Researchinfrastructures.NRW

As part of the BattL3 project, a research building for the battery industry with offices and laboratories is being built in the Münster Science Park. The aim is to provide a tailor-made, innovative and project-specific research infrastructure that will be made available to companies for cooperative research and development in the field of battery systems. In this way, battery research is to be covered across the entire value chain in the future.

The project plans to develop a mobile test bench for testing climate-neutral fuel cell drive systems for aviation applications under simulated altitude conditions. The test rig is to be set up and put into operation at the Institute for Jet Propulsion and Turbomachinery at RWTH Aachen University in the first stage of a two-phase phased plan.

The aim of the project is to create space for sustainable urban production close to the city center. With the stacked trade approach, a relatively large amount of space is to be created for various trades, start-ups, experimentation and further training on a relatively small area in the middle of Bonn's oldest industrial estate.

The project plans to set up a research infrastructure that can be used to map the entire range of industrially relevant joining processes for electrical applications and carry out process- and product-specific scientific studies. At the heart of the project is a fleet of systems and equipment, with new acquisitions supplementing the portfolio so that CeFelA consists of new and existing systems.

The project plans to set up a CellLab as an analytics infrastructure for research into battery production. A laboratory infrastructure will be set up that enables the reproducible and safe operation of analytical instruments. In addition, analytics will be developed that will allow the most relevant product parameters in battery cell production to be examined.

The aim of the project is to create a flexible test environment as an application- and manufacturer-independent research infrastructure to enable industrial practice for the implementation of low-voltage direct current (LVDC) systems. The aim is to develop generic test procedures or design recommendations for LVDC components and test environments.

Companies, research institutions, schools and other stakeholders are to be given easy access to digital twin technology. The plan is to develop and consolidate this in the form of the "DZ.NRW" competence center.

The aim of the project is to establish an implementation-oriented research infrastructure for human-centered automation in the new and cross-location High-Performance Center for Human-Centered Automation (HuMation).

The aim is to create a structural and digital research infrastructure that enables research projects on pure recovery, high-quality recycling and reuse of recyclable materials as well as the construction of resource-efficient and recyclable materials and products.

The aim of the project is to set up a test environment for the development of hydrogen drives for vehicles with heavy-duty drives. In this way, it should be possible to test drives end-to-end in the test environment, from the contact through subsystems to the overall system.

The project plans to develop a demonstration platform that will enable investigations into H2 readiness and the digitalization of CHP technologies.

A new construction robotics infrastructure will enable research projects on construction site automation to be carried out.

The project plans to develop knowledge-based decision support for the design and operation of power-to-gas plants in the future energy system. The aim is to (further) develop a compact system with high efficiency and large, safe operating ranges.

The aim of the project is to create a research infrastructure to develop disruptive approaches in tool development. The resulting innovation laboratory is intended to enable the tool and cutlery industry, which is dominated by SMEs, to continue to develop and produce in Germany with solutions for design principles, materials and the recruitment of young talent.

As part of the expansion of the "Digital Production Learning Factory", a technical center is also to be built where the production structure for a mechanical engineering product with mechanical and electrical components can be demonstrated. It will serve as a place where different engineering disciplines and relevant areas of economics can work together in the context of networked production. It is essential that the transfer research is carried out with close involvement of the actual needs of the economy and socially relevant topics, e.g. the circular economy.

The project aims to improve materials and processes for ultra-high vacuum applications. The aim is to simplify work in the UHV sector for users, save costs and reduce energy consumption.

The ZEKAN-2L practice-oriented research platform will be set up to record, develop or refine land uses at landscape level in the open-air real laboratory and evaluate their sustainability using suitable scientific methods. Various laboratory structures will be combined for this purpose. The platform will also be open to companies and institutions in the region and beyond.

The project is about improving measurement analytics. At the University of Münster's Department of Analytics and Environment, three new analysis devices are to help improve the ageing behavior of lithium-ion batteries by analyzing the materials in the area of the electrodes, electrolytes and intermediate layers. The project coordinator of this individual project is the University of Münster. The project is to be realized in Münster.

The plan is to set up a large-scale facility for researching energy-efficient and sustainable construction processes. The planned research infrastructure should offer new possibilities with regard to additive manufacturing processes in material and shape-optimized manufacturing processes as well as computer-controlled processing of concrete and reinforcement for the serial production of prefabricated concrete parts. The RWTH Aachen University - Chair and Institute of Concrete Structures (IMB) and the CBI Center Building and Infrastructure Engineering GmbH are involved in the project. The project is to be realized in Aachen.

