Location & getting there

A brief chronology of the institute

• 2020: Foundation of the Institute of Maritime Energy Systems as the first DLR research facility in Schleswig-Holstein
• 2024: Relocation of the institute within Geesthacht and construction of the first research hall
• 2024: Opening of a second facility on the Kiel shipyard site
• 2026: Renaming of the institute to Maritime Technologies and Propulsion Systems
• 2026: Relocation within Kiel to the final site of the Kiel branch office and research hall
• 2026: Build up of a large-scale research infrastructure including storage facilities for alternative fuels, hybrid drives, test stands for fuel cells and batteries as well as special measuring and testing stands

In future, scientists will also be able to develop emission-reducing systems and components in the laboratory and continuously adapt them to future conditions before they are tested with the modular seagoing technology platform and integrated into ship and port operations. These facilities will also enable industrial companies in particular to test the feasibility of new systems and technologies at an early stage and at low cost.