Impetus for the energy transition: Energy Innovation Centre (EIZ) hosts symposium for the second time

The Energy Innovation Centre (EIZ) has hosted a symposium for the second time. Around 120 experts from the fields of energy technology and Energy Economics will come to Startblock B2 on the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg campus on 10 June 2025 to discuss solutions for the energy transition. The latest research results from the six EIZ research laboratories will also be discussed and laboratory tours will take place.

The next day (11 June 2025), the EIZ will then host a specialist forum entitled "Lusatian Energy Innovation Forum" as part of the 25th Brandenburg Energy Day.

Lectures, scientific sessions, poster presentations

The agenda of the 2nd Annual Meeting is packed. After welcoming speeches by BTU President Prof. Gesine Grande, co-organiser Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andriy Panchenko(COSYS Lab) and Stefan Müller, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, participants can expect a varied programme. This consists of specialist lectures from science and industry, scientific sessions and a poster presentation.

The keynotes will be given by Prof. Alessandra Parisio, University of Manchester, on "Optimisation-based control for dynamic frequency response" (11 a.m.) and Dr Nils Ole Tippenhauer, CISPA Helmholtz Centre for Information Security, on "10 years of attack and defence of industrial control systems" (3 p.m.).

Three parallel sessions will be offered at the 2nd Annual Meeting:

Session 1 - 11:15 a.m.

Track A.1 - Yellow Hall: Energy systems, thermal engineering, power electronics
Track B.1 - Small Hall: CCS acceptance, smart meters, CO₂ catalysis, heat transfer
Track C.1 - Training Hall: P2X chains, flow simulation, energy storage, optimisation

Session 2 - 13:30

Track A.2 - Yellow Hall: Bioenergy, sector-coupled power plants, CO₂ methanisation
Track B.2 - Small Hall: Storage control, grid simulation, Thermodynamics models
Track C.2 - Training Hall: CHPs, heat exchangers, electrolysers, cybersecurity

Session 3 - 16:15

Track A.3 - Yellow Hall: Electrolysis, turbulence, storage concepts
Track B.3 - Small Hall: Turbulent pipe flow, MicroGrids, ammonia cracking
Track C.3 - Training Hall: Energy security, catalysis research, cross-sector modelling

Finally, the EIZ will be giving tours of four of its six laboratories

The programme will be rounded off at 17:45 with a one-hour lab tour. The EIZ will show a selection of exciting demonstrators and its modern research infrastructure in the rooms of the Electric Power Systems Lab (EPS Lab), the Energy and Conversion Lab (ESC Lab), the High Power Grid Converter Lab (HPGC Lab) and the Control Systems and Cyber Security Lab (COSYS Lab). Interested conference participants can visit the following highlights in small groups during parallel guided tours:

EPS Lab
- Network Simulator: a state-of-the-art network simulator that enables realistic investigations into system management and grid reconstruction
- MicroGrid Lab: currently being upgraded to enable cross-sector research that integrates power, heating, cooling and mobility
- High Voltage Lab: investigating insulation requirements as inverter-based power generation evolves to ensure future grid reliability

ESC Lab
- Optimised methane and methanol synthesis: further development of the characterisation of catalyst surfaces for improved efficiency
- Hydrogen Research Centre: innovative high-pressure electrolysis for hydrogen production for mobile and stationary applications
- Surface Science Cluster: for the analysis and characterisation of surfaces at the atomic and molecular level
- ESC Engine Lab: with a micro-CHP test rig for the experimental investigation of oxyfuel combustion of synthesis gases

HPGC Lab
- Modular multi-stage converter laboratory: to investigate stable and scalable DC/DC conversion for hydrogen electrolysis systems, to improve hydrogen storage and conversion processes

COSYS Lab
- Power Hardware-in-the-Loop laboratory: offers a flexible test environment for the development, validation and demonstration of system and component solutions for future energy systems
- Interactive table for the visualisation of Energy Management: provides an interactive environment for visualising optimal operating schemes of sector-connected energy systems
- Smart Meter and Smart Energy Home: provides a platform for evaluating the cybersecurity properties of Internet of Things (IoT) devices used for remote monitoring and management of smart home devices

Contact

Kathrin Schlüßler
WissKomm @ EIZ
kathrin.schluessler(at)b-tu.de
T + 0160 975 903 04