News from energy research
02.12.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
New material for sustainable turbine construction
The aim of the research work in the Pro-FeAl project is to produce both large-volume castings and components for turbines from iron aluminide.
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01.12.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Determining the potential of industrial waste heat in heating networks
In the NENIA project, a Germany-wide waste heat cadastre of all industrial sites will be created for the first tim.
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30.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Transfer Project Insights
"Three percent project" makes municipal neighborhoods more energy efficient
Until now, only about one per cent of the existing building stock in Germany is refurbished every year.
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30.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Corrosion in hydraulic systems
With this research project, corrosion processes are being investigated in heating and cooling systems.
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30.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Modular planning tool for cities and districts
A modular, integrated energy system model is being developed to help municipalities and urban planners implement climate protection measures.
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30.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Networked neighborhoods for the Wolfsburg area of the future
In this project, the implementation of energy-efficient district concepts in systemically interlinked districts is being investigated.
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30.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Planning and optimally operating building energy systems
In the WaveSave project, planning and optimisation tools for building energy systems are being developed for supplying decentralised electricity.
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29.11.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Leveraging cross-sectoral potential for utilising surplus electricity
In this project, the various potential for the exploitation of local and regional surplus electricity in north-eastern Germany is being investigated.
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29.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
The campus for the Technical University of Braunschweig is to become climate-neutral
During the next three years a multi-dimensional refurbishment concept for optimising the campus’s energy efficiency will be implemented.
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24.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Condition assessment of heating networks with volatile operating modes
The integration of volatile, renewable heat sources leads to an increased load on the materials in district heating networks.
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24.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Energy strategy for showcase district interlinks heating, cooling and electricity
As part of the “Energy Strategy Berlin Adlershof 2020” cluster project, the “Energy Grid Berlin Adlershof” project is aimed at...
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23.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Efficient operation of CHP district heating plants and heating networks
The aim of the research project is to sustainably improve the efficiency of the operations of combined heat and power district heating.
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23.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Lightweight and flexible envelopes as functional building membranes
Buildings can be optimised in terms of their energy efficiency using new, lightweight and flexible structures made of films or textile fabrics.
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23.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Nuremberg City Library – Rebuilding with extensive refurbishment
The Luitpoldhaus, which was originally built in 1911 and then rebuilt following extensive destruction in the 1950s, has undergone refurbishment.
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22.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Software analyses lifecycle costs
In this research project, software for calculating life cycle costs was developed as a planning and decision-making aid for experts.
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