Funded projects

Ab initio multiple spawning calculation of ultrafast excited states dynamics.

With the addition of decentralized generation and storage systems, precise and spatially resolved performance forecasts are becoming increasingly important for smart home applications and network operators. Although weather forecasts have improved in recent decades, even modern weather models find it difficult to resolve the incoming global radiation accurately (Heise, 2002) and thus deliver precise performance forecasts. A finer-meshed measurement network is therefore necessary in order to take better account of local influences. In Germany, such a monitoring network in the form of more than 1.4 million PV systems already exists. Because the power delivered by them allows important conclusions about the local meteorological conditions, and especially about the incoming global radiation. Approximately 25% of all PV systems (Rentzing, 2013) are already networked at the metering point operator and / or manufacturer portal (SMA Solar Technology AG, 2013) and can therefore be monitored.

In order to optimize the design of geothermal probes, additional measuring sensors were installed on an existing geothermal probe system on Ludwigshöhe, Kempten.

The aim of the project is the development of a mineral material that can sustainably and long-term withstand the very high temperatures occurring periodically during loading and unloading and - locally limited - very rapid temperature changes without damage and also has good storage properties.

The dissertation project examines the investment conditions for renewable energy in the region of North Africa and the Middle East (MENA).

The aim here is to develop incentives and conditions for investments, in particular of solar thermal power plants (concentrated solar power, CSP). The project is being developed as part of the PhD program of the Wuppertal Institute and in conjunction with the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics at the University of Wuppertal.

The research project "Path dependence in strategic investment decisions of energy supply companies" examines different investment strategies of energy suppliers in relation to renewable energies. The project is being carried out by the Good Energies Chair of Management of Renewable Energy at the University of St. Gallen and funded by the Nagelschneider Foundation. The social science research project pursues the goal of highlighting the different decisions of energy companies when investing in renewable energies and exploring their background.

Production of electrodes and cells as well as investigation of the degradation mechanisms.

Investigation of the aging behavior and development of suitable operating strategies.

Development of an acid-resistant composite material for biogas plant construction. Analysis and determination of the damage processes that occur at the construction of biogas plants during operation. For this purpose, a new composite material for the construction of biogas plants is to be developed in order to increase the useful life of the plants and to reduce the financial / temporal overhead during the construction and operation phase of these plants.

Energy efficiency and renewable energy systems in Bavaria in the year 2030. Determination of the potential of renewable energy systems in three Bavarian districts to replace fossil fuels and nuclear energy by the year 2030 and thus energy in the various sectors (industry / commerce, trade, services / private households / transport) save by more efficient use.

Determination of energy potential in three Bavarian districts.

Scientific investigation of thin-film cells for cost-effective and environmentally friendly production. Here, chalcopyrite semiconductors are developed which are free of toxic constituents and higher in their conversion efficiency than existing silicon solar cells.

Basic research for desulfurization of biogas and development of a process for desulfurization of biogas.

Use, potentials, perspectives of environmentally friendly energies in Germany

Impact of cultivation of energy crops (maize and oilseed rape) on water erosion risk