Here you will find an overview of the projects we are currently funding. On average, about 150 projects are being funded. Smaller funding projects are sometimes not described individually.
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ongoing projects
Funding is being provided for the establishment of a professorship for glass and glass technology at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences. The professorship's research will focus, among other things, on the high-energy processes of the glass and ceramics industry and the possibilities for resource efficiency.
The research vision of Prof. Dr. Fabian Kennel, Professor of Automation and Energy Systems Engineering, is to rethink the energy management of energy networks. Temporary surpluses are to be used and intelligent control elements applied.
Prof. Dr. Peter Bretschneider was appointed Endowed Professor for Energy Use Optimisation at TU Ilmenau starting in the winter semester of 2016.
Research is being conducted into the development of an intelligent "concrete 2.0" that is adaptive and multifunctional as a high-performance material and thus meets the increasing demands on performance and availability in transport infrastructure.
In a circular economy, organic halogen compounds such as Teflon are to be converted electrochemically into new materials and thus recycled. By using surplus electricity, the flexible process could help stabilize the power grid.
Sodium-ion batteries are considered a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The carbon electrodes they contain can be obtained from wood waste. Their natural fluctuations are to be eliminated using a new digestion process.
In the project, the energy supply of electromobility is considered holistically across all areas (distribution network, charging station, battery). The overall system is tested and optimized using a digital twin and in the laboratory.
At the Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE), young scientists are working on green microelectronics in an interdisciplinary manner. This is not only sustainable and climate-neutral in operation, but also along the entire value chain and in the entire material cycle.
Prof. Dr. Heide Biollaz, professor of sustainable energy technology and plant engineering at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, is researching the feasibility of isothermal membrane distillation (IMD) for drinking water production.
Wafer-level packaging is a chip manufacturing technology. It increases integration densities and reduces the use of materials and energy. The project aims to bring new material concepts and 3D printing technologies to production maturity.