Duinn — Durable Innovation

Who we are and what we do?We help policy makers make informed decisions with regard to energy and mobility in a world with an uncertain future. Independently and creatively we work to better our world by making sustainable energy and transport both available and affordable. Our contribution consists of energy research & strategy, transport policy and advice. Our fields of expertise are physics, environmental sciences and economics.

Animated diagram showing a single line unfolding step by step into a pyramid — Duinn's opening visual metaphor, ported from the 2014 archief.

What do we work with?We specialise in energy systems and transport — from primary energy sources to end-use in vehicles and ships. You can count on us to keep a system perspective combining a strong theoretical understanding and modelling capability with everyday reality.

Where do we work?We cannot save the world from behind our desks, therefore we travel far and wide to obtain first hand real-life experience.

Why do we get up in the morning?Saving the world through knowledge. To what end? Happiness. We see our transport and energy systems merely as means to meet human needs. We have identified these needs in order of priority as availability, reliability & safety, affordability, social acceptability, cleanness and sustainability.

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TimescaleOur statement: travel time is more important than distance. Therefore we have created a travel time map for car and public transport.

1 Hr2 Hrs3 Hrs4 Hrs5 Hrs6 Hrs7 HrsGroningen CSDelfzijl — 40mHarlingen — 1h 27mLeeuwarden, CS — 1h 7mLeeuwarden, Van Hall Larenstein — 1h 3mLemmer — 1h 16mHeerenveen — 47mRoden — 23mBuitenpost — 25mDokkum — 1h 9mAssen, CS — 36mAssenAssen, Messchenveld — 24mStadskanaal — 1h 17mEmmen — 56mWinschoten — 37mSlochteren — 43mGrootegast — 52mOosterwolde — 1h 10mOldehove — 47mBedum — 17mRolde — 52mHoogeveen — 43mZuidlaren — 18mHoogkerk — 17mHaren, Nederland — 10mGroningen, Zernikeplein — 22mBakkeveen — 59mRolde — 52mCoevorden — 1h 27mHardenberg — 1h 36mEnschede — 2h 10mWinterswijk — 2h 27mNijmegen — 2h 31mVenlo — 3h 48mMaastricht — 4h 19mValkenburg — 4h 41mValkenswaard — 3h 51mEindhoven — 3h 1mReusel — 4h 10mTilburg — 3h 1mGoirle — 3h 22mRoosendaal — 3h 35mTerneuzen — 5h 1mMiddelburg — 4h 31mZierikzee — 4h 15mHellevoetsluis — 3h 53mRotterderdam, CS — 2h 49mSpijkenisse — 3h 24mDelft — 3h 3mDen Haag, CS — 3h 35mDen Haag, Kijkduin — 3h 40mLeiden — 2h 30mNoordwijk aan Zee — 3h 30mHaarlem — 2h 59mAmsterdam, Reestraat 10 — 2h 53mAmsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105 — 2h 15mAmsterdam, Centraal Station — 2h 37mAmsterdamUtrecht, Centraal Station — 2hAmstelveen — 2h 53mPurmerend — 3h 5mCastricum — 3h 8mAlkmaar — 3h 21mHoorn — 2h 59mSchagen — 3h 24mMedemblik — 3h 38mDen Helder — 3h 43mDen HelderDen Burg — 6h 15mDen BurgWest-Terschelling — 3h 43mMakkum — 1h 57mStavoren — 1h 38mHeeg — 1h 34mLemmer — 1h 16mUrk — 2h 4mEmmeloord — 1h 38mLelystad — 1h 43mAlmere — 2h 3mWijk bij Duurstede — 3h 6mVeghel — 3h 35mHelmond — 3h 29mAmersfoort — 1h 41mDrachten — 44mWageningen — 2h 59mNijverdal — 1h 32mDelfzijl — 37mHarlingen — 57mLeeuwarden, CS — 40mLeeuwarden, Van Hall Larenstein — 39mLemmer — 44mHeerenveen — 34mRoden — 19mBuitenpost — 34mDokkum — 50mAssen, CS — 23mAssenAssen, Messchenveld — 19mStadskanaal — 35mEmmen — 43mWinschoten — 29mSlochteren — 20mGrootegast — 22mOosterwolde — 37mOldehove — 24mBedum — 19mRolde — 27mHoogeveen — 37mZuidlaren — 17mHoogkerk — 9mHaren, Nederland — 9mGroningen, Zernikeplein — 12mBakkeveen — 28mRolde — 27mCoevorden — 54mHardenberg — 1hEnschede — 1h 34mWinterswijk — 2h 3mNijmegen — 1h 55mVenlo — 2h 24mMaastricht — 3h 2mValkenburg — 3h 7mValkenswaard — 2h 29mEindhoven — 2h 17mReusel — 2h 36mTilburg — 2h 26mGoirle — 2h 28mRoosendaal — 2h 29mTerneuzen — 3h 22mMiddelburg — 3h 11mZierikzee — 2h 56mHellevoetsluis — 2h 38mRotterderdam, CS — 2h 9mSpijkenisse — 2h 25mDelft — 2h 14mDen Haag, CS — 2h 15mDen Haag, Kijkduin — 2h 21mLeiden — 2h 2mNoordwijk aan Zee — 2h 4mHaarlem — 1h 53mAmsterdam, Reestraat 10 — 1h 45mAmsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105 — 1h 39mAmsterdam, Centraal Station — 1h 40mAmsterdamUtrecht, Centraal Station — 1h 45mAmstelveen — 1h 41mPurmerend — 1h 40mCastricum — 2h 1mAlkmaar — 1h 45mHoorn — 1h 32mSchagen — 1h 35mMedemblik — 1h 27mDen Helder — 1h 36mDen HelderDen Burg — 2h 21mDen BurgWest-Terschelling — 3h 25mMakkum — 59mStavoren — 1h 9mHeeg — 54mLemmer — 44mUrk — 1h 3mEmmeloord — 53mLelystad — 1h 10mAlmere — 1h 24mWijk bij Duurstede — 1h 54mVeghel — 2h 6mHelmond — 2h 25mAmersfoort — 1h 36mDrachten — 27mWageningen — 1h 42mNijverdal — 1h 13m

Door-to-door travel times from Groningen, Centraal Station. Source: Google Directions, 2014 — not live data.

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