News 31 March 2021 SUSTAINair focuses on circular aviation for green transition Horizon 2020 project SUSTAINair was launched recently to research and develop solutions to increase resource efficiency and aircraft performance while cutting down on waste and material costs throughout the aircraft life cycle, what is known as circular aviation. 24 February 2021 How sustainable are smart devices? You might think that smart devices – something that can connect to the internet or another device – would be more sustainable. After all, if the lights and the thermostat only turn on when a person is present, they should use less energy. ‘But’ says Emilia Ingemarsdotter, ‘every technology has a hype phase’. For her PhD research, she wanted to look beyond the hype and critically examine the role internet-enabled devices play in the circular economy. 16 February 2021 Royal NLR and TU Delft present vision for route to sustainable air transport In the white paper published today NLR - Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre and Delft University of Technology present their joint vision on the most promising technologies for achieving a climate neutral air transport system by 2050. 09 February 2021 Irene Fernandez Villegas appointed AE Sustainability Officer The faculty’s Management Team has appointed Associate Professor Aerospace Structures and Materials Irene Fernandez Villegas in the new role of Sustainability Officer at the faculty. 29 January 2021 Online election debate climate neutral aviation In the run-up to the general elections, the ‘College Lucht- en Ruimtevaart Nederland’ is organising an online election debate 22 January 2021 Sustainable design is not just about the material stuff Sure, sustainable design can result in a trendy reusable bottle. But it’s not just about the product, it’s also about the process. Through his PhD research, Brian Baldassarre set out to understand how design expertise can be applied by business organisations in the transition towards sustainable development. 13 January 2021 An ecosystem perspective on circularity Making the transition towards a Circular Economy is so complex and full of interdependencies that no single company or actor can achieve it alone. In his PhD thesis, Jan Konietzko proposed that getting there will require a collective approach: business innovation using an ecosystem perspective. 16 December 2020 Designing to inspire more sustainable consumers Shifting towards the Circular Economy is not just about sustainable products, it’s also about sustainable behaviour. So how can design influence people to take better care of the products they use? PhD graduate Laura Ackermann says for designers, considering the consumer perspective is the key. 29 October 2020 Marleen and Sjoerd graduated at the Flying-V: what was their contribution? This summer, Aerospace Engineers Marleen Hillen and Sjoerd van Empelen both graduated on the Flying-V. Their graduation research contributes to the scientific research agenda Flying-V. 20 October 2020 Aviation degrades air quality. How much depends on where you live and who your neighbours are. By far the largest share of aircraft emissions is made up of CO2. But a small percentage of aviation emissions consisting of combustion by-products, such as NOx and fine particulate matter, can greatly degrade air quality. ... Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 You are on page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page