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| No energy transition without the chemical industry |
| Universities can no longer defend collaborations with fossil companies, is an increasingly common statement. But is that indeed the case? Scientists in the energy transition have a different opinion: the chemical industry, which processes and produces raw materials, should instead be involved in the transition. Read why in this article. Dutch only. |
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| Fossil-fuel funding could speed energy transition |
| Bernard Dam and Thomas Burdyny gave a short Correspondence in Nature on the funding of university research by fossil fuel companies. They argue that collaboration in some areas is essential to ensure a timely transition to clean energy, given the substantial funding needed to quickly develop and scale up green technologies. |
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| NWO Vici for Atsushi Urakawa and Valeria Garbin |
| Valeria Garbin and Atsushi Urakawa each have obtained an NWO Vici grant of 1.5 M Euro. This is a highly competitive and prestigious grant, which will enable them to develop an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group for a period of five years. Vici is one of the largest personal scientific grants in the Netherlands and is aimed at advanced researchers. |
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| Jorrit Bleeker wins e-Refinery Best Paper of 2023 |
| With his research on Thermo-electrochemical redox flow cycle for continuous conversion of low-grade waste heat to power, Jorrit Bleeker won e-Refinery's Best Paper. With this paper he shows that there is (almost) no end to innovative solutions when it comes to green energy. |
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| Revisiting the Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction on Molybdenum and Iron Carbides: Promising Catalysts or False Positives? |
| The electrochemical dinitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has recently gained much interest as it can potentially produce ammonia from renewable intermittent electricity and replace the Haber–Bosch process. Previous literature studies report Fe- and Mo-carbides as promising electrocatalysts for the NRR with activities higher than other metals. However, recent understanding of extraneous ammonia and nitrogen oxide contaminations have challenged previously published results. Here, we critically assess the NRR performance of several Fe- and Mo-carbides reported as promising by implementing a strict experimental protocol to minimize the effect of impurities. |
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| The first TU Delft Hydrogen Research & Innovation Event on April 4 |
| The first TU Delft Hydrogen Research & Innovation Event took place April 4. The goal of this event was twofold; one, to hear and get inspired by recent developments on Hydrogen and, two, to bring together researchers, corporates and others to facilitate collaboration. e-Refinery institute hosted an exhibition stand during the event to provide information related to their research & activities in the field of green H2 production and CO2 conversion. |
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