MAY 20, 2025
14:00 to 18:00
The Auditorium of the University of Freiburg ” KG 1 “
Platz der Universität 3. 79098 Freiburg
The Center for Renewable Energy (ZEE) is pleased to announce the forthcoming
Renewable Energy Day Freiburg 2025
When:
May 20, 2025
From 14:00 to 18:00
Where:
At the Auditorium of the University of Freiburg ”Aula, Kollegiengebäude 1“.
We are pleased to invite you to the Renewable Energy Day Freiburg 2025. This event will offer valuable insights into the potential and significance of renewable energy sources. We look forward to your participation and the opportunity to enhance your understanding of this rapidly evolving field.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction
14:15 Keynote Talk by
Andreas Löschel
14:45 Poster Session 1
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Keynote Talk by
Kerstin Andreae
16:30 Poster Session 2
17:15 Apero with Snacks
18:00 End of the Event
(all talks are in English)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kerstin Andreae
The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW)
“Energiepolitische Schwerpunkte. Worauf es jetzt ankommt”
Energy policy priorities. What matters now
Kerstin Andreae, Chairwoman of the General Executive Management Board and Member of the Board of Directors at BDEW (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft). Born in Schramberg, Black Forest, Mrs. Andreae studied economics at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. Her career includes significant roles in project management and local governance, serving as a municipal councillor in Freiburg and as a member of the German Bundestag since 2002 with Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. An influential figure in economic policy, she has held various key positions within her party, including economic policy spokesperson and deputy chair of the parliamentary group. In November 2019, she became Chair of the Executive Board at BDEW, where she focuses on affordable, safe and clean supply in the energy and water sector.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Andreas Löschel
Chair, Professor for Environmental/Resource Economics and Sustainability Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Energy futures for Germany
“Robustness and resilience for the energy system of tomorrow”
Professor Andreas Löschel holds the Chair of Environmental/Resource Economics and Sustainability at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and is a researcher at RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research. He was professor at the University of Münster and the University of Heidelberg. Since 2011, he has been Chairman of the Expert Commission for the Federal Government’s “Energy of the Future” monitoring process and, since 2024, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Academies’ Initiative “Energy Systems of the Future” (ESYS) of acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities. Andreas Löschel was lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the two last assessment reports. The F.A.Z. economist ranking has repeatedly ranked him among the 50 most influential economists in Germany. In 2022, Andreas Löschel was awarded the Joachim Herz Foundation’s German Economics Prize for outstanding economic research.
Poster 1:
Title:
High-Voltage Aqueous Zinc-Hybrid Batteries
List of Authors:
Eric Tröster, Sonia Dsoke
Institution:
Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum
Poster 2:
Title:
Myth of Complementarity: Spatiotemporal Variability of Solar and Wind Energy in Germany
List of Authors:
Dirk Schindler, Leon Sander, Jonas Wehrle, Christopher Jung
Institution:
Environmental Meteorology, University of Freiburg
Poster 3:
Title:
Climate Change and International Risk Sharing
List of Authors:
Markus Epp, Marten Hillebrand
Institution:
University of Freiburg, Institute of Economics, Department of Economic Theory
Poster 4:
Title:
Cap and Trade versus Tradable Performance Standard in a Production Network Model with Sectoral Heterogeneity
List of Authors:
Marius Jäger, Phillipp-Emanuel Moog
Institution:
University of Freiburg, Deutsche Bundesbank
Poster 5:
Title:
Sustainable Shipping on Lake Constance
List of Authors:
Hannes Homburger, Stefan Wirtensohn, Christian Stopp, Moritz Diehl, Johannes Reuter
Institution:
HTWG Konstanz, University of Freiburg
Poster 6:
Title:
Availability and Reliability of Ground-Based Solar Radiation Measurements
List of Authors:
Leon Sander, Christopher Jung, Dirk Schindler
Institution:
University of Freiburg, Chair of Environmental Meteorology
Poster 7:
Title:
Global spatiotemporal solar resource availability
List of Authors:
Leon Sander, Christopher Jung, Dirk Schindler
Institution:
University of Freiburg, Chair of Environmental Meteorology
Poster 8:
Title:
Optimal Control of Airborne Atmospheric Actuators with a Vortex-Ring based Engineering Wake Model
List of Authors:
Jochem De Schutter, Antonia Mühleck, Rachel Leuthold, Moritz Diehl
Institution:
University of Freiburg
Poster 9:
Title:
Role of light and heavy alkalis in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 absorbers
Institution:
INATECH, Chair for Cross-scale Material Characterization
Poster 10:
Title:
Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Predictive Control for District Heating Networks
List of Authors:
Matthias Gramlich, Dr. Armin Nurkanovic, Theda Zoschke, Christian Wolff, Gregor Rohbogner, Axel Oliva, Moritz Diehl
Institution:
University of Freiburg
Poster 11:
Title:
Interdisciplinary research for sustainable energy systems at the sustainability center Freiburg
Institution:
sustainability center Freiburg
Poster 12:
Title:
Adapting Power Grid Planning for the Integration of Renewable Energy with Smart Technologies
List of Authors:
Nele Dethloff
Institution:
Fraunhofer ISE
Poster 13:
Title:
Development of a Feedback Based Data Driven Fault Detection and Diagnosis Framework for Residential Heat Pump Systems
Institution:
Fraunhofer ISE
Poster 14:
Title:
Enabling Grid Flexibility through Deep Learning-Based Transformer Load Forecasting
List of Authors:
Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Álvaro Diaz, Ramiz Qussous, Anke Weidlich
Institution:
University of Freiburg
Poster 15:
Title:
Optimizing Battery Operation on Reserve and Spot Electricity Markets
Institution:
Fraunhofer ISE
Poster 16:
Title:
Temporal Development of Grid Congestions in a Real Low-Voltage Grid Through 2045
List of Authors:
Evi Kasper, Álvaro Diaz, Michael Schmidt
Institution:
INES – Hochschule Offenburg, INATECH – University of Freiburg
Poster 17:
Title:
Influence of Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Silicon
Institution:
INATECH
Poster 18:
Title:
Engineering cathode for limiting polysulfide shuttling in Lithium Sulfur batteries
List of Authors:
Oghenegare Eyankware, Sonia Dsoke
Institution:
University of Freiburg
Poster 19:
Title:
Averaging Methods for Heat Storage Control and Design Optimization
Institution:
University of Freiburg
Poster 20:
Title:
Liquid-Based Media for Long-Term Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Controlled Heat Release
List of Authors:
Peilong Hou, Guanghao Chen, Sofya Savicheva, Bastian E. Rapp
Institution:
University of Freiburg