News 12 November 2021 TU Delft in discussion with ABP A delegation of TU Delft professors has been talking to board members of ABP and its asset investor APG about sustainable targets for pension money investment. 29 October 2021 A better environment from the comfort of your chair A modular chair made of blocks in which CO2 has been stored and that can be converted into other pieces of furniture. With his special design - Unito - Riel Bessai, who recently graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Design, wants, above all, to tell a story. “With my chair I am making the global CO2 problem tangible and I hope to encourage people to view our consumer society from a different perspective.” 30 August 2021 Solar energy on campus TU Delft is planning to install photovoltaics (PV) on a larger scale. In March 2021 an elaborate study was finished on the PV potential of the TU Delft campus [Zhou & Fremouw 2021]. 27 August 2021 Aquathermal energy TU Delft is collaborating with Firma van Buiten, for their new building in TU Delft Campus South, which needs to become a circular, energy-neutral premise. 27 August 2021 Impact of corona on carbon emissions The TU Delft carbon accounting report of 2020 provides interesting insights into the impact of corona on our carbon emissions. 27 August 2021 A biodiversity plan for TU Delft Suxin Liaw designed a plan for the TU Delft campus that accommodates many more types of biotopes, which increase the biodiversity and reduce the climate vulnerability of the area. 20 May 2021 What makes a circular designer? It makes sense that designing for a circular economy requires something different than the traditional linear approach. Because it’s not just about creating sustainable products, it’s about an entire system aimed at reducing resource use and waste. For her PhD research, Deborah Sumter wanted to find out what competencies designers need to develop to be successful at circular design. 20 April 2021 Perspectief grant for fusion bonding of thermoplastic composites The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded over €6 million within the Perspectief Programme for ENLIGHTEN – Enabling Integrated Lightweight Structures. 08 April 2021 LandShapes: made to feel real Master’s student in industrial design Frederik Ueberschär used artificial intelligence to create non-existent satellite images of the earth’s surface in his interactive installation LANDSHAPES. People can change these landscapes, and in this playful way he wants to involve them emotionally in climate change. 06 April 2021 Sustainable alternatives to kerosene: the facts Why are CO2 emissions from flying increasing while aircraft are becoming more fuel efficient? What would be a logical distance to fly on a battery-powered electric plane? In what ways can you fly on hydrogen? The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (Royal NLR) and TU Delft have answered these and other pressing questions about sustainable aviation by setting out the facts in the fact sheet 'Sustainable Alternatives to Kerosene'. ... Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 You are on page 8 Page 9 Page 10 ... Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page