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Meanwhile on campus
It t would be no exaggeration to call the imposing orange and blue tower of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science a…
How to make liquid electricity
It is a cruel irony that renewable energy is abundant in the summer and scarce in cold and dark winters. TU Delft researchers think they can…
The firm
In 2009, Rinke van Remortel won a design competition with his Dopper sustainable water bottle. Seven years later, his efforts have enabled…
‘We could do perfectly well without nuclear power stations’
Nuclear energy is making a comeback. After TV presenter Arjen Lubach argued for nuclear power stations, the political party VVD jumped on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Supersonic with electricity
High-speed travel will soon no longer only be the domain of kerosene-slurping aeroplanes.
Environmentally friendly battery
In a corner of the campus Green Village is a green hut containing 20 drums of water: this is the AquaBattery pilot project. The water…
Goodbye AC, hello DC
Alternating current is on the way out, so say the TU Delft researchers behind the DC Distribution Smart Grids project.
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Professor Peter Palensky (intelligent electrical power grids) fathoms the consequences of increasing demand and simultaneous out phasing of…
How to build a million new homes
Last spring, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kajsa Ollongren suggested that the Netherlands will need a million new homes by 2030. That sounds…
The quantum computer exists, and it doesn’t
QuTech is a big international player in the field of quantum computing and quantum communications. The Delft institute is yet to bring a…