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Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy

The Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) investigates and develops material- and process-based solutions for a climate-neutral, sustainable, and cost-effective utilization of renewable energies. The institute works on the structural and functional characterization, modeling, and processing of materials relevant to hydrogen and solar technology. The common goal is the understanding of structure-performance-process relationship on the mesoscale.

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Awarded: Hanna Kallweit and Marco Martini receive "Best Poster Award"

The two doctoral students Hanna Kallweit and Marco Martini were able to convince the jury with their poster contributions. Both received the award at the "Electrochemistry 2024" conference in Braunschweig.

Interview: Thinking about recycling from the get-go

Roll-up displays and photovoltaic films for façades – organic electronics have a great deal of potential. However, recycling concepts should be in place before the new technology becomes a mass product, recommends materials researcher Christoph Brabec.

Three awards for Dr. Andreas Hutzler at EMC2024

Andreas Hutzler won two "Best Poster Awards" and the award for "Best Scientific Image" at the European Microscopy Congress (EMC).

Nanochemistry: Discovery of molecular intermediates and non-classical mechanisms in nanoparticle formation

Classical nucleation theories only represent the complex reality of nanochemistry to a limited extent, as researchers from HI ERN and the University of Maryland (USA) demonstrate in their current work. Instead, they propose a reaction-limited nucleation mechanism. The article was recently published in the journal "Small Structures".

Scalable and stable: researchers demonstrate largest CO2 reduction to date using CO2 electrolysis

Researchers at the University of Toronto and HI ERN have succeeded in improving the gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for CO2 electrolysis through microstructure optimization. This is a pioneering step towards producing CO2 -neutral fuels and chemicals using CO2 electrolysis. Their work was recently published in the renowned journal "Joule".

Joachim Walther Schultze Prize 2024 for Prof. Marc Ledendecker

Prof. Marc Ledendecker receives the award for his groundbreaking work on the development of stable nanoparticles for electrochemical reactions. The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Elektrochemischer Forschungsinstitute (AGEF e.V.) awards the 2,000 euro prize every two years to independent young scientists for their important contributions to electrochemical research topics.

UPCOMING Events

28. November 2024 | Erlangen

1. HI ERN-Alumni Event

The recently founded HI ERN Alumni Network invites to its first event in Erlangen. In addition to insights from the alumni circle, the focus will be on networking.

Degree programme | Lecture series

Study for a better future with Clean Energy Processes

The energy transition is one of the great challenges of our time: Where will energy come from in the future? And how can it be stored and used efficiently in a sustainable chemical industry? The focus is on sustainable production as well as the distribution and use of renewable energies for industry - always taking into account socio-economic, ecological and legal factors. Students benefit from a research-strong, interdisciplinary approach as well as FAU's close ties to HI ERN.