Energy Process Engineering

The competence field includes technological expertise in thermal, electro- and biochemical conversion steps. The research activities range from scenarios, concepts, modelling and simulation to hardware implementation. Besides many years of experience in this field, we own specific laboratories, technical centers and test fields to operate laboratory, pilot and demonstration plants.

Teasers Set

Our Research Question

Which technology enables the efficient and economic coupling between thermal, electro- and biochemical conversion steps?

Our Strengths

Real-time whitebox simulation model for battery cells and stacks
Concept for single-stage, compact Sabatier reactor for power-to-gas
Know-how lead in flexible operation of bioenergy plants

Highlights

Li-Ion battery-modeling: high-precision and real-time capability

Basis for emulators for HIL and real time systems

Flexibilization of bio energy plants

Paradigm shift in energetic use of biomass
Technical basis for new business models post renewable energy act

Direct methanation concept: inexpensive and highly flexible

Successful laboratory testing of new 10kW power-to-gas reactor
Experimental basis for
scaling to 50..500 kW

Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology