News from energy research
19.08.2025 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Grid-forming inverters as a cornerstone of future power system stability
Grid-forming inverters and other new technologies will be essential for maintaining a stable, renewable-based power grid in the future.
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15.08.2025 Mission Hydrogen 2030 Project Insights
Hydrogen meets high temperatures: climate-friendly production of steel, bricks, and glass
The research projects ZeroCO₂ glass, KLIMAZIEGPROD, Hybrid-FIRE, and H₂-DisTherPro represent a new generation of industrial processes.
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10.06.2025 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
Geothermal drilling in Lower Saxony: researchers extract large quantities of hot thermal water
Promising results in Ahnsbeck in Lower Saxony: Production tests of thermal water indicate a good geothermal reservoir.
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14.04.2025 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Controlling the sway: Investigating smarter designs for lasting wind turbines
Wind turbines are highly susceptible to vibrations due to their tall, slender structures. Researchers are employing various strategies to manage them.
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07.04.2025 Mission Energy System 2045, Mission Transfer Interviews
‘We couldn't have afforded the development costs’
In this interview, Matthias Wenthe describes how the BMWK-funded project energyTWIN resulted in an app that is available on the market.
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27.03.2025 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Transfer Project Insights
Urban micro projects: KlaDat and C2T drive sustainable city development
The micro projects KlaDat and C2T provide valuable insights for sustainable urban development.
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24.02.2025 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Mastering the dark doldrums: research against power outages
Periods when wind and sun do not provide enough energy – so-called dark doldrums – continue to be a challenge, also for research.
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13.02.2025 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
Geothermal plant provides climate-friendly heat in Schwerin
Since last October, a geothermal plant has been supplying environmentally friendly heat to the city of Schwerin.
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18.12.2024 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
More renewable energy with sandwich elements
New heating systems could be integrated into the exterior walls of buildings. It would also be possible to generate, insulate and store energy.
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09.12.2024 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Record year: 456 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity added worldwide in 2023
The International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems programme highlights PV developments in 2023 in its latest trends report.
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19.11.2024 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Energy System 2045, Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Hydrogen 2030, Mission Transfer News
Portal world for applied energy research merged
The previous range of topic-specific portals for applied energy research is now combined on energieforschung.de.
29.10.2024 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
More heat pumps for apartment buildings
So far, only a small number of existing apartment buildings are heated with heat pumps. Various research projects show how this can change.
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25.09.2024 Mission Energy System 2045, Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
BMWK publishes call for funding „Vom Plan zur Wende“
The BMWK promotes innovations and new solutions that accelerate the systemic implementation of municipal heating plans.
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17.09.2024 Mission Hydrogen 2030 News
Container terminal tests climate-neutral operations
Duisburg’s inland terminal takes a major step toward climate-neutral logistics as hydrogen systems and smart energy tech undergo on-site testing.
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15.08.2024 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Digital twin ensures more efficient operation of buildings
Two recently completed projects show the advantages of using artificial intelligence in construction, commissioning and building services engineering.
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