Vanmiddag, iets na drie uur, gaat het regenen op de Green Village. Deltacommissaris Wim Kuijken draait dan de kraan open boven de WaterStraat, een testlocatie voor waterafvoer. Studenten en ondernemers gaan hier oplossingen ontwikkelen voor wateroverlast.
The Netherlands is already a frontrunner in aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES), but it needs to be scaled up by about a hundredfold if natural gas is to be phased out, says PhD candidate Martin Bloemendal. He devised a strategy to maximise the number of ATES installations.
A new technology can measure the CO2 saturation of porous rock in the lab. This technology may allow electric and acoustic sensors in boreholes to monitor underground CO2 storage.
Next week will see the seventh edition of the All Energy Day in The Hague. It’s the meeting ground for students, scientists and salarymen working in energy. What’s in it for you?
The two year action research programme, ‘Schools as Energy Embassies’, is supported by RVO, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The aim is to organise support to accelerate the energy transition.
A special clay tablet, the size of a soap bar, was scanned in TU Delft’s micro CT-scanner last week. Archaeologists wanted to compare the text on the clay envelope with the text on the tablet inside.
An analysis of Hurricane Harvey casualties has shown that most drowned in or around cars. A revision of flooding maps is due, the researchers say.
The hexapod is a unique testing facility for the dynamic testing of structures. Professor Mirek Kaminski, who invented the machine four years ago, proudly demonstrated the 60 ton monster to the press.
Binnenklimaatspecialist prof.dr.ir. Philomena Bluyssen (Bouwkunde) werd afgelopen maand tot erelid benoemd van de International Society of Indoor Quality and Climate (ISIAQ.nl).
Jonge onderzoekers van verschillende afdelingen die samen een onderzoeksvoorstel doen. Dat is het idee achter de cohesieprojecten bij de faculteit 3mE. Na vijf jaar stopt de financiering vanuit het college van bestuur. 3mE-decaan prof.dr. Theun Baller legt uit waarom de faculteit doorgaat met het project.
