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March 2024 | # 13

FOCUS AREA

Power to profit | ‘Over the past decade, we have built an international track record in iron power. Now is the time to take the next step as a country and start capitalizing on our unique position.’ An interview with Philip de Goey about the developments of iron fuel so far. Read more

FACILITY


Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy| The Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy houses a series of state-of-the-art electron microscopes to study materials. Manager Heiner Friedrich talks about the possibilities the facility offers to improve the functionality of materials. Read more


PARTNERS | STAKEHOLDERS

Brightsite | ‘TU/e and Chemelot are a mere 70 kilometers apart. It makes perfect sense for the two to collaborate.’ Arnold Stokking, Managing Director of knowledge center Brightsite, is on a mission. Read more

Tibo energy | Dutch startup tibo energy closed €3 million in seed funding to grow its team and focus on international expansion. Read more

Team SOLID | Team Solid has won the Kijk - Best Tech-Idee 2023 award. Read more (in Dutch)

Indonesian visit | From 19-23 February 2024, a delegation from the Universitas Gadjah Mada-Indonesia visited the Netherlands to explore the possibilities of building international collaborations in energy research. Organizers Akmal Irfan Majid and Willie Prasidha explain the how and why of the visit. Read more

AWARDS | PRIZES | GRANTS


OTP grant for iron powders | Xiaocheng Mi and Giulia Finotello have been awarded 845,000 euros to appoint one postdoc and two PhD researchers as part of the next steps in the large-scale deployment of metal powders as renewable energy carriers.Read more


Grid Balancing Project | Eindhoven Engine, Simpl.Energy and EIRES engage in an Energy Grid Balancing initiative, aimed at addressing the pressing energy challenges faced by the Brainport region. This pioneering project is boosted by an MRE subsidy. Read more


Growth Fund Groenvermogen HyTROS | The first R&D program of GroenvermogenNL, HyTROS, can start applied research and further development of hydrogen transportation and storage with a subsidy of €14 million plus a contribution of over €4 million from the industry. Read more


Best Paper Award 2024 | The Best Paper Award is back. This year on May 27,  the Postdoc Association will reward three postdocs for communicating their published work to a broad audience. In addition to the recognition, this award includes a cash prize up to 750 € for the winner! And there will be a special audience reward of 250 €. Time to shine! Application deadline: 15 March. Read more

PEOPLE

Time to act | ‘I simply cannot sit still and do nothing.’ Perhaps that statement best summarizes both the personal motto and the personality of Bas Vermulst, who is the latest addition to the organizing committee of TU/e’s EnergyDays. Read more

Stretching further by reaching out | New EIRES MT member Giulia Finotello is committed to help young researchers gain more visibility for their work, and actively advocates the support the institute can provide to scientists. Read more

DISSERTATIONS


Doga Ceylan | Toward electric tractors On 22 January 2024, Doga Ceylan defended his PhD thesis with the distinction cum laude at the Department of Electrical Engineering. His research contributes to the advancement of sustainable agricultural practices and marks a significant stride towards achieving greener mobility solutions in heavy-duty off-road vehicles. Read more

EVENTS

8 March 2024 | EIRES Lunch Lecture with Emiel van Druten

21 March 2024 | EnergyDays - Net congestion: clogged grid, what's next?

8 & 9 April 2024 | Flow4UBattery Event

22 May 2024 | EnergyNow


Past events:

23 January 2024 |TU/e - Energy Alumni Event
26 January 2024 |TU/e - UU | Workshop ‘Advances in the Catalytic Chemistry with Green Electrons’


All events