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TU Delft Impact Contest
Project: Aerosail (semi-finalist)
The shipping industry is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, producing approximately 706 million tonnes of CO₂ annually. As international trade grows, emissions from shipping are expected to rise, posing environmental and regulatory challenges. Current fuel-saving technologies often require expensive retrofitting, making adoption difficult for shipping companies. There is a need for a cost-effective, easily deployable solution that reduces fuel consumption and emissions without disrupting existing fleet operations. Meeting stricter environmental regulations while maintaining economic efficiency is a critical challenge for the maritime sector.
Read morePawtrail (semi-finalist)
Pet owners often experience high anxiety when transporting their pets, especially over long distances. Existing tracking solutions provide location updates but lack real-time contextual insights, leaving owners uncertain about their pet’s well-being. PawTrail addresses this gap by integrating multiple data sources—including logistics milestones, environmental conditions, and live tracking—into a single, user-friendly platform. This comprehensive visibility ensures owners are informed about their pet’s journey, reducing stress and improving trust in the transport process. By enhancing transparency and communication, PawTrail aims to set a new standard for pet transport monitoring.
Read moreParaSolar (semi-finalist)
ParaSolar transforms existing surfaces, such as parasols, into energy sources by seamlessly integrating solar cells. We make sustainable energy accessible without taking up extra space.
Read moreInfrastructure monitoring software (InfraDCM) (semi-finalist)
The current methods of infrastructure monitoring are expensive, time-consuming, and often destructive.
Read moreendex (semi-finalist)
As rural populations decline, demographic change is felt especially hard in agriculture. Moreover, intensive farming degrades the soil and threatens future yields. Precision agriculture with drones is often seen as a solution to reduce pesticides and increase automation. But while drones have become very affordable already, few farmers actually use them. That is because flying a drone is difficult, tightly regulated and carries risk. To really let precision agriculture unfold its potential, we cannot expect overburdened farmers to also become drone pilots and data analysts themselves.
Read moreTHEX (semi-finalist)
Women’s health diagnostics often involve discomfort, invasiveness, and limited accessibility, leading to delayed or avoided screenings. Traditional methods can be rigid, anxiety-inducing, and unsuitable for diverse anatomical needs. Additionally, there is a gap in early, user-friendly detection of gynecological conditions. Our challenge is to revolutionize vaginal diagnostics by creating a flexible, patient-friendly device that enhances comfort, accessibility, and accuracy. By integrating advanced materials and digital health solutions, we aim to empower women with a seamless, stress-free diagnostic experience, improving early detection rates and overall healthcare outcomes.
Read moreKUL / Energy for refugees (semi-finalist)
Energy justice and sustainable income for Kakuma refugee camp: Lack of electrification in refugee camps (around 90% of refugees in 2019 had no access to electricity). Lack of job opportunities in refugee camps (refugees in Kenya cannot work outside the camp and the economy of the camp is almost dormant with minimum capital coming in. Lack of waste management, Kakuma has no waste management hence a “city” of around 300,000 people is infested with plastic residues,.
Read moreThe Synergy Hub (semi-finalist)
We notice that teams in organisations are not harnessing the full potential of collaboration. Things like lack of vision and strategy, team misalignment, trust, defensiveness, and narcissism lead to reduced productivity and growth at best and destructive effects, at worst. Organisations and teams therefore suffer from underperformance and inefficiency, while also having members who are stressed, feeling disconnected, not feeling empowered, unable to be creative, and not feeling safe and included within their teams and organisations. Even if constructive conditions exist, collaborations still face hurdles to reach their full potential. This ultimately has an impact not only on the individuals, teams, and organisations, but on the society as a whole that would bear the costs of having members who are not thriving, happy and fulfilled.
Read moreFlightScout (semi-finalist)
Planning a trip is overwhelming, travelers spend hours searching across multiple platforms, struggling with complex filters, comparing prices, and second-guessing their choices. Existing flight search engines offer generic results, lacking personalization and creative filters that match individual travel preferences and experiences.
Read moreEco Balance (semi-finalist)
Germany’s fragmented environmental laws create significant challenges for businesses needing to compensate for land sealing with green spaces. With 16 states having different regulations, companies struggle to navigate complex requirements, define eco points, and secure suitable land for compensation.
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