Research focuses
Supplying processes with thermal energy with decreasing or no use of fossil energy sources.
- Reducing thermal losses through alternative conversion technology or innovative thermal utilization paths
- Climate-neutral energy supply system through the use of thermal storage and electrification of processes
- Safeguarding the thermal supply through hybrid plants operated with different energy sources
Your contact: Bijan Sadjjadi-Ortlieb
Building an efficient, secure and robust electrical supply powered by renewable sources.
- Securing energy supply in the long term through strategic planning of investments in regenerative technologies
- Realizing energy supply systems with regenerative generators and electricity storage through appropriate planning and design processes
- Efficient and stable energy supply with direct current grids through the development of local grid regulation
Your contact: Isabella Bianchini
Building demand side management to control electrical consumption based on current energy costs.
- Selecting flexibility measures through a systematic evaluation of plants and processes
Using artificial intelligence to reduce losses and control a complex power system.
- Optimize future operating strategies by forecasting load and generation patterns
- Identify losses through anomalies in measured data
Your contact: Can Kaymakci
A major focus of our research is the development of industrial scale bio-H2 production, as well as the enhanced utilization of CO2 for the production of high-value products as nutriceuticals, or as entry-level chemicals for both the chemical- and pharmaceutical industries. Examples are:
- Haem and haemoproteins
- Carotenoids and terpenoids
- Bioplastics
- Succinate
utilizing the exceptional production potential of the purple bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum. The bioproduction process ("dark photosynthesis") is unique in that the photosynthetic potential of R. rubrum can be utilized under dark growth conditions using a special culture medium and precisely regulated microaerobic conditions. Since light is no longer necessary for the bioproduction process, industrial scale production scales now become feasible with purple photosynthetic bacteria.
The substrates for the special growth medium can be replaced with extracts from organic wastes from fruit and vegetable juice production, as well as organic wastes from the milk or beer industries. These wastes are unsuitable for classical biogas production, and are available in massive amounts.
Your contact: Prof. Robin Ghosh