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Een algoritme dat voor een hogere energieopbrengst van windparken zorgt én een onderzoek waaruit blijkt dat niet alleen brandstofverbruik maar ook seizoenseffecten een belangrijke rol spelen bij het optimaliseren van vliegroutes en vlieghoogtes. Dit zijn – in één zin samengevat – de twee grote winnende publicaties van de Beste Climate & Energy Paper Award. De awardceremonie, die woensdag 15 maart plaatsvond op de TU Delft, stond volledig in het teken van grote en kleine innovaties die een bijdrage leveren aan het versnellen van de energietransitie en het beteugelen van klimaatverandering.

The ICAI Lab 'AI for Energy Grids' is one of 17 new ICAI labs part of the NWO LTP ROBUST programme. It will be officially launched on March 23rd. The lab will research the application of AI to distribution networks in order to accelerate the energy transition. It will combine Alliander's considerable industrial capabilities with the academic strength of TU Delft, Twente University, Radboud University and the HAN University of Applied Sciences. TPM researchers Eva de Winkel, Zofia Lukszo and Roel Dobbe are involved and will focus on responsible design, deployment, operation and governance of AI functionalities to enable the grid of the future, tackling urgent capacity problems.

From suggesting a better topological configuration of the energy grid, to detecting anomalies in the energy trade and suggesting more efficient energy trading strategies: there are countless ways in which AI can help streamline the energy transition. In fact: these are just the first three research directions Jochen Cremer and his team are investigating together with the Austrian Institute of Technology. To find out what other green pastures lie beyond these three approaches, this week TU Delft organized a Hackathon, together with the Austrian AIT.

Minister Adriaansens of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate recently appointed Laurens de Vries as a member of the Advisory Committee Maatwerkaanpak Verduurzaming Industrie. With the tailor-made approach, the Dutch government offers the 10 to 20 largest industrial emitters (including chemicals, refining, steel and fertilisers) in the Netherlands the opportunity to further accelerate sustainability.

Record temperatures, floodings and melting sea ice: radical weather events are becoming more frequent and have a devastating effect on our planet and our lives. By accelerating the energy transition and climate action TU Delft, together with its partners, tries to prevent climate change and contain its consequences. With the election of the Best Climate & Energy Paper, TU Delft is highlighting a number of large and small innovations that contribute to this.