Energy

Highlights in Newsletter October 2025 about 4TU.Energy

The October issue of the 4TU.Federation newsletter opened with an excellent group photograph taken during the two-day hackathon-workshop held at the University of Twente. 

The newsletter announced the launch of the GroenvermogenNL Ideation Labs. This initiative brings entrepreneurial researchers and students from various universities and institutes together to explore the market and societal potential of their research. It is a collaboration between 4TU and Groenvermogen NL, and will run for five months. 

Furthermore, the newsletter announced two 4TU.Energy activities: the start of the 4TU.Energy-Deloitte course: Future of Energy Business, 10 november 2025 and the 4TU.Energy PhD course, 13-14 November. 

Highlights in Newsletter June 2025 about 4TU.Energy

The June 2025 issue of the 4TU.Federation newsletter extensively covered the activities of 4TU.Energy:

The hackathon-workshop on energy transition in buildings, which was held in September 2025, was announced. A recap of the joint 4TU.HTM & 4TU.Energy workshop was published. This workshop, which took place in Utrecht, successfully brought together early-stage researchers in energy materials (one of the ten priorities in the National Technology Strategy) to find common ground, share expertise and explore future collaborations. 

The 'Meet our Energizer!' interview with Peyman Taheri was included. And, last but not least, the newsletter addressed briefly the 4TU.Energy funds for collaborations and community activities, explaining the tangible outcomes of funded projects and new funding opportunities. 

Highlights in Newsletter April 2025 about 4TU.Energy

The latest 4TU.Federation’s newsletter is packed with interesting developments at the Centres. The 4TU centre for Energy is notably visible with an article on rewarded funding for Energy Technology Materials and with three events:

The Energy Community Day 2025, read the report on this successful event; the upcoming 4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge workshop on 8 May focussing on Entrepreneurship; and the joint workshop with 4TU.Centre for High-Tech Materials on 13 May. This workshop addresses energy materials and sustainable recycling strategies. It’s a great opportunity to get together to share knowledge about materials for fuel cells, electrolysers, and CO2 capture and conversion.

Highlights in Newsletter December 2024 about 4TU.Energy

Looking back at 4TU.Energy activities helping to accelerate the energy transition

A new initiative to address the energy transition in horticulture led to a successful symposium held at WUR. Also, the annual 4TU.Energy PhD course about "System, Sustainability and Societal Aspects in the Energy Transition" was a success. Different efforts to accelerate the energy transition!

Highlights in Newsletter October 2024 about 4TU.Energy

Meet our Energizers! Annemiek ter Heijne and Eli Shirazi, 4TU.Energy Advisory Board members

Annemiek, full professor at the Environmental Technology group at Wageningen University & Research, works on resource recovery technologies. In her vision and work, connection is a very important keyword. Eli, an assistant professor at University of Twente, focuses on modelling and control of energy systems to optimize flows and improve efficiency. Links to interviews: Annemiek ter Heijne and Eli Shirazi

Highlights in Newsletter June 2024 about 4TU.Energy

Energy Community Day 2024

On 16 April, the second annual 4TU.Energy Community Day was a resounding success! “Energy Landscape and Funding Opportunities” was this year’s theme. The room was packed with an engaged audience and the day was filled with inspiring presentations, posters and workshops. Get inspired and access our materials, including an after-movie and photos here.

Milestones events of the 4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge

After the milestone event on 8 February at Technical University Eindhoven, the second milestone event was successfully organized on 7 May at Delft University of Technology. The final event will take place in Utrecht, on the 19 June, and marks the end of this year’s 15 ECTS interuniversity and multidisciplinary Master Honours Programme. More info can also be found here.

4TU Centre for Energy PhD course

Course 2024 is now open for registration! Don't miss this great opportunity to grab the multiple perspectives on Energy Transition and build up your peer community! To register for this course, click here. Full = Full!

Highlights in Newsletter March 2024 about 4TU.Energy

4TU Alliance on Energy Access

4TU researchers join forces to work on SDG 7 Energy Access and aim to carry out transdisciplinary research and education, share findings and insights, connect with the Dutch energy access sector through the NL Energy Compact initiative and with crucial Global South partners. Read the full article about better Energy Access here.