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Bert van Wee in RTV Utrecht over verhoging snelheid op snelweg

Wat hebben vier jaar van 100 kilometer per uur opgeleverd? En zit men nu wel te wachten op 130 kilometer per uur? Hoogleraar Transport van de TU Delft Bert van Wee praat over ingrijpende gevolgen van een hogere snelheid op snelwegen.

Snaren die eeuwig kunnen trillen (soort van)

Onderzoekers van de TU Delft en Brown University hebben snaarachtige resonatoren ontworpen die langer kunnen trillen bij kamertemperatuur dan elk ander tot nu toe bekend object in vaste toestand - ze benaderen wat momenteel alleen haalbaar is bij temperaturen rond het absolute nulpunt. Hun studie, gepubliceerd in Nature Communications, verlegt de grenzen van nanotechnologie en machine learning om 's werelds meest gevoelige mechanische sensoren te maken.

Behnam Taebi en Sabine Roeser in de Trouw over kernenergie

De nieuwe coalitie wil twee, liefst vier nieuwe kerncentrales. Dit leidt tot boegeroep én tot gejuich. Hoort erbij, zeggen hoogleraren Behnam Taebi en Sabine Roeser. Zij hopen op ruimte voor dialoog zodat een inhoudelijke afweging kan ontstaan. 'We hebben een maatschappelijke dialoog over kernenergie nodig. Als emoties niet tot het kookpunt opborrelen kunnen ze mensen in gesprek krijgen."

Assumptions of AI hiring and their impact on job seekers

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly common in job recruitment, offering automated online interviews and skill-assessment games. These tools promise efficiency and bias reduction but raise concerns about their validity, reliability and ethical implications. Research by Evgeni Aizenberg, Matthew J. Dennis and Jeroen van den Hoven sheds light on the assumptions underpinning AI hiring assessments.

Olya Kudina bij NOS over met iedere versie worden AI-tools beetje menselijker: 'Spelen met vuur'

De nieuwe ontwikkelingen bij techbedrijf OpenAI baart Olya Kudina zorgen: "Aan de ene kant zie ik dat er veel technologische vooruitgang zit bij OpenAI. Maar als je ziet hoe de nadruk wordt gelegd op het menselijke aspect, dan is dat voor mij als spelen met vuur."

