Power and Environmental Engineering

Accelerating developments around the energy turnaround in energy and environmental technology: Our solutions facilitate performance and efficiency increases both in renewable energies – such as wind energy, solar energy and hydropower – and in the use of conventional energy sources in modern power plant technology. We consistently focus on combining the ecological and economic aspects of sustainability.

Our scientists support the urgently needed changes in the industry with their expertise in surface, materials and laser technology in order to drive progress in key future and innovation areas. Concrete starting points arise, for example, in the hydrogen economy and in the development of sustainable manufacturing processes for battery cells. In environmental technology, in addition to measurement and analysis processes in air and filter technology, we are also dedicating ourselves to environmentally friendly coating and cleaning solutions and the recycling of valuable raw materials in line with the “Green Economy“ approach.

Service offer

 

Power Plant Technology

  • Power plant components
  • Conveyor technology
  • Materials characterization and testing 
 

Renewable Energies

  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy
  • Hydropower
  • Biomass and geothermal energy
 

Modern Energy Systems

  • Battery technology
  • Hydrogen technology
  • Process heat as energy carrier 
 

Environmental Technology

  • Air and filter technology
  • Surface functionalization
  • Recycling

Latest Research and Development Results

 

Press Release / 20.4.2023

Sulfur and Silicon as Building Blocks for Solid State Batteries

BMBF Project “MaSSiF” Explores Innovative Battery Concept

 

News / 5.4.2023

New Storage Solutions for the Energy Transition

Electrode Production without Energy Wasters and Light Sulfur Batteries for Aviation

 

Press release / 14.3.2023

Sharp Hyperspectral Eye for Chip Production

“DIVE imaging systems” Spins off from Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden

 

News / 3.11.2022

Hardwood for a sustainable construction

ROBINIA project aims to contribute to CO2 savings in the construction sector 

 

Press release / 12.5.2022

DRYtraec® to become technology platform

Fraunhofer IWS receives millions in federal funding for dry battery electrode coating technology

 

Press release / 1.10.2021

Clean air at all times

Filter solutions for high technology processes

 

News / 10.5.2021

Functionalization of suspension-sprayed oxide film surfaces

 

Press release / 29.9.2020

Graphite instead of gold: Thin layers for better hydrogen cars

Innovative coating for bipolar plates in fuel cells