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H.G.C. Werij

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Let’s start the clear sky revolution

Intreerede prof. dr. H. G. C. Werij

The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is one of eight faculties at Delft University of Technology. It is one of the most comprehensive academic and innovation communities worldwide focusing on aerospace engineering. Its 120 professors and 70 researchers are mentoring and teaching ...
Aviation is the backbone of our modern society. In 2019, around 4.5 billion passengers travelled through the air. However, at the same time, aviation was also responsible for around 5% of anthropogenic causes of global warming. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation ...
To counter the climate effects of flying, we must start a revolution in aviation. Solutions must and will be found. I believe we’re at a new dawn of aviation.@en
Sustainable aviation is a key area for climate action. In this course, we will take you through the technologies and other innovations of recent years and promising future developments in the field. We will start from the basics of how aircraft fly and how they impact the environ ...
Sustainable aviation is a key area for climate action. In this course, we will take you through the technologies and other innovations of recent years and promising future developments in the field. We will start from the basics of how aircraft fly and how they impact the environ ...

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Modelling the future of aviation

Developing a comprehensive, user-friendly model able to assessthe climate impact of policy and technological measures

The aviation sector accounted for 3.4 to 4.0% of the total anthropogenic radiative forcing in 2015. The sectors’growth is several percentage points larger than the annual fuel efficiency gain, resulting in an increasing climatechange impact. The world formulated goals for 2050 to ...