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Impact - Institute for energy and resources
IMPACT is a research institute that initiates and coordinates research on Energy and Resources through building multidisciplinary teams around ambitious projects and delivering state of the art engineering solutions.
In the Energy and Resources domain, the institute focuses on:
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sustainable energy generation; |
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reduction of energy demand and consumption by optimization of products, processes and methods; |
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new materials based on renewable resources; |
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reduction of environmental footprints of processes and products. |
IMPACT stimulates the collaboration with national and international research foundations, R&D departments of advanced and innovative industries, technological institutes and users in academia and society.
With 30 research departments facilitating 300 staff (amongst whom ca. 200 PhD’s) the institute becomes a multidisciplinary community that fosters innovative, distinctive and efficient solutions, which are of high importance for industry and society.
Latest news
Professor De Winter Prize was awarded to dr. Kitty Nijmeijerfor her article Ion conductive spacers for increased power generation in reverse electrodialysis.Friday 26 November was the 49th anniversary of the University of Twente: the Dies Natalis. |
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Olie uit bos- en landbouwafval Onderzoekers van het instituut IMPACT van de Universiteit Twente ontwikkelen een methode om biomassa zo efficiënt en goedkoop mogelijk om te zetten in olie. Die olie kan dan als voeding dienen voor bestaande raffinaderijen om transportbrandstoffen te maken. ... read more |
Fred van Houten President International Academy for Production Engineering Professor Fred van Houten, wetenschappelijk directeur (ad interim) van IMPACT is benoemd tot president van ‘The International Academy for Production Engineering’ (CIRP). Van Houten is vooral actief in de ‘STC Design’ en de ‘STC Production Systems and Organizations’. ... read more |
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Drie onderzoekers UT ontvangen ECHO-subsidie De UT-onderzoekers Guido Mul (IMPACT), Wim Verboom en Michèl Duits (beiden MESA+) hebben een ECHO-projectsubsidie gekregen van NWO. De subsidie bestaat uit een bedrag van 260.000 euro. Guido Mul gaat onderzoek doen naar fotokatalysatoren. ... read more |
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