The Ekolectric team is looking for team members!

- Mechanical/Mechatronics engineers

- Electrical Engineers (storage, high power applications)

- Electronics Engineers (hardware and programming)

- TPM (Business plan development)

ECTS available.

Join a multidisciplinary team and get practical experience on electrical mobility!

OTEC foundation

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a method for generating electricity using the tem­perature difference between the hot surface water and the cold deep water in the ocean. OTEC has the potential to become one of the leading renewable energy technologies in the near future and is in the position to completely phase out the use of fossil fuels. However, up to now the technology is a relatively un-exploited field of energy research. Knowledge is becoming increasingly outdated and new information and research is coming to a standstill. Do you also think this is a missed opportunity?! This is your chance to give a new and vibrant impulse to OTEC by creating and launching a new global initiative, the ‘OTEC foundation’.

The project: the OTEC foundation

You as a team will co-develop and run the OTEC foundation, which will be an international, non-profit organization with the aim to raise global awareness for OTEC among governments, industry and knowledge institutes. The foundation will achieve this by building an online portal, active OTEC network, organizing and attending (inter)national conferences / seminars, creating a knowledge base and more. Your work will contribute to establishing the number one information source for OTEC!

The project involves converting a small (ICE) fuel car into a full electric one. In fact, a Mercedes SMART is going to be the prototype. The internal combustion engine has already been taken out and a new electric motor has been ordered. The goal of the team is to have built a working prototype by January 2012, in collaboration with the Energy Club, the Industrial Design faculty, the Haagse Hogeschool and a Dutch high-school.

The Green Campus is a new project of the Delft Energy Initiative in cooperation with the Energy Club. As viewed by many, the TU Delft campus uses its energy and resources quite inefficiently. As a technical university, we could be a perfect example for the most efficient energy use as well as new technologies and methods for energy generation. The main goal of the Green Campus Project is to make the campus self-sustaining by 2020. This means that all the energy (electricity and heat) that the campus needs will be produced, used and processed/treated on campus.

Students are very welcome to be involved in this ambitious project. How can you participate? By playing The Game!

The project to design an innovative Tidal Energy plant at the Brouwersdam, which connects the province of South Holland to the province of Zeeland, has began.

As part of restructuring the Grevelingen area, an inlet in the Brouwersdam is proposed to connect the North Sea with the Grevelingen lake again. This way, it is expected that the flora and fauna in the Grevelingen lake area will blossom again by bringing back the tides, like it was before the Brouwersdam was built in 1971.

Application deadline: November 1st 2011

The I-web is an existing structure situated next to the Sports Centre and is currently not in use, since it got damaged during the fire in the old Architecture faculty building. The aim is to redesign the internal climate systems and method for producing energy for this structure using natural flows of energy such as solar films, wind energy and other innovative ideas.

The owner of a windmill in Nieuw-Lekkerland wants to re-design the interior mechanics of an old wind mill. The site has been granted a heritage site status and a subsidy to refurbish the windmill to produce power. The intention is to showcase the features of old Dutch windmills, while at the same time utilize the structure to generate power.

The projectteam is in search for some extra help, apply now! Click here for detailed information on the vacancy.