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What has TU Delft been working on

Would you like more information about the solutions below? Please contact Dave Boomkens, Science educator Climate & Energy, d.j.boomkens@tudelft.nl, 0634081461

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“We need to solve this puzzle to even entertain the notion of an energy transition”

In this long-read, we talk to researchers David Peck and Benjamin Sprecher about the importance of research into and on critical raw materials. (in Dutch)

Digital Product Passport for a circular economy

From 2027, products sold in the EU are required to have a Digital Product Passport (DPP) with information on the origin of raw materials and circularity. Scientist Jolien Ubacht is TU Delft’s resident DPP expert.

Designing circular solar panels

Researcher Malte Vogt wants to protect sustainable technologies from running out of resources: "I design circular solar panels. The goal is to mine the materials only once"

Storing energy with Lithium-Indium Chloride

For her Master’s thesis, Rita Villar Parajo is researching a chemical compound known as lithium indium-chloride. This material shows promise as a solid electrolyte for batteries.

Decommissioning and Recycling cables from the seabed

What happens to the power cables used for wind turbines at the bottom of the sea, and can they be recycled? Student Wessel Bruinsma created a tool to answer this exact question. (in Dutch)

Critical raw materials from our own European backyard

Researcher Willem Auping is trying to map the future market development of scarce metals using simulation models. These insights can help companies and governments make choices, for example when recycling raw materials or extracting metals within the EU.

Mapping minerals with sensor technology

Feven Desta is investigating how sensor technologies can help society search for minerals in an environmentally friendly way by taking samples from mine shafts and studying them in the lab.

No energy transition or microchips without critical materials

For his dissertation, David Peck of the faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment studied how Britain dealt with material scarcity during World War II.

Making sustainable steels

Maria Santofimia Navarro is known around the world for her research into advanced high-strength steels.She uses her knowledge of the microstructure of materials to design more durable types of steel.

Delft researchers take step towards better batteries

Marnix Wagemaker and Alexandros Vasileiadis recently published a paper in Nature Energy on fast charging Na-ion batteries and improvements made to the negative electrode.

The battery of the future

Tim Alders, Best Graduate of the Faculty of Applied Sciences: “My research helps other researchers decide which materials to use for the battery of the future.”

Raw materials, Money and Geopolitics

Seven scientists from the collaborating Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities recently published the paper ‘Raw Materials, Money and Geopolitics: towards a sustainable and social transition in Europe’ to share scientific knowledge and solutions.

Rising from the rubble

From the labs of TU Delft, Francesco Di Maio aspires to contribute to circular construction methods by researching ways to recycle concrete waste.

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