PowerWeb Institute

The electrical power infrastructure is rapidly changing due to the growing use of distributed renewable sources and is becoming increasingly complex to manage. Today's electricity market requires an infrastructure for flexible, reconfigurable smart grids that can facilitate the producer and consumer in their changing needs. Future electricity grids ask for a multi-layered ICT approach in order to become robust. And need to be embedded in society as a socio-technological system in itself. 

TU Delft PowerWeb Institute
In search of integral solutions for this changing energy market, three faculties at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) joined forces in the PowerWeb initiative. Our view on smart grids research comprises the integrated study of the underlying physical systems (hardware), the design of smart energy management systems (software), and the study of smart grids in relation to their societal and economic environment (peopleware). This will allow us to model and design ICT systems that integrate energy production and consumption services in a robust way.

The TU Delft PowerWeb Institute is one of energy pillars of the TU Delft Energy Initiative.

News and events

31 januari 2022

Laurens de Vries benoemd tot hoogleraar Complex Energy Transitions

Laurens de Vries benoemd tot hoogleraar Complex Energy Transitions

Het CvB heeft dr.ir. Laurens de Vries met ingang van 27 januari 2022 benoemd tot hoogleraar 'Complex Energy Transitions'.

19 januari 2022

MOOC Digitalization of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems

MOOC Digitalization of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems

Are you interested in the digital transformation of the energy system? Sustainability, security, reliability, flexibility, and affordability will play an essential role in future energy systems. With this course, you will learn about a powerful framework for integrating renewable energy, gas, heat, electrical cars and electricity into the energy system in an intelligent way.

19 januari 2022

Working on accelerating the energy transition

On its 180th anniversary in January, TU Delft will reflect on its role in the energy transition, and especially on how to accelerate it. This is a complex issue with the ultimate goal of a safe and reliable energy system. A team of 10 scientists gives this acceleration a face.

17 januari 2022

Nieuw Home of Innovation magazine gelanceerd

Nieuw Home of Innovation magazine gelanceerd

Hij is er: de nieuwste editie van het Home of Innovation magazine. Het magazine bevat interviews met sleutelfiguren en beleidsmakers en verslagen uit het innovatieve ecosysteem van TU Delft. Het overkoepelende thema is de energietransitie, ter ere van het 180-jarige bestaan van de universiteit.

10 november 2021

TU Delft supercomputer available from January

TU Delft supercomputer available from January

In the course of January 2022, researchers, students and teaching staff will be able to make use of the computing power of the Delft High-Performance Computing Centre (DHPC) for resolving and modelling complex social problems. View the video for a glimpse behind the scenes and to discover the name of this supercomputer.