In this survey, we first review some known results on the representation theory of algebras with triangular decomposition, including the classification of the simple modules. We then discuss a recipe to construct Hopf algebras with triangular decomposition. Finally, we extend to these Hopf algebras the main results of [39] regarding projective modules over Drinfeld doubles of bosonizations of Nichols algebras and groups.2010 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 16T05, 20G05, 16P10. Partially supported by CONICET, Secyt (UNC), FONCyT PICT 2016-3957 and MathAm-Sud project GR2HOPF.We are interested in graded quotient Hopf algebras of U (H,R) (V ) admitting a triangular decomposition with H in the middle. The main example is the following. Let B(V ) and B(V ) be the Nichols algebras of V and V , with defining ideals J (V ) and J (V ), respectively. We defineProposition 4.2. u (H,R) (V ) is a graded Hopf algebra quotient of U (H,R) (V ) and B(V )⊗H⊗B(V ) −→ u (H,R) (V ) is a triangular decomposition. Also, the Hopf subalgebra generated by V and H, resp. V and H, is isomorphic toProof. We only have to prove the triangular decomposition. A direct computation shows that the composition of the braidings c V,V : V ⊗V → V ⊗V and c V ,V : V ⊗V → V ⊗V is the identity. Then, the Nichols algebra B(V ⊕V ) is isomorphic to B(V )⊗B(V ) as vector spaces by [16, Theorem 2.2Since the generators of J do not belong to this ideal, we have that u (H,R) (V ) ≃ T (V ⊕ V )#H J (V ), J (V ) J ≃ B(V )⊗H⊗B(V ) as vector spaces. 4.1. Examples.