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07 July 2023

From table salt to nuclear energy

From table salt to nuclear energy

Nick ter Veer, a PhD student at the Delft University of Technology, has recently synthesized a promising thorium chloride salt, that can be used to fuel a new generation of nuclear reactors. Thorium has great potential, in combination with an uranium or plutonium based fuel, for a more sustainable nuclear fuel cycle, thereby producing less long lived radioactive waste. Together with the Reactor Physics & Nuclear Materials research team, he is now looking at this salt’s properties, to assess its suitability for use in the so-called Molten Salt Reactors.

04 July 2023

Remco Hartkamp and David Vermaas receive Vidi grants

Remco Hartkamp and David Vermaas receive Vidi grants

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded two e-Refinery researchers a Vidi grant of up to €800,000. This will allow the laureates to develop an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group over the next five years.

30 June 2023

TU Delft: boost for battery technology, 6G and green steel, among others, thanks to National Growth Fund

TU Delft: boost for battery technology, 6G and green steel, among others, thanks to National Growth Fund

On 30 June, the Dutch government announced a new set of National Growth Fund investments, which will enable the Netherlands to gain and maintain a strong position in areas such as battery technology, 6G and sustainable steel production.

28 June 2023

Urban Design professors build bridge between university and practice

Urban Design professors build bridge between university and practice

De Faculteit Bouwkunde heeft twee nieuwe deeltijdhoogleraren bij de sectie Urban Design aangesteld: Anne Loes Nillesen en Tess Broekmans. Met hun praktijkervaring brengen ze waardevolle inzichten naar de academische wereld én andersom. “De TU Delft speelt een cruciale rol bij het aanpakken van grote maatschappelijke vraagstukken. Daar hebben we goede ontwerpers voor nodig.”

28 June 2023

Laurens de Vries op NOS over verstopping op het elektriciteitsnetwerk

Laurens de Vries waarschuwt al jaren voor verstopping op het elektriciteitsnetwerk. Volgens hem is ingrijpen onvermijdelijk: "Door elektrificatie is er zoveel meer vraag naar stroom. Ook het aanbod van stroom neemt weliswaar snel toe, maar het lukt momenteel niet om daarvoor voldoende aansluitingen bij te bouwen."