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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Recent News

Poster prize: HI ERN scientist awarded

Ana de Oliveira has been doing her PhD at HI ERN since October 2020. She received the award at the annual German Catalysis Society Meeting in March. 

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HI ERN - A portrait of Jülich’s largest research branch office

Impressions from HI ERN, where more than 140 colleagues from different countries research innovative materials (Article originally published in "Inside", Jülich's staff magazine).

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Record-Breaking Storage Facility for Green Hydrogen  

Three questions to... Prof. Peter Wasserscheid about the planned storage facility at CHEMPARK Dormargen. The scientific expertise comes from HI ERN.  

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HI ERN 2020: facts and figures

Employees, third-party funding, publications, prizes – the statistics show: The past year again was a successful one for HI ERN.  

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Bavarian consortium submits application for national hydrogen technology center

HI ERN is involved as a research partner in this consortium.

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Construction diary

Construction diary of the planned institutional building Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) in Erlangen, Cauerstraße 1.

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