for Nieuwegein residents

14 November 2017 — In partnership with Allied Waters, Ad van Wijk, Professor of Future Energy Systems at TU Delft, gave a…

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