How can we keep our power grid stable when more and more renewable energies are being fed into it? Recommendations for policymakers and business leaders.

E+E Insight Paper on iron powder as energy storage: CO2- and carbon-free, safe and scalable – a solution for seasonal fluctuations in the energy system.

What does the future of energy supply look like and what is the role of science in the ongoing transformation? We have outlined scenarios of energy supply in 2050.

Alternative methods for sustainable ammonia production

Athene Young Investigator Tao Li is developing new approaches to produce and utilise the key substance of the hydrogen economy efficiently and in an environmentally friendly manner.

Wie zwei TUDa-Forscher mit Handwerker-Mindset ein DeepTech-Unternehmen aufbauen

Ein Faultier als Vorbild für Hightech? Ja, sagen Maximilian Roth und Georg Avemarie. Denn Faultiere – Folivora – sind effizient, sie nutzen, was direkt vor ihrer Nase wächst. Genau das Prinzip steckt hinter der Firma Folivora Solutions GmbH, einer Ausgründung der TU Darmstadt. Die beiden Ingenieure verstehen sich nicht als hippe Start-up-Gründer mit Hoodie und Pitchdeck, sondern als bodenständige Handwerksmeister mit Doktortitel – nur dass ihr Werkzeugkasten aus Algorithmen besteht.

Dr.-Ing. Arne Scholtissek Receives ERC Starting Grant for “ProtoMan” Project

The research project “Protocol for Data-Driven Manifold Generation, Validation, and Utilization in High-Fidelity Combustion Simulations” (ProtoMan) at TU Darmstadt has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Dr.-Ing. Arne Scholtissek, Senior Academic Councillor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will receive around €1.5 million in funding over five years. He is developing advanced simulation approaches that aim to support the substitution of fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives.

TU researchers prove microplastics are stored in forests for the first time

Microplastics and nanoplastics are not only polluting our oceans, rivers and fields, but also our forests. This is the conclusion reached by geoscientists at TU Darmstadt in a study now published in the renowned journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

Professor Oliver Gutfleisch zur bevorstehenden Magnetismus-Konferenz JEMS 2025

Am kommenden Sonntag (24. August) beginnt die sechstägige JEMS 2025 oder Joint European Magnetic Symposia, die führende Konferenz zum Thema Magnetismus in Europa. Die Organisation liegt in den Händen des Fachgebiets Funktionale Materialien der TU Darmstadt unter Leitung von Professor Oliver Gutfleisch. Im Interview spricht er darüber, was er von der Konferenz erwartet und welche Rolle der Magnetforschung zukommt.

E+E Insight Paper on the role of renewable energies in the electricity system

With the increasing share of renewable energies, it is not just the way electricity is produced that has changed – the behaviour and demands placed on our electricity grid are also undergoing profound changes. In their E+E Insight Paper “System Stability in Transition,” professors Gerd Griepentrog, Jutta Hanson, and Michèle Knodt from TU Darmstadt's IES profile topic examined how central grid functions are evolving and identified the necessary technical, regulatory, and political responses.

E+E Insight Paper: the role of iron in a carbon-neutral energy system

Making renewable energy available from the summer for the winter – this is possible with iron powder as a CO₂-free energy storage system. The new E+E Insight Paper from TU Darmstadt shows how iron is a useful addition to the hydrogen infrastructure and enables international energy partnerships.

Head of the State Chancellery Kuhn and ENTEGA Management Board member Wolff visit TU

The head of the Hessian State Chancellery, Benedikt Kuhn, and the CEO of ENTEGA AG, Dr. Marie-Luise Wolff, visited TU Darmstadt yesterday (29 April). They were welcomed to the university's Lichtwiese campus by TU President Tanja Brühl, TU Chancellor Martin Lommel and Vice Presidents Matthias Oechsner and Heribert Warzecha. The visit focused on the diverse contributions that TU Darmstadt makes in research, teaching and xchange to shaping the major tasks of the future.

TU researchers gain access to JUPITER supercomputer

How can green hydrogen burn CO₂-free in future gas turbines safely, efficiently and cleanly? This key question for the energy transition, which researchers at TU Darmstadt are working on, is one of the first challenges for JUPITER, the first European exascale supercomputer.

Herausforderungen, Lösungen und Verantwortlichkeiten

Am Abend des 13. März fand im Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Haus zum mittlerweile 8. Mal der E+E Diskurs statt. Das Thema „Spurenstoffe im Wasserkreislauf“ sorgte in der Tat für einigen Diskussionsbedarf.