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J. Ruud van OmmenDepartment of Chemical EngineeringTU Delft Process Technology Institute

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Innovation Challenges in Energy Transition

What is the Role for Universities and Startups?

j.r.vanommen@tudelft.nl @JRvanOmmen

R&D budgetin EU countries as % of GDP in 2016

EU 2013

EU 2016

EU 2020target

0                           1 2                            3       [%]            Source: Eurostat

Ranking Dutch Universities

Source: Study.EU

Ranking Dutch Universities

Source: VSNU

Pragmatic approach

Fundamental approach

Curiositydriven

Applicationdrivengeneral

universities

technicaluniversities

technical institutes

industry

Discovery Development Demonstration Deployment

From Idea to Innovation

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LED light Fuel cell

Electroconversion of CO2 Li‐ion battery

A growing number of products relies on 

nanostructured particles

Atomic Layer Deposition

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Production VolumesValues for a typical plant

ton/year10     102 103 104 105 106

ALD can be used to make these structures

But can it achieve the required amounts?

Fluidized Bed Reactor10 nm

Titanium oxide nanoparticlewith platinum clusters ~ 2 nm

Titanium oxide nanoparticlewith aluminum oxide film ~ 3 nm

~30 m long reactor

4 mm internal diameter

Particle feeding

Particle collection

Injection of A

Injection of B

Pneumatic Transport Reactor

Patented

Larger diameter;More 

injection points

Pneumatic Transport Reactor: Pilot Scale

Capacity: 10 kg/h ( 85 ton/year)

Production VolumesValues for a typical plant

ton/year10     102 103 104 105 106

Zhou et al., RSC Adv. 6 (2016): 76454.

YAG‐Ce phosphor particles (diameter ~11 m), applied in white LEDs

Problem: Thermal stability, especially in high‐power LEDs 

Coating with ALD improves stability!

Coating LED phosphors for thermal stability

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Fuel cell in person car: ~10-30 g platinumGlobal Pt production: 180 ton/year

Optimum use of Platinum in Fuel Cells

Max. 18 mln cars/year can be supplied

10 g Pt <1 g Pt?

Electricity

Water

Bulkchemicals

Process Industry

Chemicals

Air (CO2 /N2)

Waste & Emissions

Electro-synthesis

Use

Fuels

Biomass

CO2

Electrocatalyst: use in e-Refinery

Beetstra et al. Chem. Vap. Dep. 15 (2009) 227

LiMnO2 particleswith Al2O3 film Battery test at 60°C

200-500 nm particles: faster charging, but increased agingUltrathin coating needed to improve the lifetime

120 g powder, coated at 160°C & 1 bar

5 nm

20 nm

UncoatedLiMnO2 particles

Cathode Particles for Li-ion Batteries

Feeding system

Reactor:Larger diameter;More injection points

Pneumatic transport reactor: pilot scale

Capacity: 10 kg/h ( 85 ton/year)

Some Examples of Other Startups

VSPARTICLE enables research and industry to make nanoparticles at the push of a button

This button

Nanoparticles are building blocks of the future

VSParticle enables customers to speedup the development of new catalyst by orders of magnitude enabling:• Hydrogen economy• Solar fuels• Electrocatalysis www.vsparticle.com

a.vanvugt@vsparticle.com

A R e v o l u t i o n a r y N e w C a r b o nB e i n g a p o r o u s m i c r o n - s i z e d n e t w o r k m a d e o f c a r b o n f i l a m e n t s

B o o s t i n g P ro d u c t Pe r f o r m a n c eB y e n h a n c i n g m a t e r i a l p r o p e r t i e s , o p e n i n g u p a n e w w o r l d o f d e s i g n o p p o r t u n i t i e s

We S o l v e d t h e S c a l i n g P ro b l e mB y u s i n g e x i s t i n g p l a n t s ; o f f e r i n g g l o b a l s u p p l y a t e x c e p t i o n a l p r i c e / p e r f o r m a n c e

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BatteriesCarbonX® Heat ShieldsCarbonX® Current Collectors

Improved heat transferHigher surface areaHigher energy density storage

CarbonX  App l i cat ionsP r o v i d i n g   N e w   S o l u t i o n s   f o r   E n e r g y   T r a n s i t i o n

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CarbonXT h e   C o m p a n y

Nanofluid cooling technologyFor data centers and high power machinery

We develop nanocoolantswith superior heat transfer properties

What are nanofluids?Nanofluids are suspensions of nanometer-sized particles in base-

fluids like water, ethylene glycol and other organic fluids or coolants.

Lower energy consumption Savings on electricity

Smaller cooling systems Further miniaturization

Lighter cooling systems More mobile solutions

We are enabling:

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Our Climate Impact

times driving a cararound the world

times weightof an elephant

Usage of our nano-coolant decreases Energy consumption by 20%

x 140

x 70

Each Data Center can save upto600t of CO2 annually by usingnano-coolants

Moreover, nano‐coolants can enable efficient waste heatrecovery from Data Centers to be used as alternative source ofenergy by district heating.

EQUIVALENT TO

s.fateh@synano‐cooling.com

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Battolyster: Integrated Ni‐Fe battery and electrolyser

Short term electricity storagein the battery capacityminutes, hours, day/night

When charged:Hydrogen production for long term electricity storageweeks, seasonal& Hydrogen as chemical feedstock

Scalable

Pilot battolyser at Magnum powerplantEemshaven, 15kW, 60kWh

F.M.Mulder@tudelft.nl

Summary• Dutch universities are top of the world.

• Collaboration leads to efficient use of resources.

• Start‐ups are essential for bridging universities and industry.

• Several start‐ups are developing key technologies for the energy transition.

j.r.vanommen@tudelft.nl @JRvanOmmen