Experts & Expertise

• Decision making
• Decision support systems
• Energy economics
• Energy markets
• Energy problems
• Energy sources
• Investment analysis
• Logistics management
• Simulation

1994: Doctorate in Economics (cum laude)

1972-1979: Economics and econometrics, Department of Economics, Tilburg University (cum laude)

1968-1972: Industrial Engineering, Tilburg Poly-technical Institute for Higher Education (cum laude)

Recieved research grants:

• The Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW)
• The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
• The European Union.

Supervisor:
R. Moghaddam, Improving Iran's Domestic Energy Basket, September 2003.
N. van Beeck, A New Decision Supprt Method for Local Energy Planning in Developing Countries , June 2003.

Co-supervisor:
A. Vousten. Supervisor Prof. G. Bak, expected to finish March 2004.
Zhang Xiliang. Supervisor Prof. Gu Shua, Tshingua University, Beijing, December 1997.

Member Ph.D.-committee:
A. Ashayeri. Supervisor Prof. Van Rompay, KUL, January 2001.
J.M. Callaway. Supervisors Prof. H. Folmer and Prof. A. de Zeeuw, KUB, June 2000.
N.P. Fumero. Supervisor Prof. E. Petrakis, Carlos III University, Madrid, June 1997.
H. Romijn. Supervisor Prof. J.James, KUB, March 1996.

• Improving China's RET program. Paper presented at the International Conference on 'New Villages with Renewable Energy' organized by China Association of Rural Energy Industry on March 12 and 13, 2007
• Iran's energy mix in perspective. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the International Association of Energy Economics held in Aberdeen, Scotland, on June 26-29, 2002, 1-9. (Co-author R. Moghaddam.)
• Decision support method for selecting local energy infrastructure in developing countries. In Renewables: World?s best energy options, Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Conference VII, 29 June- 5 July, 2002, Cologne, Germany, 1-5. (Co-authors N. van Beeck and W. van Helden.)
• A new method for local energy planning in developing countries, 2000. In: A.A.M. Sayigh (Ed.) Renewables: the energy for the 21st century. Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress VI, Brighton U.K., July 1-7, 2000, Oxford: Pergamon (pp. 2465-2468). (Co-authors: N. van Beeck, W. van Helden, and C. Daey Ouwens.)
• Supporting renewable energy policy on the local level. In: A.A.M. Sayigh (Ed.) Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress V, Florence, Italy: September 20-25, 1998. Vol. IV. Elsevier Science, 1998 (pp. 2641-2647). (Co-authors: N. van Beeck and W. van Helden.)
• The effect of China's economic growth on rural energy planning. In Energy and economic growth: is sustainable growth possible?, Proceedings of the 20th annual international conference of the International Association of Energy Economics, New Delhi, 1997, ISBN 81-85419-24-8. (Co-author F. Nieuwenhout.)
• Introducing the market in China's rural energy planning, Proceedings of the Energex 96 conference held in Beijing, June 2-7, 1996. (Co-author Zhang Xiliang.)

W.J.H. van Groenendaal teaches the following subjects:

• Logistics and Information (346232) Further information
• Advanced Resource Planning (320061) Further information

Memberships

Dutch Society for Economics
International Association for Energy Economics
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Dutch-Benelux Simulation Society

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