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On 9 June, the TU Delft campus will be all about students and their ideas for the future of the energy transition. This year, almost all students will pay extra attention in their education to the transition to a society where the energy supply is more sustainable.

Kernenergie is terug van weggeweest, maar de angst voor een kernbom ook. En dat laat zien dat de jacht op de allerkleinste deeltjes niet enkel mooie kennis oplevert, maar ook onbedoelde gevolgen kent. Behnam Taebi is te gast in de laatste aflevering van NPO Radio1 podcast Atlas, over 'Kernenergie: vriend of vijand?'

'Russische olie was vorig jaar goed voor veertien procent van de wereldproductie. Mocht Europa overgaan op een boycot van Russische olie, is het vrijwel onmogelijk om dat tekort op te vangen', zegt energiedeskundige Aad Correljé van de TU Delft.

The increase in electric cars is causing peak loads on the existing, and sometimes outdated, regional energy network, with the result that the power 'blows out' when overloaded. Expanding the network requires a substantial investment and is therefore not ideal. TPM bachelor student Niels Goedegebure is working on a solution.

If it is up to the European Commission, all the energy used will come from renewable sources by 2050. Achieving this goal will require the large-scale use of floating wind turbines, says Axelle Viré, wind expert at TU Delft. ‘Although the technology is still in its infancy, it has enormous potential,’ she explains. ‘To capitalise on this potential, TU Delft is launching the Floating Renewables Lab: a lab facility that will tie together all the elements of the development chain for floating wind turbines and other offshore renewables with the help of numerical models and AI.’