Production
Currently, we are busy with the building of our boat. First, we focused on the production of the separate parts. Now we moved on to assembling all these seperate parts. This includes connecting parts together and putting them into the boat, but also testing the electronics if we can activate the part remotely. We can already move the propellor at the end of the strut with the steer infront of the boat.
Since the production phase is moving quickly, we are also focused on organising the christening of our boat. During the Christening, we will reveal our realised boat for the first time to the public. In addition to this reveal, a Dutch celebrity will christen our boat! This will all happen on the 23rd of May. Stay tuned to see our boat in reality for the first time.
See here a few photo for a little peek into our production phase.
Hydrogen in Mobility
28th of April we organised, together with Eco-Runner an AeroDelft, the Hydrogen in Mobility symposium. We had a wonderful panel discussion with Petrouschka Werther, Carl Holthausen, Bart de Vries, and Arvind Gangoli Rao moderated by Andre Bosman, and closing with the speech by Hugo Groenemans.
The symposium is co-hosted by TU Delft Hydro Motion Team, AeroDelft, and Eco-Runner Team Delft, the three teams that accelerate the energy transition by promoting the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel in mobility. Facing the obstacles in lacking infrastructure, the efficiency of energy generation, and regulation adoption, we challenge the guests and audiences with six radical statements:
1. It is the responsibility of the government to take the lead in investing in the application of hydrogen as part of the energy transition, rather than private businesses.
2. The impact that student teams make is worth the unsustainability of building a new vehicle every year.
3. The use of hydrogen will render other alternatives like batteries obsolete in transport.
4. Hydrogen fuel cells will be a more efficient option for bulk transportation in the automotive, maritime, and aviation sectors compared to electric batteries.
5. The placement of hydrogen stations should take the lead and then transport modes will follow.
6. Efficiency is leading when making a choice of energy source.
“We need to consider the potentiality of an energy technology instead of the efficiency of current performance. Although battery is more prevail now, I believe hydrogen will be the key energy resource given its capability,” said Peer Kalk, our Chief Electronics.
“Because of the climate change, the innovation needs to go so fast. We now have to improve and evaluate the technology while it’s still being tested. Having young brains such as the student dream team is important for accelerating innovation,” said Petrouschka Werther, Director of Sustainable Mobility at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
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