Presentation given Biomass Gasification Europe 2014 at the Conference of the European Biogas Association 2014.

1. “The need for learning”
InHolland in the energy transition
Ing Fred Gardner
Campus Inholland
Alkmaar
EBA2014

2. Alkmaar Rotterdam Amsterdam Diemen The Hague
31.000 Students
2.700 Employees
83 Bachelor programs
6 Associate degrees
7 Master programs
28 Research groups
Haarlem Delft Dordrecht Hoofddorp
InHolland locations

3. Faculties
• Faculty of Communication, Media & Music
• Faculty of Education, Learning & Philosophy
• Faculty of Engineering, Design & Computing
• Faculty of Health, Sports & Social Work
• Faculty of Marketing, Tourism & Leisure
Management
• Faculty of Management, Finance & Law
• Faculty of Agriculture

4. Some facts and figures
31.000 Students
2.700 Employees
6 Main locations
our first responsibility
preparing/educating
young people for their
professional job
83 Bachelor programmes
6 Associate degrees
7 Master programmes
28 Research groups
7 Faculties/3 support service departments

5. We live in vulnerable and fast changing world
Information technology
Renewable energy

6. Transition in the focus of the “Triple Helix”
Regional partnering and world wide cooperating
The need for cooperation

7. Do not scale up to fast, learning takes time
Cost reduces 15% by doubling production units
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Niche
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market
Learning curve for small units (ca. 100kW)
The need for learning during demonstration and testing

8. The need for learning
http://ec.europa.eu/research/energy/pdf/weto_final_report.pdf
Reduction in cost by increase of know-how
Biomass CHP

9. Campus Alkmaar
and biomass gasification
- 16 bachelors
- 3500 students
- The programs we develop now,
- Should fit the world in 2015 – 2025.
- Does biomass gasification fit in?
- Do students have an interest in this?
- How should we program this?
- A new minor is being implemented for Biomass
gasification.
- Cooperation in INVESTA and the expertise centre

10. Happy learning ……