Carbon fibres combine low weight, enormous strength and corrosion resistance, revolutionising lightweight construction and significantly reducing energy consumption in vehicles, aircraft and other applications. This not only helps to reduce CO₂ emissions, but also enables innovative solutions in construction and wind power. At the same time, the development of cost-effective and sustainable carbon fibres opens up new market potential while reducing dependence on fossil resources - an important step for climate protection and global competitiveness. However, the widespread use of carbon fibres is limited by the high manufacturing costs, which makes applications in automotive engineering, wind power and construction difficult.
With the "Carbon Lab Factory Lausitz" initiative, a unique European research centre is being created in the Lausitz region as part of the transnational "InnoCarbEnergy Lausitz" initiative. The aim is to develop sustainable and cost-efficient carbon fibres, supported by a complete value chain - from Materials Research to component production. Planned projects include low-cost carbon fibres based on PAN and environmentally friendly alternatives made from cellulose.
This infrastructure is intended to make Lusatia an international centre for carbon fibre research, fund structural change and drive sustainable innovation - a step towards climate protection and new economic prospects.
To summarise, the project focuses in particular on strengthening research and development and thus the resulting innovative strength of the region, as well as strengthening the competitiveness of existing companies. In terms of content, the following fields of action of the "Lusatia Programme 2038" and the "Lusatia 2050 Development Strategy" are explicitly addressed:
➢ Innovation, research, science to establish sustainable value chains
➢ Economic promotion and development, diversification, climate protection
➢ Stabilisation of existing companies
➢ New companies and spin-offs of innovative companies
➢ Securing skilled labour/skilled labour development

Contact:
Prof. PD Dr rer. nat. habil. Siegfried Vieth
Phone: +49 (0) 355 69 3092
Email: siegfried.vieth(at)b-tu.de