Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research
| Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research eV (ZAE Bayern) |
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| purpose | Applied research |
| Chair: | Hartmut Spliethoff (CEO) |
| Establishment date: | December 1991 |
| Seat : |
Wurzburg Germany
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| Website: | www.zae-bayern.de |
The Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research e. V. , or ZAE Bayern for short, is a non-university research institute that is institutionally funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy . The institute offers complete research and innovation packages in the field of efficient and sustainable energy systems. Its two main locations are in Würzburg and Garching near Munich , three branch offices in Hof , Arzberg and Nuremberg .
Since it was founded in December 1991, the association has had the goal of promoting energy research as well as providing training, further education and training, advice, information and documentation in all areas that are important for energy technology and the sciences concerned with it.
Research and skills
The central research and competence areas of the ZAE include renewable energies , energy storage and energy efficiency . In addition, the institute deals with application-oriented material research , component development and system optimization and the integration of these research fields in various projects that are implemented with industrial partners of all sizes, university and non-university research partners.
Research fields
The research fields of the institute are dedicated to the increased use of renewable energies and increasing energy efficiency. In particular, the ZAE deals with
- Nanomaterials
- Thermophysics
- Energy storage
- Energy efficient processes
- Energy-optimized buildings
- Photovoltaics
- Systems modeling
Cooperations
- Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Technical University of Munich
- German Industrial Research Foundation Konrad Zuse eV
- Research Association for Renewable Energies FVEE
- German Energy Storage Association V.
Web links
- Homepage: ZAE Bavaria
- Homepage: Energy Efficiency Center
- Homepage: Climate-Environment-Energy Exhibition