Hiring: Assistant Professor Water Resources Engineering

In collaboration with the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, within the Flagship Water Security of our Climate Safety and Security Center (CASS) in the campus of the TU Delft in The Hague, we have a new opening for an Assistant Professor! Are you interested in driving innovation in water systems management and preparing the next generation of engineers for their climate and policy challenges? Apply now! Job description Key job responsibilities include: Education: Organize, initiate and contribute to the development and teaching of graduate courses in our new MSc program Environmental Engineering, fostering connections with other programs. Guide and assess BSc and MSc students, coordinating fieldwork, student projects, assignments and exams collaboratively. Organization: Contribute to organizational / administrative activities and committees focused on education within the Department of Water Management and the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. Your involvement will be pivotal in advancing the Flagship Water Security of TU Delft | Climate Safety & Security Center (CASS). Impact: Drive the inception of educational initiatives and assets in launching new research projects with societal impact. Actively engage with government and private partners to increase societal relevance. Because of the joint affiliation with the TU Delft | Climate Safety & Security Center, seize opportunities to collaborate with the public sector, including Dutch Ministries and Policy Advisory Bodies, water management organizations as well as international public policy organizations. Outreach to the broader community and schools is encouraged. Research: Contribute to groundbreaking research in water resources engineering, closely connected to climate safety and security concerns. This role offers collaboration prospects with the Energy, Food, Materials and Human Security flagships within CASS, ensuring international visibility and impact. Requirements We invite you to show in your application how your expertise relates to the demands from the water domain, the safety and security domain and the education domain which this position aims to connect. Furthermore, you: hold a PhD or equivalent degree in water management, environmental science, civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related discipline; demonstrate affinity with academic teaching across diverse settings, including empirical contexts; possess a solid understanding of the higher education landscape, including diversity and inclusion values; exhibit a track record in delivering high-quality research, as evidenced by your publication record; possess excellent communication skills, you are capable of effectively engaging with peers, students and stakeholders; demonstrate an affinity for, and preferably a proven ability to collaborate with, the public sector. Conditions of employment This position is offered as an Academic Career Track position (0.8 – 1.0 FTE). During the Academic Career Track, we expect you to grow towards an Associate Professor position within a maximum of eight years, for which a position will be available. With other Academic Career Track colleagues, you will participate in the Academic Career Track Development programme, where you are offered ample opportunities to develop yourself in the areas of Education, Research, Societal Impact & Innovation, and Leadership & Organisation. You will regularly discuss your development and results with senior staff based on a personalized development plan and performance criteria agreed upon at the start of your Academic Career Track. You will start with a temporary contract that will be converted to a permanent contract no later than 12 -18 months after a positive evaluation, based on continuous confidence in your development potential and fit in the organisation, Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. We expect you to obtain a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) within three years if you have less than five years of teaching experience. This is provided by the TU Delft UTQ programme as part of the Academic Career Track Development programme. TU Delft sets high standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. If you do not speak Dutch, we offer courses to learn the Dutch language within three years. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged and you can work partly from home. For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service . This service addresses the needs of new international employees and those of their partners and families. The Coming to Delft Service offers personalised assistance during the preparation of the relocation, finding housing and schools for children (if applicable). In addition, a Dual Career Programme for partners is offered. The Coming to Delft Service will do their best to help you settle in the Netherlands. TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context. At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration. Challenge. Change. Impact! Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (CEG) is committed to outstanding international research and education in the field of civil engineering, applied earth sciences, traffic and transport, water technology, and delta technology. Our research feeds into our educational programmes and covers societal challenges such as climate change, energy transition, resource availability, urbanisation and clean water. Our research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide range of research institutions. CEG is convinced of the importance of open science and supports its scientists in integrating open science in their research practice. The Faculty of CEG comprises 28 research groups in the following seven departments: Materials Mechanics Management & Design, Engineering Structures, Geoscience and Engineering, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Transport & Planning, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management. Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences. Water Management The mission of the Department of Water Management is to advance fundamental scientific understanding of the water cycle, and to develop innovative engineering and water management solutions. Our main aim is to help solve key societal challenges related to water systems and their interactions with humans. These societal challenges include the impact of climate change and urbanization on water quantity and quality in natural and engineered systems, environmental and human health risk assessments, as well as the associated adaptation strategies, innovative water treatment technologies to produce clean water, and solutions for resource depletion on food security. Recently, an external research assessment committee rated the Department of Water Management `excellent’ on all three aspects reviewed: quality of research, viability and societal relevance. The department currently has 40+ FTE academic staff and over 100 PhD students and postdocs. This position is embedded in the newly founded interdisciplinary Climate Safety & Security Center (CASS) at TU Delft | The Hague. This center pursues an ambitious and extensive program that considers climate change and stability in an integrative way. It focuses on the flow of the essential commodities water, food, energy and critical materials. The new position plays a crucial role in the flagship Water. To help realize your ambitions, you will receive a generous start-up package including 1 PhD candidate within the scope of the CASS program. You would also collaborate with leading international researchers and have access to TU Delft’s state-of-the-art facilities. Additional information For more information about this vacancy, please contact Remko Uijlenhoet: r.uijlenhoet@tudelft.nl . Application procedure Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later then 11 June 2024 via the application button and upload : A well-crafted motivation letter (1-2 pages) detailing your interest and suitability for the position. Your Curriculum Vitae (CV), highlighting relevant experiences, list of publications and achievements. Your statement on research and education including your view on leadership and commitment to equity and inclusion (maximum 3 pages). Contact information for four referees who could provide insightful recommendations. An abstract of your PhD thesis (1 page). Links to two selected publications that you wish to emphasize. Please note: You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. A pre-Employment screening can be part of the selection procedure. Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

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TU Delft jointly wins XPRIZE Rainforest drone competition in Brazil

