Jeroen Breukels



Doctoral student Jeroen Breukels designs and builds kites that could have tremendous and far-reaching consequences for an energy-hungry world. Jeroen Breukels and his fellow doctoral students design, build, and fly kites at the prestigious Delft University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands, as part of an ongoing research and development effort known as Laddermill. The energy generation concept is also referred to as high altitude wind power, or HAWP. The concept of the Laddermill, which is central to Jeroen Breukels’ kite design and construction efforts, focuses on a series of sophisticated kites created from materials durable enough to handle the powerful wind currents found at 30,000 feet. The kites are attached to a loop running continuously from the ground up to the top altitude in order to catch the powerful and steady wind currents found there. The energy potential found in the wind currents at 30,000 feet, if tapped by Jeroen Breukels and his colleagues could revolutionize power generation by providing a sustainable and clean system of power generation. Jeroen Breukels has developed a computer modeling tool for demonstrating flexible, inflated flying structures, such as kites or parachutes that can display on a laptop computer. Working on the principle of multi-body dynamics, Jeroen Breukels’ computer model aims to provide a practical tool for finding solutions to advance clean energy power generation.

 

 

 Professional Experience:



Breukels Design

01/1/2007- Current

Delft, NL

 

Assisting small and large companies in technical and non-technical issues related to engineering, web, and graphic design.

 

 

Education:    

 

Delft University of Technology

Delft, NL

Master’s Degree in Aerospace

09/1/1995 — 10/1/2003

 

 

 

 Interests:  

 

Travel, swimming, riding motorcycles, Karate, Judo and fitness

 

 

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