Crowdfunding for TU Delft
The TU Delft is full of talent. Talent that is driven by a passion for technology and the ambition to make the difference in the world. We make every effort to let students and scientists excel and realize social impact. Do you like to support this?
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Renewable energy system for Syrian refugee school in Lebanon!
We are Energy for Refugees (EfR), a non-profit foundation, that is specialized in designing and implementing clean energy projects that provide sustainable and reliable energy sources for those in need. We are comprised of students, with different backgrounds and nationalities, from TU Delft. In the past we have successfully implemented projects in Mexico, Nigeria, and several in Greece.
This year's challenging project is for a school of ~2000 Syrian, 300 Lebanese and 100 Palestinian refugee students who attend class early in the morning till late in the evening, in Tripoli, Lebanon. The aim is to install enough solar panels, batteries and inverters for the school to be self-sufficient, and have a safe and clean energy system. This system will provide stable electricity to power the school such as lights, printers, computers (provided by Thaki organization who we collaborate with), air conditioning but also importantly their water pump.
Currently the school is reliant on a diesel generator as backup power which is expensive and polluting. Additionally, they have a very unreliable grid supply of electricity (max. 2h a day). The generator uses 30-40L of diesel per day and 40–60L of oil per month. This is equivalent to over 200–300 USD for fuel each month that the school must pay.
With your contribution we are one step closer to achieve our goal of 6000€ which would be enough to pay for the batteries, inverters and MPPT! Additionally, with this project we will be able to teach the students about renewable energy!
Delft Hyperloop Documentary
We are Delft Hyperloop: a team consisting of 40 motivated students who, during the course of a year, work on the transportation method of the future. As a TU Delft Dream team, we work on a prototype of the hyperloop every year since 2016, with which we compete against student teams from all over the world. By doing so, we introduce new technologies and useful knowledge which stimulate the development of the hyperloop network.
The hyperloop is a new mode of transportation in which a pod (comparable to a train carriage) floats through a vacuum tube and is propelled by magnets. As a result, there is no rolling and air resistance making speeds up to 1,000 km/h possible. This ensures that you no longer have to choose between fast and sustainable travelling.
One of our main goals this year is to bring the hyperloop concept to the attention of a wider audience. To make the hyperloop network a reality, acceptance and understanding of the concept is necessary. A documentary capturing the development of the hyperloop technology contributes to this. The documentary will show how both the pod and our team develop in a year full of highlights and setbacks. At the end, we will conclude our year with the competition in Edinburgh where we strive to win the first prize at the European Hyperloop Week, and capture everything in our documentary for the legacy of future Dream Teams.
Join the sustainable mobility revolution and support our project - the future will arrive faster ;)
