News & Calendar Open menu 19 February 2024 Delft researchers take next step towards better batteries with widely available materials Delft researchers are developing batteries that can charge faster, offer more stable storage and are made from sustainable materials that are widely available. In doing so, they offer a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries that consist of rare materials and have a high CO2 footprint. Read more 16 February 2024 Green steel programme receives final approval, marking its official start On 12 February, the Growing with Green Steel programme received official approval for a grant of more than 100 million euros from the National Growth Fund. Around 22 million euros of the total sum is destined for TU Delft. The programme aims to develop scientific knowledge and technology for sustainable steel production. Read more 16 February 2024 Siemens CEO explores Control Room of the Future at EEMCS On Thursday February 15, President and CEO of Siemens AG Roland Busch visited the Control Room of the Future (CRoF) Technology Centre, showcasing the shared ambitions of Siemens and TU Delft to explore the frontiers of energy management innovation. TU Delft's CRoF, led by Assistant Professor Alex Stefanov, is a Technology Centre aimed at making the future power grid intelligent, digitally resilient and cyber secure. Read more 08 February 2024 How social science can make the energy transition more fair ‘People living near an airborne wind energy test site in Germany experience noise, ecological and safety impacts from the airborne wind energy system similar to those from the nearest regular wind farm. The airborne system did score better on visual impacts.’ These are the main conclusions from a pioneering study into the social impacts of airborne wind energy conducted by Helena Schmidt, a PhD candidate at TU Delft in collaboration with Medical School Hamburg. Read more 07 February 2024 Inaugural speech: ‘Trading heat for a sustainable future’ Commodifying heat. That is the ultimate goal of TU Delft professor of Heat Transformation Technology Kamel Hooman. In the future, consumers could store heat they do not use and sell it in a market. In this way, total energy loss could be halved. Crucial here is that heat can be efficiently stored and transported. Hooman will explain how he intends to achieve this in his inaugural speech on 7 February. Read more Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 You are on page 5 Page 6 Page 7 ... Shall we keep you informed? Open menu rss ical Click the following webcal to add the feed to your own calendar or copy to subscribe manually. webcal://www.tudelft.nl/en/energy/news-calendar?tx_lookupfeed_feed%5Baction%5D=ical&tx_lookupfeed_feed%5Bcontroller%5D=Feed&tx_lookupfeed_feed%5Blimit%5D=15&tx_lookupfeed_feed%5BlookupUid%5D=117198&type=1657271091&cHash=37778b2d0e9669a34e1bb4a68b1179b8 More about webcal. December 12 Climate Action Programme lecture Climate and Biodiversity Page 1 Page 2 You are on page 3 Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page