Breaktrough in rainforest conservation: $5 Million XPRIZE for Autonomous Biodiversity Monitoring Technology Imagine using rapid and (semi)autonomous robot technology for research into the green and humid lungs of our planet; our global rainforests. Drones that autonomously deploy eDNA samplers and a network of rafts on the tree canopy. Packed with audio sensors, cameras and light traps, they can function as mobile sensor stations for quick gathering of data like eDNA, bioacoustics and images. On November 15, 2024, after five years of intensive research and competition, the ETHBiodivX team, which includes TU Delft researchers Salua Hamaza and Georg Strunck, won first prize and $5 million in the worldwide XPRIZE Rainforest competition. The goal: create automated technology and methods to gain near real-time insights about biodiversity– providing necessary data that can inform conservation action and policy, support sustainable bioeconomies, and empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The ETHBiodivX team, made of experts in Robotics, eDNA, and Data Analysis, is tackling the massive challenge of automating and streamlining the way we monitor ecosystems. Leading the Robotics division, a collaboration between TU Delft, ETH Zurich and Aarhus University, is developing cutting-edge robotic solutions to gather data autonomously. “We collaborated closely with Indigenous communities in a major effort to develop inclusive technology that is accessible and easy for non-experts to use”, says prof. Hamaza.

Moving the Closet

You simply cannot miss it, it is big and magenta: the Pink Closet . On 12 November 2024 the Pink Closet will head to the Main Hall of the TU Delft Library for the first time! The Pink Closet will take its place at the Nook, where it will feature as part of the Studium Generale programme on loneliness. More information on events that coincide with and incorporate the Pink Closet at TU Delft Library will soon be available on the website of Studium Generale .

Groene ammoniak blijft uitdaging, maar onderzoekers zetten belangrijke stappen vooruit

De productie van ammoniak, essentieel voor kunstmestproductie, is verantwoordelijk voor bijna 1,5% van de wereldwijde CO₂-uitstoot. Dit moet groener, en daarom zijn onderzoekers al jaren op zoek naar duurzame alternatieven.

"Measuring brain activity through the skull with ultrasound opens new doors"

PhD Candidate Rick Waasdorp is looking for ways to correct the distortion caused by the skull when using Ultrasound technology. ‘’My goal is to develop an adaptive method for skull corrections that automatically measures the skull of new patients.’’

NWO financiering voor flexibele stroomvraag van elektrisch gedreven industrie

NWO financiert twee projecten waarin onderzoek gaat plaatsvinden hoe de stroomvraag van de industrie flexibel gemaakt kan worden. Daarmee sluit het beter aan op het toekomstige energieaanbod. Een van de consortiumprojecten: ‘DEFLAME’ wordt geleid door Machteld van den Broek van de TU Delft.

Students Amos Yusuf, Mick Dam & Bas Brouwer winners of Mekel Prize 2024

Master students Amos Yusuf, from the ME faculty (Mick Dam, from the EEMCS faculty and graduate Bas Brouwer have won the Mekel Prize 2024 for the best extra scientific activity at TU Delft: the development of an initiative that brings master students into the classroom teaching sciences to the younger generations. The prize was ceremonially awarded by prof Tim van den Hagen on 13 November after the Van Hasselt Lecture at the Prinsenhof, Delft. They received a statue of Professor Jan Mekel and 1.500,- to spend on their project. Insights into climate change are being openly doubted. Funding for important educational efforts and research are being withdrawn. Short clips – so called “reels” – on Youtube and TikTok threaten to simplify complex political and social problems. AI fakes befuddle what is true and what is not. The voices of science that contribute to those discussion with modesty, careful argument and scepticism, are drowned in noise. This poses a threat for universities like TU Delft, who strive to increase student numbers, who benefit from diverse student populations and aim to pass on their knowledge and scientific virtues to the next generation. It is, therefore, alarming that student enrolments to Bachelor and Master Programs at TU Delft have declined in the past year. Students in front of the class The project is aimed to make the sciences more appealing to the next generation. They have identified the problem that students tend miss out on the opportunity of entering a higher education trajectory in the Beta sciences – because they have a wrong picture of such education. In their mind, they depict it as boring and dry. In his pilot lecture at the Stanislas VMBO in Delft, Amos Yusuf has successfully challenged this image. He shared his enthusiasm for the field of robotics and presented himself as a positive role model to the pupils. And in return the excitement of the high school students is palpable in the videos and pictures from the day. The spark of science fills their eyes. Bas Brouwer Mick Dam are the founders of NUVO – the platform that facilitates the engagement of Master Students in high school education in Delft Their efforts offer TU Delft Master Students a valuable learning moment: By sharing insights from their fields with pupils at high school in an educational setting, our students can find identify their own misunderstandings of their subject, learn to speak in front of non-scientific audiences and peak into education as a work field they themselves might not have considered. An extraordinary commitment According to the Mekel jury, the project scored well on all the criteria (risk mitigation, inclusiveness, transparency and societal relevance). However, it was the extraordinary commitment of Amos who was fully immersed during his Master Project and the efforts of Brouwer and Dam that brought together teaching and research which is integral to academic culture that made the project stand out. About the Mekel Prize The Mekel Prize will be awarded to the most socially responsible research project or extra-scientific activity (e.g. founding of an NGO or organization, an initiative or realization of an event or other impactful project) by an employee or group of employees of TU Delft – projects that showcase in an outstanding fashion that they have been committed from the beginning to relevant moral and societal values and have been aware of and tried to mitigate as much as possible in innovative ways the risks involved in their research. The award recognizes such efforts and wants to encourage the responsible development of science and technology at TU Delft in the future. For furthermore information About the project: https://www.de-nuvo.nl/video-robotica-pilot/ About the Mekel Prize: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/our-faculty/departments/values-technology-and-innovation/sections/ethics-philosophy-of-technology/mekel-prize

