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Construction of a tower for a wind turbine.

14.04.2025 Mission Electricity 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.

Two people look at the mobile phone and compare the view with the construction site.

07.04.2025 Mission Energy System, 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.

Luftaufnahme der Braunschweiger BAHNSTADT

27.03.2025 Mission Heat, 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.

Snowy landscape with wind turbines and photovoltaic systems

24.02.2025 Mission Electricity, Mission Energy System 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.

A technician stands in front of silver piping at the geothermal energy plant and holds a gate valve in his hand.

13.02.2025 Mission Heat 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.

A shell for a sandwich facade element is being manufactured. You can see tubes being cast in a mould.

18.12.2024 Mission Heat 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.

Agri-PV is an important area of application and development for photovoltaics, as the trends report for 2023 highlights.

09.12.2024 Mission Electricity 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.

energieforschung.de is the central information site for project funding by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in the energy research programme.

19.11.2024 Mission Electricity, Mission Energy System, Mission Heat, Mission Hydrogen, 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.

In the ‘Smartes Quartier Karlsruhe-Durlach’ project, the partners installed a multi-source heat pump system. The outdoor air unit, which was installed on a rubbish shed, can be seen here.

29.10.2024 Mission Heat 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.

Research should help to accelerate the systemic implementation of municipal heating plans.

25.09.2024 Mission Energy System, Mission Heat 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.

Aerial view of the Duisburg Gateway Terminal in Duisburg’s inland port, Europe’s first climate-neutral container terminal, opened in September 2024.

17.09.2024 Mission Hydrogen 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.

AI was used in the construction and building technology of this new headquarters for the Debeka Group in Koblenz.

15.08.2024 Mission Heat 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.