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  • Philip de Goey. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    December 12, 2025
    Professor of Combustion Technology Philip de Goey retires

    The power of metal as a fuel

    Just before leaving the university, Philip de Goey and his colleagues signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Climate Policy and…

  • Koen Kok in the Smart Grid Lab on the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ campus. Photo: Vincent van den Hoogen
    December 9, 2025

    ¹û¶³´«Ã½ co-builds the world's most powerful digital twin for research into electricity systems

    NWO awards €16.5 million to consortium project to simulate and study the energy network of the future before it is built.

  • Detail of a gas turbine. Photo: Thomassen Energy
    November 19, 2025

    The race to create a completely clean and safe hydrogen gas turbine

    ¹û¶³´«Ã½ coordinates this EU research project that combines fundamental and applied research in the field of hydrogen turbines. This HELIOS…

  • September 26, 2025
    Plus a fourth project with ¹û¶³´«Ã½ as co-applicant

    Three ¹û¶³´«Ã½ projects receive funding from NWO’s Open Technology Programme

    From sustainable heat storage to nanobubbles that improve detection of cancer cells, several ¹û¶³´«Ã½ projects have secured funding to turn bold…

  • Fusion researchers Kevin Verhaegh (l) and Bob Kool. Photo: DIFFER, Bart van Overbeeke
    September 5, 2025

    Novel ‘Super-X’ design shows major advantages in handling hot exhaust of fusion energy

    Dutch fusion researchers Kevin Verhaegh (¹û¶³´«Ã½) and Bob Kool (Dutch research institute DIFFER and ¹û¶³´«Ã½) headed the work with a collaboration…

  • Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori. Photos: Vincent van den Hoogen and Angeline Swinkels
    September 4, 2025

    Research on gameplay, green iron powder production, and blood vessel growth after a heart attack all receive ERC Starting Grants

    ERC Starting Grants worth €1.5 million for a period of up to five years awarded to Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori.

  • August 4, 2025

    Over 45 million euros for sustainable industry with green hydrogen

    Large national project granted with major role for ¹û¶³´«Ã½ scientist Marta Costa Figueiredo

  • Luc van Summeren. Photo: Angeline Swinkels
    July 3, 2025

    Empowering people to power the energy transition

    A great deal of the success of the energy transition depends on citizen engagement. Their involvement and actions play a significant role.

  • July 1, 2025

    Powering the future with smarter megawatt chargers

    Kaveh Pouresmaeil defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Electrical Engineering on June 30th.

  • The winners of the Science Awards 2025. From left to right: Fons van der Sommen, Sandra Loerakker, Tom Bertens, Iris Huijben, Juliette van Haren, and Heleen de Coninck. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    June 25, 2025

    Innovation thrives on collaboration; this is the theme of Research Day 2025

    Collaboration and knowledge sharing featured front and center during the fourth ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Research Day on June 24, 2025. More than once, the…

  • Kiane de Kleijne. Photo: Vincent van den Hoogen
    May 22, 2025

    Untangling the green transition, one tech at a time

    From climate curiosity to action: Kiane de Kleijne's journey in assessing green tech and driving sustainable change.

  • Presentation of the award during Green Week. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    May 21, 2025

    Lorenzo Ceccarelli wins the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Sustainability in ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Award with his new course on circular electronics

    Second-year bachelor students tackle the challenge of making electrical waste a thing of the past.