Summer School on Hydrogen Technologies from 15 to 19 September 2025 in Oldenburg
- In this event format, experts from research and industry provide young scientists from a technical-scientific environment with application-oriented specialist knowledge firsthand for one week.
- This year's key topics include different aspects of the hydrogen cycle, covering production, transportation, storage, and application.
- Registrations are now possible.
- The Summer School is organised by the Technical University of Clausthal in cooperation with the Institute of Networked Energy Systems and the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (efzn).
- Focus: Energy, Hydrogen, Talent Development, Sustainability
The Institute of Networked Energy Systems will host the 16th Lower Saxony Summer School on Hydrogen Technologies from 15 to 19 September 2025. Organised by the Technical University of Clausthal in cooperation with the Institute of Networked Energy Systems and the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (efzn), the summer school offers young scientists from the technical-scientific community a week of hands-on expertise from renowned experts. Registrations are now possible.
Hydrogen is considered a central element for the decarbonisation of industry, transport, and energy systems. At the same time, the implementation of green hydrogen and the creation of sustainable, hydrogen-based economic cycles are a societal task that will require a great deal of expertise, creativity, and cooperation in the coming years. In light of this challenge, around 25 experts from research and industry will provide participants with in-depth insights into their work and highlight essential aspects of the hydrogen cycle - from production to transport, storage, and application.
The programme of this year's summer school consists of over 20 individual sessions spread across five days. Following an introduction to the fundamental importance of hydrogen for the energy transition, the focus topic "Production" includes sessions on the system integration of PEM electrolyzers and the system technology for electrolysis plants. On the topic "Storage and Transport", Dr Hendrik Langnickel from the Institute of Networked Energy Systems will report on the interaction between hydrogen storage and networks. In the focus area "Application", the speakers will discuss selected aspects such as gas turbines with hydrogen combustion, green hydrogen for the chemical industry, and hydrogen in aviation. On the final day, the focus shifts to the future: What role will hydrogen play as an interface technology in relation to social dynamics of energy transition? Which import options for green hydrogen from overseas can we expect in the next decade? Additionally, a session will deal with the life cycle analysis of hydrogen technologies.
The goal of the event is practical professional preparation for young scientists. The success of this approach is evident in that many participants from previous events are now working in industry and research on solutions to questions that were discussed in earlier summer schools.
The Lower Saxony Summer School was first held in 2008, initially focusing on fuel cells, later expanded to include batteries, and finally with a focus on hydrogen technologies. The summer school is organised by the Research Centre for Energy Storage Technologies of the Technical University of Clausthal in cooperation with the Institute of Networked Energy Systems and the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (efzn). Oldenburg is hosting the summer school for the fourth time this year, after 2012, 2016, and 2022.
More information:
- 16th Lower Saxony Summer School on Hydrogen Technologies: Programme and Registration (only available in German)