TU Delft is the oldest and largest Dutch public technological university. The main tasks include providing scientific education, conducting scientific research, transferring knowledge to society and promoting social responsibility.
| THEME | RESEARCH | SCIENTISTS |
|---|---|---|
| PV | Focus on materials for solar cells: • thin-film high-yield silicon solar cells (light management, nanotechnology, nanoparticles) • Transport proporties in new solar cell materials | Activities bundled in “Delft Solar” • Miro Zeman (EWI) • Arno Smets (EWI) • Rene van Swaaij (EWI) • Laurens Siebbeles (TNW) • Erik van der Kolk (TNW) |
| WIND | Focus on offshore wind: • Aerodynamics • Smart rotor • Offshore support structures Wind in sustainable power supply systems • System integration • Social Responsible innovation • Regulated Markets and Entrepreneurship Wind Power Station • Wind Farm Design • Next Generation Asset Management Wind Energy Converters • Rotor Design • Drive Train and Electrical Conversion • Support Structure Design • Vertical Axis Wind Turbines • Airborne Wind Energy | Activities bundled in “Duwind” • Simon Watson (LR) • Gerard van Bussel (LR) • Michiel Zaaijer (LR) • Rolf Kunneke (TBM) • Ibo van de Poel (TBM) |
| SMART GRIDS | • Scenarios for the energy transition based on agent-based simulation models • Balancing and optimising smart grids • Designing and managing of smart grids | Activities bundled in “Powerweb” • Rolf Kunneke (TBM) • Zofia Lukszo (TBM) • Cees Witteveen (EWI) • Kees Vuik (EWI) |
| GEOTHERMAL | • reducing geological uncertainty • understanding and controlling the geo-chemical processes | • David Bruhn (CiTG) • Jan Dirk Jansen (CiTG) • Karl Heinz Wolf (CiTG) |
| CCS | Research is mainly carried out within the CATO programme. TUD focus on: • subsurface storage in depleted reservoirs • CO2 capture | • Karl Heinz Wolf (CiTG) |
| NUCLEAR | • Fourth generation nuclear reactors • Small and medium-sized nuclear reactors • Storage of long-lasting radioactive waste • The ethical aspects of nuclear energy • Radiation research | • Jan Leen Kloosterman (TNW) |
| CSP | • Organic Rankine Cycle | • Piero Collona (LR) |
| OCEAN ENERGY | Ocean Thermal Energy | Berend Jan Kleute |
| STORAGE | • Hydrogen storage • Fuel cell efficiency • Hydrogen sensors • Hydrogen production • Separation: membrane technology • Batteries | Activities bundled in “Storage & Conversion of Renewable Energy” (SCORE) • Bernard Dam (TNW) • Fokko Mulder (TNW) • Ekkes Bruck (TNW/ RID) • Erik Kelder (TNW/ RID) • Marnix Wagemaker (TNW) |
| FUEL CELLS & HYDROGEN | • Electrolytes • Catalysts & Electrodes • Stack Materials and Design • Systems • Modelling, Validation and Diagnosis • Hydrogen Production and Handling | • Aravind Aravind (3ME) • Bernard Dam (TNW) • Bendiks Jan Boersma (3ME) |
| BIO | • Combustion of biomass • Biomass gasification • Biorefinery • Making raw materials • From nutrient to end product • Waste as a raw material | • Wiebren de Jong (3ME) • Luuk van der Wielen (TNW) |
| SHALE GAS | PM | • Ruud Weijermars (CiTG) • Auke Barnhoorn (CiTG) • Aad Correlje (TBM) • Behnam Taebi (TBM) • Jan Dirk Jansen (CiTG) |
| SMART CITIES | • Energy neutrality of the built environment • Energy renovation of existing housing stocks • Climate adaptation | • Andy van den Dobbelsteen (BK) • Arjan van Timmeren (BK) |
| GEO ENERGY | Geo energy, e.g.: • Reservoir Engineering Oil and Gas Production Engineering Resevoir Engineering • Smart Fields Advanced Reservoir Simulation Unconventional Resources Fluid Flow in Fractured Porous Media Reservoir Aspects of CO2 Sequestration Well Inflow Performance Exergetic Viability of Energy Extraction Processes | Jan Dirk Jansen William Rossen, Parcelli Zitha Cor van Kruijsdijk Jan Dirk Jansen Hadi Hajibeygi Rossen, zitha en Van Kruijsdijk Rossen, zitha en Van Kruijsdijk Zitha, Rossen Zitha em. Hans Bruijning |
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRY | Energy efficiency in industry, e.g.: • Energy-efficient separation processes • waste-free and energy-efficient chemical processes | • Andrzej Stankiewicz (3ME) |
| ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN | Energy efficient design • PM | • David Keyson (IO) |
| SYSTEM INTEGRATION | Energy Systems Analysis Engineering Systems Design | • Kornelis Blok (TBM) • Paulien Herder (TBM) |
| ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | Materials for energy harvesting, – conversion and –storage | Sybrand van der Zwaag |