The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund

Are you a student at TU Delft or another ENHANCE university with a passion for promoting diversity and inclusion? The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund is your chance to turn that passion into action. ENHANCE provides funding to support innovative, student-led projects that address key challenges related to inclusion and diversity within our academic communities. Key Details: Funding Available: Up to 1500 Euros per project in the 1st round! Eligibility: Students from ENHANCE member universities. Staff can also join student-led initiatives. Application Deadline: 8 January 2025. More information: Join the online Information Event on the 26 November 2024 16:00-17:00 CET on Zoom . More information: enhanceuniversity.eu/diversity/diversityseedfund/

Veiligere en efficiëntere bloedvatbehandelingen door innovatieve kathetertechnologie

Wereldwijd worden jaarlijks meer dan 200 miljoen katheters gebruikt voor de behandeling van vaatziekten zoals hartaandoeningen en slagadervernauwing. Hoewel essentieel, brengt het gebruik van katheters risico’s met zich mee: wrijving tussen de katheter en de vaatwand kan complicaties veroorzaken. Een nieuwe technologie, ontwikkeld door Mostafa Atalla en zijn team, biedt een oplossing. Met één druk op de knop kan de wrijving van de katheter worden aangepast, van maximale grip naar volledige gladheid. Deze innovatie belooft niet alleen veiligere, maar ook efficiëntere endovasculaire procedures mogelijk te maken. De resultaten zijn gepubliceerd in het wetenschappelijk tijdschrift IEEE. Slimme katheter met instelbare wrijving Het nieuwe katheterprototype is uitgerust met geavanceerde technologie die de wrijving tussen de katheter en vaatwand nauwkeurig reguleert via ultrasone trillingen. Dit mechanisme zet via ultrasone trillingen de dunne vloeistoflaag onder druk waardoor de wrijving dynamisch kan worden aangepast: lage wrijving voor soepele navigatie door bloedvaten en hogere wrijving voor optimale stabiliteit tijdens een procedure. Tests tonen aan dat deze techniek de wrijving op harde oppervlakken met gemiddeld 60% vermindert en op zachte oppervlakken met 11%. Veelbelovende resultaten Bij experimenten op dierlijk aortaweefsel heeft het prototype zijn potentieel bewezen. Deze innovatie kan niet alleen bij vaatbehandelingen worden ingezet, maar mogelijk ook bij andere medische procedures, zoals interventies in de darmen. De onderzoekers zijn nu bezig de technologie verder te ontwikkelen en te testen op bredere toepassingen. Meer informatie Publicatie DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2024.3464672 Toward Variable-Friction Catheters Using Ultrasonic Lubrication | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore Mostafa Atalla: m.a.a.atalla@tudelft.nl/ Aimee Sakes: a.sakes@tudelft.nl Wil je een demonstratie bijwonen of in contact komen met een van de onderzoekers neem contact op met: Fien Bosman, persvoorlichter TU Delft Health: f.j.bosman@tudelft.nl/ 0624953733

Sleutelrollen voor ontwerp en verbeelding in de klimaatcrisis

In Nature Partner Journals pleiten tien onderzoekers voor het inzetten van verbeeldingskracht in het aanpakken van de klimaatcrisis. Hierbij richten ze zich specifiek op verstedelijkte rivierdelta’s: van groot sociaal en economisch belang én zeer kwetsbaar voor klimaatverandering. “Wij wetenschappers moeten niet alleen maar doemscenario’s schetsen,” zegt professor Chris Zevenbergen. “Geef mensen een visie om in te geloven en naartoe te werken.”

