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21 January 2019

Peter Palensky assumes chairmanship IEEE PES/PELS/IAS Benelux Chapter

Peter Palensky assumes chairmanship IEEE PES/PELS/IAS Benelux Chapter

Following Hakan Ergun (KU Leuven) Peter Palensky will serve as chairman of the IEEE PELS/IAS/PES Benelux Chapter in the coming period of two years. The chairmanship rotates inside the Benelux. Palensky fulfilled several other international roles for the IEEE. For example, prior he was IEEE Austria Section Chair.

15 January 2019

Planning for large-scale thermal energy storage systems could be greatly improved

Planning for large-scale thermal energy storage systems could be greatly improved

In some places in the Netherlands, the ground is starting to run out of space for thermal energy storage systems, which can provide heating and cooling to large buildings in an energy-efficient manner. There is a much better way to do that, says researcher Marc Jaxa-Rozen. On Tuesday 15 January, he will be awarded his PhD at TU Delft for his work on the subject.

09 January 2019

Behnam Taebi in Down to Earth magazine over kernenergie

Behnam Taebi in Down to Earth magazine over kernenergie

Door simplistische standpunten van voor- en tegenstanders zit het debat over kernenergie muurvast, constateert Behnam Taebi. Als techniekfilosoof is hij gespecialiseerd in de ethische aspecten van kernenergie. We ontkomen niet aan een echt gesprek over energie in de toekomst, zegt Taebi. “Als je kernenergie bij voorbaat uitsluit, steek je je kop in het zand. Of ben je stiekem kolen aan het tolereren.”

19 December 2018

Building Market Briefs: de Europese bouwsector in kaart gebracht

Building Market Briefs: de Europese bouwsector in kaart gebracht

Het EIT Climate KIC-initiative is een Europese kennis- en innovatie community die zich inzet voor een snellere overgang naar een CO2-vrije economie. Henk Visscher, hoogleraar woonkwaliteit aan de TU Delft, is een van de initiatiefnemers om een serie rapporten, de 'Building Market Briefs' over de gebouwenvoorraad, relevante regelgeving en beleid in diverse Europese landen, uit te brengen voor innovatieve ondernemers.

11 December 2018

Renewable Energy Systems - The Next Step Forward

Renewable Energy Systems - The Next Step Forward

Replacing large coal and nuclear power plants with renewable resources, especially wind and solar energy implicitly emphasised an increased use of ICT to control, monitor and protect future power systems; the final goal being to provide cheap and clean energy through a power system that operates with high levels of reliability and security of supply. This is reflected in what has become a generally accepted definition of a smart grid.