Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics

Projects of the department Energy Systems Analysis

Following overview shows selected ongoing and completed projects. The links provide you a short description of each project. Some of them are in German only.

Selection of ongoing projects:

TradeRES - Tools for the Design and Modelling of New Markets and Negotiation Mechanisms for a ~100% Renewable European Power System

VERMEER - Security of supply in Germany and Central Europe during extreme weather events

Economic indicators of the energy system

UNSEEN - Evaluation of uncertainties in linear energy system optimization models using neural networks

HI-CAM - Helmholtz-Initiative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: two Sides of the same Coin

4NEMO – Research Network for the Development of New Methods in Energysystem Modeling

ANSWER-Kommunal: Development of a standardized analysis and results grid for heat plans for the implementation of the energy transition in the municipal sector

ArcMod – Increasing Flexibility of AMIRIS

C/sells - Techno-economic evaluation of utility business models in cellular structures

ELCALC - Tabellenkalkulation für nachhaltige Stromversorgung

ENavi - Kopernikus-Projekt „Systemintegration“: Energiewende-Navigationssystem

ES2050 - Helmholtz Joint Initiative „Energy System 2050“ - Research Topic 4: Life-Cycle-Oriented Sustainability Analysis at System Level (ES2050-FT4)

FlexMex - Model experiment for the temporally and spatially resolved investigation of future load balancing in the power system

Helmholtz Research School on Energy Scenarios

INTEEVER II – Analysis of the integration of renewable energies in Germany and Europe, taking into account security of supply and decentralised flexibility

InNOSys - Integrated sustainability assessment and optimization of energy systems

Lighthouse project „Power-to-Gas“: Applied R&D for an economic generation of renewable eH2

MENAfuels - Roadmaps zur Erzeugung nachhaltiger synthetischer Kraftstoffe im MENA Raum zur Dekarbonisierung des Verkehrs in Deutschland

MuSeKo - Model based analysis of the integration of intermittent renewable electricity generation by enhanced coupling of power, heat, gas and transport sector (multi sector coupling)

Multi-criteria analysis for building and assessing sustainable scenario pathways

InnoSEn - Network analysis and simulation of innovation dynamics of new key technologies for the energy transition

REfuels-Brazil - Innovative Alternative Fuels for Aviation in Brazil

SolarMedAtlas - Solar Atlas for the Mediterranean

START - Strategic Scenario Analysis – A first German-Australian focus project

SYSEET - System Comparison of storable renewable energy sources

ZERO BRINE - Re-designing the Value and Supply Chain of Water and Minerals: A circular Economy Approach for the Recovery of Resources from Brine generated by Process Industries

Selection of completed projects