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Climate Action Programme lecture Climate & Biodiversity

Climate Action Programme lecture Climate & Biodiversity 12 December 2024 12:45 till 13:45 - Location: TU Delft CEG hall C | Add to my calendar You are cordially invited to our December lunch lecture. Date: Thursday 12 December 2024 Time: 12:45 - 13:45 (free vegan lunch from 12:15 if registered) Location: CEG hall C Registration: is mandatory via this link LECTURE THEME "CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY" The first speaker is Nico Tillie . Nico is Head of the Urban Ecology Lab at TU Delft and teaches in the section of Landscape Architecture. He is a landscape architect, botanist and expert in plantings. He holds a Ph.D. in Synergetic Urban Landscape Planning from TU Delft and holds two MScs. He chairs the TU Delft ECOcampus project on greening the campus. He has worked on circularity, urban ecosystems in various cities and on nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and was co-author of the Nature Based Urbanism approach. He is a senior fellow at the University of Toronto Canada and has lectured and conducted workshops all over the world. He worked, among others, for the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London, private design offices and for the municipality of Rotterdam on various projects, ranging from urban ecology, to urban energy and water systems, planting plans, as well as the Museum Park design, urban metabolism and city-wide densification and greening plans. He led two successful entries from the city of Rotterdam for the International Architecture Biennale, such as densification + greening and the entry ‘Urban by Nature’ on urban metabolism. He also writes for garden magazines and gives lectures on plantings, botanical field trips and gardens. He is chairman of the Friends of Rotstuin Ber Slangen Foundation in Maastricht and chairman of the scientific council of NL Greenlabel. Bob Kreiken is a PhD Researcher Biodiversity Data & Equity at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at TU Delft. "At the sections Biotechnology & Society and Ethics & Philosophy of Technology, I research what a just distribution of genetic biodiversity entails in the context of the access and benefit-sharing regulation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and Nagoya Protocol. Applying concepts from research ethics, international relations, environmental and data justice I explore how users of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) can maintain open access to DSI while addressing the needs of developing countries and indigenous peoples, and helping biodiversity conservation." Abstracts about their talks will follow later TU Delft Climate Action Programme Website

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A key solution to grid congestion

On behalf of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, researchers Kenneth Brunninx and Simon Tindemans are handing over a Position Paper to the Dutch Parliament on 14 November 2024, with a possible solution to the major grid capacity problems that are increasingly cropping up in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is unlikely to meet the 2030 climate targets, and one of the reasons for this is that large industry cannot switch to electricity fast enough, partly because of increasingly frequent problems around grid capacity and grid congestion. In all likelihood, those problems will actually increase this decade before they can decrease, the researchers argue. The solution offered by the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute researchers is the ‘flexible backstop’. With a flexible backstop, the current capacity of the power grid can be used more efficiently without sacrificing safety or reliability. A flexible backstop is a safety mechanism that automatically and quickly reduces the amount of electricity that an electric unit can draw from the grid (an electric charging station or a heat pump) or deliver (a PV installation). It is a small device connected or built into an electrical unit, such as a charging station or heat pump, that ‘communicates’ with the distribution network operator. In case of extreme stress on the network, the network operator sends a signal to the device to limit the amount of power. Germany recently introduced a similar system with electric charging stations. The backstop would be activated only in periods of acute congestion problems and could help prevent the last resort measure, which is cutting off electricity to users. ‘Upgrading the electricity network remains essential, but in practice it will take years. So there is a need for short-term solutions that can be integrated into long-term planning. We, the members of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, call on the government, network operators and regulator to explore the flexible backstop as an additional grid security measure,’ they said. The entire Paper can be read here . Kenneth Brunninx Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Governance and Management, where he uses quantitative models to evaluate energy policy and market design with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. Simon Tindemans is Associate Professor in the Intelligent Electrical Power Grids group at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. His research interests include uncertainty and risk management for power grids. TU Delft PowerWeb Institute is a community of researchers who are investigating how to make renewable energy systems reliable, future proof and accessible to everyone.

25 year celebration of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas

On 25 October 2024 we celebrated 25 years of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas. What began as a project to exchange some students in chemical engineering has now grown to a multifaceted and broad academic collaboration which accumulated into 24 joint research projects (>20 M Euro); 16 advanced courses and 15 Doctors with a Dual Degree PhD. Patricia Osseweijer, TU Delft Ambassador Brazil explained, “We are proud to show and reflect on this special day the added value we created resulting from our joint activities. The lessons we learned demonstrate that especially continuity of funds and availability for exchanges has contributed to joint motivation and building trust which created strong relations. This is the foundation for academic creativity and high-level achievements.” The program presented showcases of Dual Degree projects; research activities and education. It discussed the future objectives and new fields of attention and agree on the next steps to maintain and strengthen the foundation of strong relations. Telma Franco, Professor UNICAMP shared that “joint education and research has substantially benefitted the students, we see that back in the jobs they landed in,” while UNICAMP’s Professor Gustavo Paim Valenca confirmed that “we are keen to extend our collaboration to more engineering disciplines to contribute jointly to global challenges” Luuk van der Wielen highlighted that “UNICAMP and TU Delft provide valuable complementary expertise as well as infrastructures to accelerate research and innovation. Especially our joint efforts in public private partnerships brings great assets” To ensure our future activities both University Boards have launched a unique joint program for international academic leadership. This unique 7-month program will accommodate 12 young professors, 6 from each university. The programme began on 4 November 2024 in Delft, The Netherlands.

Christmas lunch

Take part in a festive lunch with MoTiv, TU Delft Studentenraad en TU Delft ESA This holiday season, MoTiv, TU Delft, and the local Delft churches are bringing together homes and students for a special, heartwarming experience, and we would love for you to be part of it! After three successful years, we’re excited to continue this festive tradition, bridging cultures and creating connections. Are you interested in joining a holiday lunch as a guest , along with other international students, in a welcoming Delft-area home? Or perhaps you’d like to open your home as a host , sharing a warm, cultural celebration with students from around the world? This special event will take place from December 23rd to December 31st, between 12:00 and 15:00 . For Guests : If you’d like to participate as a guest, we’ll match you with a local host eager to share their holiday traditions. You’ll enjoy delicious dishes, laughter, and meaningful conversations, creating memories that feel like home, even far from family. Once matched, we’ll connect you with your host so you can coordinate details and meal plans together. Sign up as a guest in this google forms.(https://forms.gle/yLAqE83DcqWGwcKB8) For Hosts : If you’re interested in hosting, this is a wonderful opportunity to welcome students into your home for a memorable meal. By sharing food, stories, and perhaps even a few games, you’ll help make the season brighter for students eager to experience Dutch hospitality and holiday traditions. Sign up as a host in this google forms.( https://forms.gle/bJB5svxJZ1iTSF1c6 ) For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at motiv.connects@gmail.com. For more information, please visit our website at www.motiv.tudelft.nl/christmas-lunch-delft/ . Thank you for making this holiday season unforgettable. We look forward to celebrating with you! Warm regards, MoTiv, TU Delft Student Council, TU Delft ESA - Student Community Team