Fraunhofer Energy Alliance

The Fraunhofer Energy Alliance is the portal to the research program and service offer of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in the fields of energy technology and energy industry.

In order to develop products for its customers which have particularly high investment security, future-orientation and competitive strength, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has pooled its competencies in the field of energy. More than 2,000 employees combine their expert knowledge at the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance, one of the largest energy research organizations in Europe.

Fields of research include digitization of the energy world, renewable energy sources, energy systems analyses and energy storage technologies as well as energy efficiency technologies and components for buildings, districts and cities.

With the specialized knowledge and expertise of the 20 member institutes, the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance offers comprehensive services from one source.

In order to be successful with innovative products and to acquire new markets, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as industry and the energy sector, are given access to a wide spectrum of research and development possibilities. The Fraunhofer Energy Alliance also provides this expertise in its function as a consultant to political and societal players and institutions.

All our activities focus on the objective of achieving sustainable, secure, economical and socially responsible energy supplies.

 

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News of Fraunhofer Energy Research

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ISPA 2024

The ISPA 2024 invites international experts from research and industry to Dresden to discuss the latest developments and applications in the field of piezocomposites.

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Fraunhofer Innovation Platform at Stellenbosch University

The Fraunhofer Energy Alliance is associated partner at FIP-WEF@SU in South Africa.

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Energy Turnaround Needs Acceptance

Fraunhofer IEE, IEG, ISE and ISI are partner institutions in the Kopernikus-Project Ariadne

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Fraunhofer Match

Tell us about your challenge or project - and Fraunhofer Match will put you in touch with researchers with the right expertise to develop solutions together.

Press Releases

 

Read Press Release I 17th of April 2024

Carbon Nanotubes: a blessing or a curse?

Many decision-makers find it difficult to realistically assess the opportunities and risks of carbon nanotubes, or CNTs for short. A white paper by Fraunhofer IPA and other experts provides the necessary background – understandable even for non-experts.

 

Press Release I 16th of April2024

Flexibilization potential in the cooling sector

By making cooling supply systems more flexible, CO2 emissions can be reduced by 22 to 39 percent and electricity procurement costs by 35 to 54 percent. Fraunhofer UMSICHT came to this conclusion in the "FlexKaelte" project. At the same time, the researchers found that there are still a number of obstacles and hurdles on the way to flexibilization.

 

Press Release I 13th of March, 2024

Reuse of solar modules

The recycling of components from end-of-life solar modules is an important approach to the sustainable use of resources. This allows certain components of solar modules to be reused or converted into new products. The recently launched joint project "RETRIEVE" aims to make this possible: When recycling solar module components, the goal is to improve the material quality so that it meets the current requirements for reintegration into the photovoltaic value chain. 

 

Events

Our members regularly present their research results at trade fairs, conferences, symposia and in workshops. Learn more about our activities...

 

Fraunhofer ENIQ

In keeping with the motto "Energy Intelligence powered by Fraunhofer", the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft offers its stakeholders a platform at the EUREF Campus in Berlin - the ENIQ showroom. Here, the energy transition can be experienced...

Worth Knowing about Energy Alliance

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Jobs

Are you interested in a position at one of the Fraunhofer institutes? At this point we inform about current job vacancies.

 

Guiding Principles of Fraunhofer Energy Alliance