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In May students were invited to form a team to compete for the student team award of Carbon Removal XPRIZE. This initiative by Elon Musk aims to find students who want to tackle the problem of climate change and participate in the capture of CO2. 4TU has offered support by offering workshops and coaching, but also offering the 4TU Student XPRIZE for the best pitch.

David Smeulders (TU/e) has been the Director of Research at 4TU.Energy since July 2020. He took over the role from Paulien Herder (TU Delft), who initiated the Centre in 2019. 4TU talked with Smeulders about the progress being made on the energy transition, technological advancements and 4TU.Energy’s contribution to these developments.