Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) consist of tethered wings that harvest power from the wind. Pumping-mode AWES are considered here: they generate power during the reel-out phase and consume a fraction of this power during the reel-in phase.

For the degree of Doctor of Engineering Sciences and Technology Failure assessment of electronic component assemblies is crucial for the space industry in order to design reliable modules and to further enhance product lifetimes. Printed board assemblies, i.e.

 Do you know the similarity between the concrete used by the Romans 2000 years ago and the aluminum alloy I'm working on? Drum roll... Both are healable! Obviously, the mechanism is different. For Roman concrete, water is required, whereas for my alloy, a heat treatment that can be coupled with the application of pressure is responsible for the healing.

The evidence that the anthropogenic alteration of the earth’s carbon balance is leading to climate change, together with the confirmation of its consequences, clearly indicates the necessity of finding new routes for energy provision.

For the degree of Doctor of Engineering Sciences and Technology Rapid and far-reaching mitigation strategies will be an essential part of a coherent climate change response policy.

In the coming years, considerable efforts will have to be made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible in order to limit the increase in global average temperature.

With the Green Deal, the European Union has committed to transitioning to a fossil-free energy system, and recent energy crises have highlighted the importance of energy sovereignty in Europe.

  This brief seminar provides an tour d'horizon of an inviscid model for unsteady external aerodynamics within a two-dimensional framework.

Besides my daily fundamental and applied research activities on green hydrogen production based on alkaline water electrolysis, I have been involved as well over the past 5 years in writing and reviewing some of the more techo-economical hydrogen reports from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The transition towards carbon-neutrality of a whole-energy system (i.e. including all streams of energy carriers and demands) is uncertain. Therefore, instead of establishing single-shot plans towards 2050 (and beyond), i.e. perfect foresight, policy makers rather go through multiple rolling-horizon short-term decisions, i.e. myopic approach.