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Are fully electric ships a utopia?

A motor yacht glides silently and emission-free through the water. The future of electric-powered engines in pleasure craft looks rosy indeed, but the commercial shipping industry is a different matter.

Electric flight still a pipe dream

“Amsterdam to New York by electric plane? Won’t happen,” says professor Leo Veldhuis. He and researcher Joris Melkert discuss the future of electric flight.

How sustainable is electric heating?

The gas industry is being phased out and the trusty gas boiler will need to be replaced by electric forms of heating. Energy epidemiologist Prof. Laure Itard (Architecture and the Built Environment) calculated the CO2 emissions. Is electric always sustainable?

Battery Lab improves batteries

Increasing use of electric cars, e-bikes and green power means the demand for better batteries is growing. Some 20 people are working on the batteries of tomorrow in the TU Delft Battery Lab.

TU Delft celebrates a century of fluid dynamics

One hundred years ago, Jan Burgers was appointed professor of fluid dynamics at Delft. Professor Jerry Westerweel looks back on this field and three young researchers look ahead.

Supersonic with electricity

High-speed travel will soon no longer only be the domain of kerosene-slurping aeroplanes.

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