A new, state-of-the-art research infrastructure in the field of engineered living materials (ELM) is intended to promote innovative developments in various areas (e.g. construction, medicine). ELMs are materials that are created by combining living organisms and non-living materials. The project coordinator is the Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft der Stadt Rheinbach mbH (WFEG). The project is to be realized in the local start-up and technology center (GTZ).

The aim is to reduce the energy consumption of AI developments in the long term with the help of neuromorphic computing (NC). To this end, the high-performance infrastructure is to be expanded to include an energy-efficient and event-based computing module for AI and other applications. NC is an approach to computer science that is inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. The aim is to develop hardware and software that mimic the neuronal and synaptic structures and functions of the brain in order to process information. The advantages include the ability to process large amounts of data in parallel and efficiently. This individual project is being coordinated and carried out by Forschungszentrum Jülich.

The aim is to set up and operate a clamping field for testing, developing and researching materials in steel, lightweight metal and timber construction. The clamping field is characterized by flexibility, size and a wide testing range. The project coordinator is RWTH Aachen University - Institute of Steel Construction. The project is being carried out in Aachen.

The plan is to build a high-performance laser cell for processing various metals in heavy engineering with high welding thicknesses. This will enable more efficient and resource-saving joining of metal sheets. The project partners are FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences and LaVa-X GmbH. The project is being carried out in Aachen.

An AI-supported materials analysis laboratory is to be set up at the Center for Fuel Cell Technology in Duisburg in order to verify the quality of source materials and enable them to be monitored for H2-based energy conversion applications. This will enable research and industry partners in NRW to carry out comprehensive quality control of their products. The project partners are the Center for Fuel Cell Technology ZBT GmbH, Auretus GmbH and Hydrogenea GmbH. The project is being implemented in Duisburg.

The aim is to expand the μ³ project, which was already funded in the 5th round of FIS, with a sensor array (a group of sensors that work together in a specific arrangement) for the 5D characterization of micro- and nanoparticles. This also makes it possible to investigate the pollutants bound to particles on individual particles, which is not possible in this form in the existing environment. The project is being realized by RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Urban Water Management, and is being carried out in Aachen.

A modern research infrastructure for the research and development projects of the university, university spin-offs, start-ups and SMEs is to be created at Münster University's 27-year-old biotechnology center.

The aim is to create an NH3 infrastructure in the technical center of the VDEh-Betriebsforschungs-Institut in Düsseldorf. The NH3 infrastructure relates to the use of ammonia (NH3) as an energy source and means of transportation for hydrogen. The project involves setting up a mobile storage facility with controlled systems, establishing a connection to the pilot plant and procuring the necessary gas analysis systems for fuel gas, traversing and exhaust gas. The project coordinator is the VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH, BFI. The project is being implemented in Duisburg.

The aim is to research a flexible infrastructure for the further development of promising processes for the direct recycling of electrode scrap from battery cell production and to combine them flexibly in order to obtain high-quality recyclable materials. The project partners are the Fraunhofer Research Facility for Battery Cell Production FFB in Münster and RWTH Aachen University - Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) in Aachen. The project is being carried out in Münster and Aachen.

This project aims to make a new type of technology available for neuroscientific research and clinical application in the Rhineland region. This non-invasive technology for imaging brain function in real time enables freer movement during the examination. The project coordinator is the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.

The research infrastructure of the TFI Institute at RWTH Aachen University is to be expanded in line with current energy efficiency requirements in order to establish a competence and application center. This converted R.A.U.M. Euregio-Maas-Rhine laboratory will be equipped with laboratory and pilot production facilities as well as testing technology for the development of sustainable materials, products and production processes. Project partners are the TFI - Institute for Soil Systems at RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Biotechnology, FOM Hochschule für Ökonomie & Management gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH, RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Sociology of Technology and Organization, University Hospital Aachen AöR, Verband der Deutschen Heimtextilien-Industrie e.V., Maastricht University, Institute for Biobased Materials, Think Tank Technologies. The project location is Aachen.

The aim is to develop a pilot line as a technical infrastructure that is available to industrial partners as a test center in order to raise innovative integrated sensor concepts to a practically relevant level of technological maturity. The aim is to accelerate the implementation of ideas developed in industry and the transfer of new concepts from science and industry into innovative, market-ready and sustainable products. Five chairs at the University of Siegen are involved in the project.