How long do people in Germany actually use their electrical and electronic devices? Although extending product lifetimes is a key strategy for advancing the circular economy and improving resource efficiency, reliable data on [...] More

The NUMEN project aims to collaborate with North American partners to develop research approaches focused on strategies for sustainable urban mobility that reduce car dependency in cities and promote sustainable [...] More

In the field of community-based energy, new supply models are emerging, such as tenant electricity projects, community-based building energy supply, and, in the future, energy sharing. These models place special demands on [...] More

Lithium is a key raw material for battery production and, consequently, for the energy and transportation transitions. However, despite rapidly rising demand, European and German extraction and processing capacities have so [...] More

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a top priority in achieving internationally agreed climate targets. However, modeling shows that reaching greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 will also require additional approaches that [...] More

The energy transition thrives on participation. Energy sharing offers the opportunity to participate in the energy transition, even for players without their own generation facilities. The shared use of electricity from [...] More

In Germany, over 2,000 citizen energy communities, with more than 500,000 members, are driving a decentralized energy transition. From tenant electricity to neighborhood heating and energy sharing, these models are diverse, [...] More

Biochar can remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store carbon in the long-term. In the pyrolysis production process, biomass residues are converted into coal at high temperatures and in the absence of oxygen. Pyrolysis also [...] More

Cities and municipalities are feeling the effects of climate change, for example in the form of heat stress, water shortages and flooding. This damages buildings, infrastructure, health, and nature. Natural climate protection [...] More

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it will be necessary to actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere to effectively limit global warming to a maximum of 1,5 degrees. To this end, [...] More

The green and digital transformation of the economy, the so-called twin transition, has advanced in recent years to become a central political priority for the future. The digital transformation has the potential to save [...] More