Rette Europas Energie: Das Maschinenbau-Escape Game

Erfahre im Rahmen unseres Serious Games mehr über die aktuelle Lehre und Forschung an der TU Darmstadt rund um die Energielösungen der Zukunft!

Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab visits Clean Circles

Jacob Beautemp from the science channel Breaking Lab presents Clean Circles and the concept of iron as an energy carrier in his latest video.

Four Years of Research at the End-of-Project Meeting in Karlsruhe

At the final meeting of the Clean Circles research project, researchers gathered at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to reflect on four years of collaborative work. The event featured presentations that not only reviewed past achievements but also looked ahead to upcoming projects and future challenges – with iron as a CO₂-free energy carrier at the center.

Master thesis

In the Clean Circles project, the potential and implementation of iron as a sustainable energy carrier are being investigated. Fluidized beds have proven to be a promising reactor concept in this context. The aim of the work is to develop one-dimensional models that enable predictive forecasts, support upscaling, and can be integrated into comprehensive process models.

Bachelor's Thesis/Master's Thesis

In this thesis, thermodynamic models are developed to evaluate and optimize alternative heat integration concepts for iron-based hydrogen storage. The focus is on efficient recovery and integration of process heat to generate both energy and cost advantages. Finally, promising concepts are sized and economically assessed, leading to concrete recommendations.

Master's thesis

This master's thesis investigates the integration of metallic energy carriers into large-scale energy systems. Metallic energy carriers are first implemented in the open-source framework PyPSA (Python for Power System Analysis). Subsequently, their role and potential in future multimodal energy systems are analyzed.

Metals such as iron and aluminium offer a promising opportunity for the CO₂-neutral provision of high-temperature heat and hydrogen. Their high energy density, transportability and regenerability make them an innovative alternative for the energy transition. Your task: Analyse market and competitive structures, identify opportunities and develop viable business models to unlock the full potential of metallic energy carriers. Make an active contribution to shaping a sustainable energy future!

How LIBS makes the composition of iron particles visible

The atomic composition of the surface of single particles during thermochemical oxidation is supposed to be analyzed non-intrusively and in situ by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). This allows the energy release of the particles to be tracked during the process. Simultaneously to LIBS, the measurement technique Diffuse Backlight Illumination (DBI) is used to investigate the laser-particle interaction and to determine the hit quality and individual hits.

Design of a Fluidized Bed Test Rig for the Investigation of Metal-Fuel Cycles

The Institute of Energy Systems and Technology has advertised a Master's thesis on Clean Circles and iron as a renewable energy source.

Design of a Fluidized Bed Test Rig for the Investigation of Metal-Fuel Cycles

The Institute of Energy Systems and Technology has advertised a Master's thesis on Clean Circles and iron as a renewable energy source.