Intreerede: Optimalisatie van werktuigen sleutel tot efficiënter logistiek systeem

De bewerking en het transport van materialen kan veel efficiënter. Dat stelt TU Delft hoogleraar Dingena Schott in haar intreerede ‘Advancing Transport and Processing: from Model to Impact’, die zij op 15 november houdt. Haar onderzoek richt zich op de interactie tussen werktuigen en hun lading, met een speciale focus op korrelige materialen.

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students to apply for the Ambitious Project Grant or the Event Grant of up to €15.000!

Onderwijs-demonstratie in Utrecht afgelast

Veiligheid niet te garanderen In het bericht van afgelopen 22 oktober lieten we weten dat TU Delft studenten en medewerkers de gelegenheid krijgen om deel te nemen aan de protestactie tegen de kabinetsplannen voor bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs. Vandaag is bekend geworden dat de demonstratie tegen de bezuinigingen op hoger onderwijs en wetenschap op 14 november in Utrecht is afgelast omdat de veiligheid van demonstranten niet kan worden gegarandeerd. Lees de reactie van de Universiteiten van Nederland op afgelasting onderwijsdemonstratie Utrecht.

Young Investigator Award for Gabrielle Laloy-Borgna

Gabrielle has won the technical Young Investigator Award at Euroson 2024 (congress of the European Federation of Ultrasound Societies in Medicine and Biology) with her presentation entitled: “Ultrasound imaging in bones: tissue characterization, anatomical images
and blood flow measurements”.

Ilaria Orsi joined ImPhys as PhD student

Ilaria started her PhD program in the Renaud group about ultrasound imaging inside bones, contributing to the advancement of such non-invasive technique to characterize tissue composition and to quantify blood flow.

First prize for ZhenZhen Wu at the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards

ZhenZhen Wu's poster, “Absolute Voltage Imaging in Developing Zebrafish,” won the first prize in the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards, competing against over 150 posters.

Inschrijving nieuwe cursussen open op 13 november

De nieuwe cursussen starten vanaf maandag 18 november. Vanaf woensdag 13 november om 08.00 uur start de inschrijving hiervoor! In het tweede kwartaal staat een nieuwe reeks cursussen voor je klaar staan. Op de website kun je je alvast oriënteren. Misschien weet je al dat je je favoriete cursus weer wilt bijwonen of misschien wil je wel iets nieuws ontdekken en uitproberen; het kan allemaal. Het inschrijfmoment van de cursus hangt af van de dag waarop de cursus plaatsvindt. Om 8:00 gaan de inschrijvingen van de cursussen van maandag open, om 10:00 de cursussen van dinsdag, om 12:00 de cursussen van woensdag, om 14:00 de cursussen van donderdag en om 16:00 de cursussen van vrijdag, zaterdag en zondag. Inschrijvingen gaan hard De inschrijvingen voor onze cursussen gaan altijd hard, dus wacht niet te lang of laat je verrassen door een cursus waar nog plekken beschikbaar zijn! Sluiting inschrijving De inschrijving sluit op vrijdag 22 november om 16.00 uur.

Contributions of SPTL at the CVS Congress (21-22 November, Utrecht)

On November 21 and 22, the 51st edition of the CVS congress is held in the Railway museum in Utrecht. Members of the Smart Public Transport Lab contribute to the following sessions: Knus in de bus op dinsdag; zijn alle werkdagen nog wel hetzelfde? Thursday, November 21, 16:00-17:30 Julia Bickel, Maxim Meijers and Niels van Oort [abstract] Stedelijkheidsgraden in transportmodellen: Een analyse over de impact van de ruimtelijke omgeving op reisgedrag Thursday, November 21, 16:00-17:30 Janine Grauss, Justin Hogenberg and Niels van Oort [abstract] Van en naar het treinstation: Voorkeuren van reizigers voor gedeelde elektrische micromobiliteit Friday, November 22, 11:30-13:00 Nejc Geržinič, Mark van Hagen, Dorine Duives and Niels van Oort [ abstract ] Gamen maakt de toekomst – Serious gamen voor een optimale mobiliteitsmix Friday, November 22, 11:30-13:00 Tessa Leferink, Niels van Oort and Sander Lenferink [abstract] De verkenning van de potentie van fietsparkeren bij het ov: een casus in Den Haag Madeline Lai, Dorine Duives, Stefan Talen, Nejc Geržinič and Niels van Oort Friday, November 22, 14:00-15:30 [abstract]

