Duurzame toekomst in transport - FHI, federatie van technologiebranches

September 25, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

LOCATION: Thomson Seminar Room in World of Industry (Hall 8)

Student teams talk about their innovative projects with pride and enthusiasm. The students are concerned with feasible ideas and tangible solutions for the energy transition and sustainability, such as the use of hydrogen and electrification.

Program

Time	Subject
10:00 – 10:25	Pioneering in Sustainable Aviation AeroDelft
10:30 – 10:55	The future of hydrogen storage & transport IRHYS
11:00 – 11:25	Eco Runner Team Delft

Pioneering in Sustainable Aviation

AeroDelft is a student team with one mission: to prove and promote that aviation can be sustainable by pioneering electric aircraft on liquid hydrogen. To this end, they are developing the Phoenix: a manned aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen. This ensures that when green hydrogen is used, it is completely sustainable and the emissions consist of water and heat.

The existing model, a Sling 4, will be converted into an electric aircraft, which is powered by a hydrogen cell. Not only technical challenges are solved, the team also contributes to international guidelines for the certification of hydrogen propulsion systems. Safety is of course a very important aspect of an experimental aircraft.

AeroDelft's goal is to inspire the aviation industry and thereby accelerate change in the aviation industry.

The future of hydrogen storage & transport

In recent years, the development of the hydrogen ecosystem has been extremely rapid: where a few years ago green hydrogen production on a large scale was only a theoretical dream, the first industrial electrolysis factories are now slowly but surely being built. These are of course great developments, but they do have their downside. Within the hydrogen ecosystem there is still a major unanswered issue: transporting hydrogen.

In recent years, SOLID has developed the Iron-based Hydrogen Storage technology, a revolutionary way to store hydrogen in the form of iron. As an alternative to existing techniques such as ammonia or liquid hydrogen transport, iron has unique advantages. During the presentation, the technology, roadmap and business case of IRHYS are explained in more detail. There is a great emphasis on the ecosystem development of IRHYS and hydrogen. In addition, the implication and use case for end users within the 6^e cluster explores.

Maximize design freedom with innovative drive technology

Eco-Runner is a student team from TU Delft that is committed to sustainable transport. The team was founded in November 2005 with the aim of participating in the Shell Eco-marathon in the United Kingdom in July 2006. In 2015 and in 2022 the team won this competition. In 2023, Eco-Runner set a world record by driving 2488.5 kilometers on 950 grams of hydrogen and last summer the team drove several laps of the Elfstedentocht with the first legal hydrogen car, built by students. This year the team is focusing on a new challenge: an alternative sustainable propulsion. Although electric cars are promising, they suffer from battery problems and the increasing number of them leads to overloading the grid. That's why Eco-Runner designs the first car powered by a Rankine cycle. This innovative technology allows the use of a combustion engine that runs on fuels such as metal powders, which minimizes greenhouse gas emissions. Eco-Runner aims to make significant progress in sustainable transportation solutions with their new vehicle.

From August 2024, the team will be working on a new challenge: integrating an alternative sustainable drive in their car. Although electric cars are promising, they suffer from battery problems and their increasing number is overloading the grid. That is why Eco-Runner designs the first car fully powered by a Rankine cycle. A Rankine cycle converts heat from a combustion engine into usable energy. This innovative technology allows the use of a combustion engine that runs on fuels such as metal powders, which minimizes greenhouse gas emissions. Eco-Runner aims to make significant progress in sustainable transportation solutions with their new vehicle. The offices and workshops of Eco-Runner Team Delft are located in the Dream Hall on the campus of Delft University of Technology.

Student innovation pavilion

Student Innovation Pavilion

At the Student Innovation Pavilion, student teams talk about their innovative projects with pride and enthusiasm. The students are concerned with feasible ideas and tangible solutions for the energy transition and sustainability, such as the use of hydrogen and electrification.

The teams are supported by the business community and are renewed every year, making it a breeding ground for new technologies, ideas and innovations every year. Not only do they talk about their projects, they also physically take their applications to the fair. A unique opportunity to get in touch and interact with these teams. They will be present at the WoTS all week and are happy to speak to you at the Student Innovation Pavilion in hall 8.

a seminar by student teams

Sustainable future in transport