TU Delft PowerWeb Institute

The mission of the PowerWeb institute is to accelerate the energy transition by enabling intelligent, integrated, and inclusive energy systems. We do this by bringing together experts to conduct research, education and outreach around these three teams.

The world is grappling with the challenge of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy. How can we ensure these renewable energy systems are reliable, affordable, resilient, equitable, and secure?

Researchers at the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute are working together at the intersection of engineering, policy, and design to tackle this grand challenge.

Read more to find out how the PowerWeb Institute, one of the pillars of Delft Energy, conducts collaborative research, education, and outreach to support the energy transition.

Themes we focus on

Inclusive Systems

Integrated Systems

Intelligent Systems

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News and Events

NWA Grant for research into reorganization of the Dutch energy market

To ensure that we have enough energy available at all times, the organization of the energy sector needs to change. TU Delft researchers Laurens de Vries, Kenneth Bruninx, Aad Correlje and Mathijs de Weerdt will be working on a project that revises the Dutch energy market for a CO2-neutral energy system. The project has acquired an NWA grant.

RTL Nieuws: Apparaten in huis eerder stuk door te hoge spanning op stroomnet

"Elektrische apparatuur heeft sowieso te lijden onder de hoge voltages", zegt Pavol Bauer, hoogleraar Energieconversie en -opslag aan de TU Delft. Hij doet onderzoek naar de levensduur en betrouwbaarheid van elektrische componenten zoals schakelaars in bijvoorbeeld tv's en vaatwassers.

Results of initiatives on fossil industry cooperation

Charge faster and drive further

Team of TU Delft researchers has been optimizing the structure of car battery electrodes. Read the full story in the publication in Cell Reports Physical Science. “A phase inversion strategy for low-tortuosity and ultrahigh-mass-loading nickel-rich layered oxide electrodes”

Protecting a Sustainable Future

For Marjan Popov it is clear: our society is at a crossroads. “We are undertaking perhaps the biggest engineering challenge of our time – we are radically changing the electricity grids.” According to him, the complexity of the electricity grids is comparable to the human body. “Similar to how patients are treated, in terms of taking care of their health, we should always monitor, control, and protect the electricity grids. I make this comparison because both the human body and the electricity grid are vulnerable to many different diseases, or disturbances, and some of them can have serious consequences. Therefore, undertaking comprehensive security and safety measures is an essential part of our energy transition.”

Doing laundry when it is sunny is more complicated than expected

Did your grandmother also do the laundry when a sunny day was forecast? Now that so many households have solar panels and the electricity network is experiencing problems due to overload at peak times, it would also be better if households with solar panels run appliances such as the washing machine on sunny days.

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PowerWeb conference: AI & Quantum Computing for Energy Systems
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’Dare to change energy: Our shared obligation’ | Afscheidsrede Miro Zeman