Energy storage systems & energy converters: the key to a low-carbon future
The Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Stuttgart, with further research facilities in Cologne-Porz, Ulm, Oldenburg and Hamburg, conducts research with over 200 employees in the field of efficient and resource-conserving energy storage systems and next-generation energy conversion technologies. The spectrum of activities ranges from theoretical studies and simulations to laboratory work for basic research and the operation of pilot plants.
Since the institute’s foundation, highly qualified scientists have been working mainly on fuel cells and electrolysers for a wide range of applications. For both technologies, they explore and evaluate simulation models, new cell designs and manufacturing processes for carrier components. Moreover, they develop new manufacturing processes for fuel cells and electrolysers and also diagnose them. They optimise systems and showcase them on an industrial scale. They are working to eliminate the trade-off between efficiency, operating time, comfort, safety and cost.
There is a close cooperation with the University of Stuttgart — in particular with the University Institute for Energy Storage — and the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) at the University of Ulm.
- Phone
- +49 711 6862278
- andreas.friedrich@dlr.de
DLR Institut für Technische Thermodynamik
Pfaffenwaldring 38-40
70569 Stuttgart
