Welcome to the Energy Lab
The energy transition is accompanied by many questions: How can energy be generated in an environmentally friendly way and stored with low losses?
What happens when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow? And what if more electricity is suddenly needed?
To answer these questions, the Energy Lab is researching the intelligent linking of various energy generation, storage and supply options.
Research for the energy transition
The aim is to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. However, wind or solar energy cannot be generated consistently everywhere. Energy is often needed away from where it is generated and peak loads are to be expected at certain times. This dilemma must therefore be solved, because affordable and environmentally friendly energy should no longer remain a utopian dream.
As Europe's largest research infrastructure for renewable energy, the Energy Lab is taking on this major task. Here, the intelligent networking of environmentally friendly energy generators and storage methods is being investigated. In addition, energy systems of the future are simulated and tested on the basis of real consumer data. A system network links electrical, thermal and chemical energy flows as well as new information and communication technologies. The aim of the research work is to improve the transportation, distribution, storage and use of electricity and thus create the basis for the energy transition.
The Energy Lab is a project of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centers German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ).
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) as well as the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts (MWK) are funding the Energy Lab.
A field study in four major cities shows that 48.5% of sensors used for recording heating and water consumption are unencrypted. These sensors can reveal detailed information, such as sleep/wake cycles and presence/absence. The findings were presented at Energy Informatics 2024 in Lugano.
Scientific Publication
On October 23rd and 24rth, the Energy Lab is represented at the Hydrogen Technology Expo in Hamburg with its projects H2Mare, H2Giga and TransHyDE. Interesting discussions and presentations will give rise to new visions.
Visite Expo-Website
KIT is now part of the Open DC Alliance. Joining is a further step in research at the Energy Lab. How energy consumption can be reduced in the long term with direct current and good grid management is part of the cooperation. In the future, there should be CO2-neutral power grids.
Visit ODCA
Das KIT hat einem Beitrag auf ZEIT Online geschildert, wie das erfolgreiche Start-Up INERATEC von der KIT Gründerschmiede gefördert wurde und weiterhin begleitet wird. INERATEC plant die Inbetriebnahme seiner 14. Power-to-Liquid-Anlage im kommenden Jahr.
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