Kajan Kort
Studies Master Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) at TU Delft.
Interested in autonomous energy systems in Developing countries and islands. Works at Greenlink Energy as a project engineer.
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Power of Unity
In this last column of my column series, I would like to describe one particular aspect from the Bubble Week on Texel. Something that can… -
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Texel Week Final Products – January 2016
The final presentation exists in three parts, all grounded in research:a forecast of the transition to a sustainable personal life on Texel in 2065 (have a look at the video/visuals) a general overview of the sustainable island in 2065, and possible transition pathways (report) an impression of the development of island tourism 2015-2065 (view the documentary) -
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Sleep and human contact
This story is a short description of the daily life I foresee in 2065. The goal is to not be restricted by realistic boundaries in order to feed the discussion about innovative ideas later this week. I wake up after a perfect night –again- because the technology integrated in the bedroom is optimizing my bio-rhythm and sleeping conditions. No more backpain, neckpain, dizziness, cold, warm, noises… -
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Version 2.1 - presentation
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Slide template presentation 11-jan
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Bubble Week Sharing Map
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5.2 Interaction with other sub-systems plans
In several team meetings our fellow students have presented their visions on the sub-systems they analyzed. In a few cases this could lead… -
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Section 5.1 - Conclusions of our analysis
Our goal is getting from a linear system to a closed loop system. A meeting farm will be designed to represent an example of this concept. For a closed loop system the combination of individual and collective pathways are necessary. The collective pathway is the most suitable for the efficiency on Texel. All the actors in the sub-system of organic matter are working together on improving the… -
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The Ice-cream-flavor dilemma
The more choices there are, the harder it is to choose. Does this sound familiar to you? I have the hardest time choosing when standing in… -
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Section 1.1 Building blocks from literature
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Sub-System
In this chapter you can find the beginning of our search to find ways to manage organic matter in a sustainable way on Texel.
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Dependency on undesirability
In search for sustainability we should put every element of our world under a microscope. Does economic dependency on undesirable practices… -
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4.4. Two different pathways
We consider in this research two different pathways that lead to the same future. This same future is a future where Texel is self -
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4.3. Presence in the future of managing organic matter
In this sub-chapter we deliver a detailed description of presence in the future sub-system. The prevailing technology in the future of the… -
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4.2. Innovative technical solution for managing organic matter
In this sub-chapter we opt an innovative technological solution and explain why and how this solution connects the current state with the… -
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4.1 Discussion of literature
In this week the following literature has been used in order to learn more about designing pathways: Exploring sustainability transitions… -
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Interview Report
Interviews report 1) Coffee bars & restaurant at the TU Delft Campus In the second week of this course we started looking at the TU Delft faculty and their dealing with organic matter. At this same time we interviewed the coffee bars in the Aula and the library and the restaurant in the Aula. In the Aula and library the separation of waste was not really well organised. Most of the garbage… -
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'Wearing sunglasses at night'
Stand-alone off-grid energy systems are getting increasingly popular in both developed as under developed countries. Is this a nice… -
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Do we need a ‘massive Ebola’?
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Circle of life
Last week I attended a beautiful and sad funeral. It reminded me of the other funerals I had attended earlier in my life. One of them was when I was a young boy and had to bury my hamster in the garden. Not comparable to the loss of a family member of course, but in essence of my story it is the same: we are all part of a circle of life. A song from the Lion King with the same name popped up in…