Innovation Lab: THEWA

Innovation Lab: THEWA

from | May 16, 2021 | Research, Mobility

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The Lower Saxony Research Centre for Automotive Engineering (NFF) at the TU Braunschweig. ©TU Braunschweig-NFF

THEWA - Thermal management of hydrogen filling station systems

If hydrogen is to find widespread use in the mobility sector, effective solutions are needed for the refuelling process. In this context, the "THEWA" project, which is funded as an innovation laboratory by the state of Lower Saxony, aims to research and provide overall system concepts for future hydrogen filling stations. 

The Project "THEWA - Thermal Management of Hydrogen Filling Station Systems" at TU Braunschweig aims to advance the use of hydrogen in the mobility sector - by researching concepts for hydrogen filling stations and providing them in various exemplary use cases. This is because hydrogen filling stations have to meet quite specific requirements that vary depending on the vehicle and the hydrogen storage technology used. The focus is therefore on multimodal filling stations for refuelling different modes of transport, for example cars, buses or trucks.

The project is funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) as part of the so-called "Innovation Labs". The innovation labs are to further develop hydrogen technologies and are funded with up to 6.5 million euros. More information on the innovation labs.

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TU Braunschweig

Around 20,000 students are enrolled in 71 degree programmes at the Technical University of Braunschweig. The project is implemented by the Lower Saxony Research Centre for Automotive Engineering (NFF), a scientific centre of the TU Braunschweig. 

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Innovation lab: H2 signpost Lower Saxony

Innovation lab: H2 signpost Lower Saxony

From | May 16, 2021 | Research, Industry, Storage

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The H2 guide is intended to show what a future hydrogen-based energy system in Lower Saxony could look like. © TU Clausthal

Innovation lab: H2 signposts

 The so-called "H2-Wegweiser" is intended to show how a hydrogen-based energy system of the future in Lower Saxony can be concretely designed. To this end, the project will define which technical variants are advantageous and what influence legal, ecological and economic aspects have. From this, an assessment basis is to be developed with the help of which hydrogen projects can be evaluated and classified in terms of their overall economic potential. 

The "H2-Wegweiser" project, funded as an innovation laboratory by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK), is to investigate how the North German Hydrogen Strategy can be put into practice by combining hydrogen, storage and conversion processes.

The project deals with different aspects of a future hydrogen economy: On the technical level, questions about the underground storage of hydrogen and the conversion of hydrogen into hydrocarbons and ammonia are to be answered. On the socio-ecological level, the associated environmental impacts are to be researched and ecological assessments carried out. In addition, questions will be raised about the legal framework for hydrogen plants in the energy sector. This is intended to show which business models are both economically viable and ecologically sensible.

For the further development of hydrogen technologies, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) is funding so-called innovation labs with up to 6.5 million euros. More information on the innovation labs.

 

 

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The Clausthal Environmental Technology Research Centre(CUTEC) at Clausthal University of Technology actively supports Germany's transformation process towards a sustainable industrial society.

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For30 years, the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hameln(ISFH)has been involved in applied research and the training of young people in the fields of photovoltaics and solar systems.

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The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover is Lower Saxony's largest university with around 30,000 students. The Institute for Electrical Energy Systems deals with water electrolysis, electrical energy storage systems and vehicle energy systems, among other things.

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Innovation lab: Sustainable hydrogen combustion concepts

Innovation lab: Sustainable hydrogen combustion concepts

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Innovation lab: Sustainable hydrogen combustion concepts

The project "Sustainable Hydrogen Combustion Concepts (WaVe)" aims to investigate how hydrogen can be used in combustion engines without releasing pollutants such as nitrogen oxides. The aim here is to develop clean hydrogen combustion engines that will ensure the pollutant-free use of hydrogen in the mobility sector.

The aim of the WaVe project, which is funded as an innovation laboratory by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK), is to use innovative measures to make hydrogen combustion so low-polluting that it is fully equivalent to other utilisation paths from an ecological point of view. Although no greenhouse gas emissions are produced when hydrogen is burnt, a few pollutants such as nitrogen oxides are still released at present. In about three to five years, the engines developed in the project should be ready for series production - and no longer emit any pollutants.

For the further development of hydrogen technologies, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) is funding so-called innovation labs with up to 6.5 million euros. More information on the innovation labs.

 

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©TU Clausthal
TU Braunschweig
©Jade HS

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover is Lower Saxony's largest university with around 30,000 students. The Institute for Electrical Energy Systems deals with water electrolysis, electrical energy storage systems and vehicle energy systems, among other things.

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Clausthal University of Technology in Lower Saxony has around 4,000 students and aims to support Germany's transformation process towards a sustainable industry with the business-oriented research institute CUTEC.

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Around 20,000 students are enrolled in 71 degree programmes at the Technical University of Braunschweig. The Institute for Combustion Engines (ivb)is conducting research on this project.

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Jade University of Applied Sciences is a state university of applied sciences with a martime focus in Lower Saxony with study locations in Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg and Elsfleth. The university has around 7,000 students.

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Innovation lab: Sustainable hydrogen combustion concepts

Innovation Lab: Water Electrolysis: From Material to System (InnoEly)

from | May 16, 2021 | Research, Hydrogen Production

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Innovation Lab Water Electrolysis: From Material to System (InnoEly)

A lot of energy is needed to split water into its components hydrogen and oxygen and make hydrogen usable as an energy carrier. To make this process of electrolysis more efficient, the innovation laboratory "Water Electrolysis: From Material to System" (InnoEly) is working on increasing the efficiency of hydrogen production. 

The aim of the InnoEly project is to increase the efficiency of hydrogen production in order to achieve further cost reductions and efficiency increases. In this way, the project aims to contribute to enabling the electrolysis capacity of 5 GW by 2030 and 10 GW by 2035 targeted by the German government in the national hydrogen strategy.

To this end, the aim is to investigate how electrolysers should be dimensioned - depending on the application - and which materials and technologies should be used to make hydrogen production as efficient as possible. "We are already clearly moving on an industrial scale here, but we are working on increasing the efficiency and service life in the process once again and reducing the costs," says Prof. Hanke-Rauschenbach, project manager at Leibniz Universität Hannover, about the goals of the project.

For the further development of hydrogen technologies, the Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) is funding so-called innovation labs with up to 6.5 million euros. More information on the innovation labs.

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©LUH
TU Braunschweig
©TU Clausthal
©DLR Institute for Networked Energy Systems

Leibniz Universität Hannover is Lower Saxony's largest university with around 30,000 students. The Institute for Electrical Energy Systems deals with water electrolysis, electrical energy storage systems and vehicle energy systems, among other things.

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Around 20,000 students are enrolled in 71 degree programmes at the TU Braunschweig. The Institute of Technical Chemistry and the Institute of Energy and Systems Process Engineering conduct research on hydrogen electrolysis.

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The Clausthal Environmental Technology Research Centre(CUTEC) at Clausthal University of Technology actively supports Germany's transformation process towards a sustainable industrial society.

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The Oldenburg Institute for Networked Energy Systems develops technologies and concepts for future energy supply based on renewable energies.

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©ISFH
©Fraunhofer HHI

Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg is a state university in Oldenburg with around 15,900 students and over 2,800 staff.

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For 30 years, the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hameln(ISFH) has been involved in applied research and the training of young people in the fields of photovoltaics and solar systems.

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The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute is an institution of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft for the promotion of applied research. The department "Fibre Optic Sensor Systems" is involved in the project.

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