News Open menu 10 November 2022 Successful demo of long-range remotely-controlled vessels The first fully-automated demo of AVATARs - autonomous emission-free waterways vessels - took place on the pond in front of the 3mE building. Three model-scaled vessels neatly demonstrated their manoeuvrability, precision controlled turning and steering capabilities thanks to long-range Wi-Fi and 4G communications and newly-developed AI directed collision-avoidance technology. Read more 08 November 2022 Vacuuming-up rare metals from the deep sea floor At the bottom of the ocean lie lumps of valuable metals such as copper, manganese, nickel and cobalt - materials crucial to accelerating the energy transition. A collaboration between five European countries called ‘Blue Harvesting,’ has designed and now tested a new collector that can gather these nodules from the deep sea bottom with minimal disturbance to the natural environment. Read more 20 October 2022 Emission-free and circular shipping by improving the use of different battery systems The maritime sector needs batteries for the transition to zero-emission shipping. Different ships with different operational profiles may require different batteries. The NWO Executive Board has awarded funding to two research projects of maritime researchers Henk Polinder and Andrea Coraddu. Both will focus on improving the use of different battery systems. The awards involve a sum of 4.2 million euros. Read more 30 August 2022 Gabriel Weymouth appointed professor of Ship Hydromechanics Gabriel Weymouth has been appointed Professor of Ship Hydromechanics at the department of Maritime and Transport Technology as of 1st of September. Weymouth's research focuses on the development of fast, accurate, and robust computational fluid dynamic predictions and application of those techniques to the marine and maritime environment. Read more 21 June 2022 New TU Delft cavitation tunnel should enhance vessel efficiency and reduce disturbance This week the new cavitation tunnel will be opened at TU Delft. The research in this facility, officially called the Multi Phase Flow Tunnel (MPFT), largely focuses on two topics: the problem of cavitation in vessel propellers, on the one hand, and the potential of air lubrication in vessels, on the other. Read more 16 June 2022 Carey Walters in various media Read more 02 June 2022 Rudy Negenborn in various media Read more 30 May 2022 NWO Perspectief Award for Project using Ammonia as Fuel for Heavy Transport The world badly needs alternatives to fossil fuels that produce large amounts of carbon dioxide, which drive global climate change. One promising alternative is ammonia, which by combining Fuel Cell and Internal Combustion Engine technologies could be used to fuel large ships and heavy road transport. Read more 07 February 2022 Hans Hopman in various media Read more 13 December 2021 Klaas Visser in various media It looks like an old-fashioned steamboat with two tall chimneys. In reality, the 154-meter-long cargo ship SC Connector - with modern wind-powered propulsion - sails into the port of Rotterdam. "An important development." Read more Page 1 You are on page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 June 27 Van 't Hoff Lecture 2024: Decarbonization Potential of Industrial Process Heat by Electrification Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page