Stadsgesprek over succesvolle toekomst voor Delft-West

Wat hebben jongeren in Delft-West nou echt nodig? Hoe vergroten we de kansengelijkheid en maken we een sterke verbinding tussen mensen uit verschillende wijken? Tijdens het stadsgesprek van 22 oktober bij Stunt Upcycle Campus stonden deze vragen centraal.

Een flexibele backstop als deel van de oplossing voor netcongestie

Uit naam van het TU Delft PowerWeb Institute overhandigen onderzoekers Kenneth Brunninx en Simon Tindemans op 12 november 2024 een Position Paper aan de Tweede Kamer, met een mogelijke oplossing voor de grote netwerkcapaciteit-problemen die in Nederland steeds vaker opspelen. Waarschijnlijk haalt Nederland de klimaatdoelen 2030 niet, en dat komt onder andere doordat de grote industrie niet snel genoeg kan overstappen op elektriciteit, mede doordat er steeds vaker problemen ontstaan rondom netwerkcapaciteit en netcongestie. Naar alle waarschijnlijk zullen die problemen dit decennium eerst zelfs toenemen, voordat ze kunnen afnemen, stellen de onderzoekers. De oplossing die de onderzoekers van het TU Delft PowerWeb Institute aanbieden, is de ‘flexibele backstop’. Met een flexibele backstop kan de huidige capaciteit van het elektriciteitsnet efficiënter gebruikt worden zonder aan veiligheid of betrouwbaarheid in te boeten. Een flexibele backstop is een veiligheidsmechanisme dat semiautomatisch en op korte termijn de hoeveelheid elektriciteit vermindert die een elektrische verbruiker van het elektriciteitsnet kan onttrekken (een elektrische laadpaal of een warmtepomp) of leveren (een PV-installatie). Het is een klein apparaatje dat is aangesloten of ingebouwd in een elektrische verbruiker, zoals een laadpaal of warmtepomp, en dat ‘communiceert’ met de distributienetwerkbeheerder. In geval van acute congestie op het netwerk geeft de netwerkbeheerder een signaal aan het apparaat om de hoeveelheid stroom te beperken. Duitsland heeft recent een vergelijkbaar systeem ingevoerd voor elektrische laadpalen. De backstop wordt enkel geactiveerd in periodes van acute congestieproblemen, nadat alle andere maatregelen uitgeput zijn. “Het opwaarderen van het elektriciteitsnetwerk blijft essentieel, maar zal in de praktijk nog jaren duren. Er is dus behoefte aan kortetermijnoplossingen die geïntegreerd kunnen worden in de langetermijnplanning. Wij, de leden van het TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, roepen de overheid, netwerkbeheerders en regulator op om de flexibele backstop als extra veiligheidsmaatregel voor het netwerk te onderzoeken”, aldus de onderzoekers. Het gehele paper is hier te lezen. Kenneth Bruninx is universiteit hoofddocent bij de faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, waar hij met kwantitatieve modellen energiebeleid, regulering en marktontwerp evalueert. Simon Tindemans is universitair hoofddocent in de Intelligent Electrical Power Grids groep van faculteit Elektrotechniek, Wiskunde en Informatica. Hij doet onder andere onderzoek naar onzekerheid en risicomanagement voor elektriciteitsnetwerken. Het TU Delft PowerWeb Institute ontwerpt het elektriciteitsnetwerk van de toekomst.

Academic scholarships open for international students 2025 - 2027

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) aims to attract the world's brightest students to its international classrooms. For that reason, it has established several scholarship programmes specifically designed to offer talented and motivated international students the opportunity to pursue a degree at TU Delft. Now, a number of scholarships that are of particular interest for students from Sub-Saharan Africa and/or South-East Asia to apply have opened up.