New publication in Bioresource Technology by the Chair of Urban Water Management on the topic of biological methanation. [read more]

With climate change becoming an increasing challenge, use of alternative sources of energy and adjustments in industrial processes are gaining substantial relevance. Approaches to limit and reduce CO2 emissions as well as to utilize CO2 as feedstock have hence shifted into our focus. The energy sector and industry globally intensify their strive for innovative approaches for sustainable and… [read more]

The upcoming spring school organized as part of the DFG Priority Program 1984 will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with leading experts in the field of hybrid and multimodal energy systems. The program will consist of a series of lectures, discussions, and workshops aimed at exploring the latest research on system theoretical methods for the transformation and operation of… [read more]

The Chair for Sustainable Future Mobility (Prof. Jocher) is researching various aspects of the operational safety of today's staged aircraft engine combustion chambers with hydrogen as part of a large research network. [read more]

Large-bore engines are widely used in marine shipping and on-shore power generation. Methane as a fuel with reduced carbon footprint has been replacing heavy fuel oil (HFO) for the past years and engines have been retrofitted to accept gaseous fuels. With the expectedly increasing supply of green hydrogen, however, come new chances and challenges for engine development. [read more]

Start-up Cryomotive, industrial partner in the project CryoTRUCK, has opened its hydrogen storage technology center in Pfeffenhausen. The first prototypes of cryogas pressure vessels for long haul heavy duty trucks are developed and manufactured there. Furthermore, the funding grant of the CryoTRUCK project has been announced officially. [read more]

The project NAMOSYN was successfully completed in September 2022 with the demonstration of the industrial maturity of the OME synthesis process. The project SynergyFuels to develop an integrated refinery concept for the production of renewable fuels from biogenic residues started in January 2023. [read more]

Lithium Ion Mobility in Li6B18(Li3N) and Li Vacancy Tuning in the Solid Solution Li6B18(Li3N)1- x(Li2O)x / T. M. F. Restle, L. Scherf, J. V. Dums, A. G. Mutschke, R. J. Spranger, H. Kirchhain, A. J. Karttunen, L. van Wüllen, T. F. Fässler / Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, 2023 - DOI [read more]

The fourth roadmap of the Kopernikus P2X project shows the relevance of PtX products in a defossilized energy system. In addition, the ecological, economic and social impacts are examined on the basis of value chains of P2X products. [read more]

Global aviation growth is set to continue in the coming decades, and the most promising strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation is the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). At the Chair of Energy Systems, the so-called Biomass-to-Liquid (BtL) process is being investigated, which is considered the most promising of several process paths to produce SAF. [read more]