During a visit of the president of the Federal Environment Agency in September, our board took the opportunity to present the topics of KET and to discuss future issues of energy policy. Furthermore, interesting insights into the work of the UBA could be gained and possibilities for cooperation were examined.

The official kick-off of the PV-2-Heat to Mongolia project recently took place in May. The overall objective of the project, which is being pursued jointly by German and Mongolian partners, is the development of a heating system suitable for the harsh conditions of Mongolia that converts regenerative energy generated by means of photovoltaics (PV) into heat (H). In addition, the foundations will be established to enable the Mongolian government…

On December 2nd, the kick-off event for the “Microgrid Laboratory” project took place at Paderborn University. The Department of Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (LEA) and KET in cooperation with Energie Impuls OWL invited participants from industry, research and politics to the lecture hall L. Project goals and opportunities for participation were presented. The participants also discussed the potential that the Microgrid Laboratory…

KET successfully applied for the 4th round of the EFRE.NRW funding competition "Research Infrastructures". Under the leadership of the Department of Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (LEA), the concept "Microgrid Laboratory - Energy Infrastructure of the Future" was submitted in spring this year and has recently been suggested for the final project proposal submission. Six concepts were selected from a total of 21 applications, while KET's…