Energy.IN.NRW innovation competition

The aim of the project is to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane. The aim is to feed large quantities of energy into the existing natural gas network in the form of a climate-neutral energy source and make it available and transportable in the long term.

The aim is to estimate geothermal potential in selected areas of North Rhine-Westphalia through the use and innovative evaluation of existing data - in particular from the now closed coal mining industry.

The aim is to develop a hydrogen recirculation blower with up to 40,000 operating hours. The blower is important for the dynamic, durable and efficient operation of fuel cell systems.

The aim of the project is to demonstrate and evaluate a process that uses carbon dioxide emissions to close the carbon cycle while producing sustainable chemicals and fuels.

The project aims to develop and test monitoring and optimization methods to improve the operation of agrivoltaic systems. A drone will be used to automatically capture image data of the solar and agricultural areas.

The aim of the project is to further develop zinc-air technology towards a marketable and safe stationary battery storage system. This is being achieved with the help of innovative cell diagnostics and an advanced battery management system.

The project aims to use energy in thermal process technology in a more targeted and efficient manner through optimized process planning. This is to be achieved through the development of software that supports process planning and makes suggestions for plant layout.

The aim of the project is to develop highly efficient lightweight photovoltaics. The project aims to enable the use of lightweight roofs for highly efficient, lightweight and robust photovoltaics.

The project aims to make CO2 from the air available for the chemical industry via an integrated Direct-Air-Carbon-Capture and Utilization (DACCU) pathway. Among other things, basic chemical substances such as ethylene and synthesis gas will be produced using electrolysis processes and renewable energies.

The aim of the project is to develop a more efficient process structure along the wood supply chain based on the Internet of Things. The aim is to establish data consistency that forms the basis for optimized processes and overarching collaboration. This serves to promote sustainable and resource-conserving construction.

The project aims to use digital software solutions in the early phases of building planning to provide planners with reliable information on energy and resource efficiency and the circularity of the building design.

The project aims to harness the potential for technical flexibility in cross-sector supply and disposal processes in the wastewater industry. Solutions are being investigated using machine learning methods.

The aim of the project is to produce highly efficient and durable organic solar cells (OPV) in the form of a solar film. The increase in efficiency is achieved, among other things, by developing new additives that are added to the coating fluids.

The aim of the project is to determine the residual plastic moisture - using artificial intelligence and low- and high-frequency measurement, among other things. In this way, energy-intensive material drying can be reduced to a minimum.

The aim of the project is to develop a sustainable, electrochemical storage concept based on sodium-ion technology using locally available, cost-effective and environmentally friendly raw materials. Sodium-ion battery cells and modules are to be produced on a pilot scale and operated in parallel with other battery types in an intelligent, hybrid energy storage system.

The project deals with the cooling of fuel cells in miniature aircraft with between two and 20 seats. To this end, the sub-components of the ultra-light jacket propeller, the fuel cell system and the innovative cooling concept are being optimized in order to integrate and measure the overall system in a gyrocopter.

The project investigates how available market information can be used to determine a fair price for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) from the perspective of both contracting parties using transparent methods. A
PPA is a long-term contract between a producer and consumer of renewable electricity for the purchase of electricity.

The aim of the project is to develop a long-term stable and cost-efficient fuel cell technology based on innovative hybrid compound bipolar plates. The corrosion-free fuel cell technology can be used in stationary applications and in heavy-duty mobility in particular.

The core of the project is the research and development of a multifuel generator powered by ammonia for the first time. Extensive work is being carried out on the individual components of the generator in order to meet the chemical requirements of ammonia as a fuel and to be able to use it efficiently.

The project aims to develop a methodology for an overview of the energy consumption of buildings. The aim is to collect information from different sources using relatively simple means, link it, anonymize it if necessary and make it exchangeable.

The project focuses on industrial dynamic load flexibilization in energy-intensive industries - with a focus on metal-producing value chains. Typical discontinuous production plants are used to develop and test the system.

The project aims to advance the development of solar energy-supported, green ammonia production. It realizes a process for the production of high-purity nitrogen that is scalable and competitive for industrial integration.

Building on findings from the ERDF-funded predecessor project "NRW Competence Center Condition Assessment", the aim of the project is to assess the technical condition of various operating resources from the gas and electricity sector and to determine their ageing behavior with the help of a comprehensive database.

The idea is to connect decentralized public charging points with stationary battery storage systems in the housing industry and small businesses via a virtual electricity account. In this way, unavoidable load peaks can be absorbed locally and in a grid-friendly manner.

The development of a serial, robot-supported testing, evaluation and reinforcement technology should enable circular construction to be rolled out on a large scale and implemented economically in the short term. To this end, innovative automated testing methods will be used to determine the residual load-bearing capacity and evaluate the reusability of components. Recovered components will then be reinforced with carbon-reinforced shotcrete using robotic reinforcement technology.

The aim of the project is to develop a unique component test bench that can evaluate the coatings for wind turbine gearboxes under real load situations. The aim is to improve the quality of drive systems, increase the economic efficiency of European turbine manufacturers and strengthen the expansion of wind energy in Europe in the long term.

The project is intended to lay the necessary foundations for the construction of the first virtual traction power plant - based on renewable energies in Warburg. The energy will primarily be provided by solar and wind. The project will be based on the scenarios for the planned virtual traction power plant to ensure the most efficient combination of technologies possible.

The aim of the project is to achieve climate protection by optimizing the performance and consumption of ventilation systems through electrostatically enhanced filtration.

The aim of this project is to develop a prototype for the electrochemical compression of hydrogen in order to achieve the storage densities required for commercial use. The aim is to develop an initial prototype that is close to market maturity.

The FIDTS project is about developing an innovative, very thin heating element. The aim is to keep the area in a plastic production tool that needs to be heated very small. This saves energy.

In this joint project, a demonstrator for the decomposition of methane into hydrogen and carbon (methane cracking), based on a microwave. Plasma technology at the :metabolon site in Lindlar, Upper Berg. The hydrogen obtained in this way can then be used as a fuel in mobility and the carbon in various industrial processes.

The production of solar hydrogen using solar thermochemical processes has particularly high potential. The solar-chemical processes require very high temperatures and therefore much more precise heliostats that focus the solar radiation as precisely as possible on a specific area than was previously the case. Heliostats developed in previous North Rhine-Westphalian projects are now to be brought to market maturity in the HiLight project.

As part of the HyMethanol project, the project partners want to develop an innovative synthesis plant for the production of methanol from biogenic CO2. Using existing pressure levels and thermal coupling processes, this synthesis gas is used to produce green methanol, which can be used as a synthetic fuel.

The project aims to develop a model approach that enables a comprehensive mapping of the energy system and the relevant carbon sources and sinks. In addition to the electricity system and the existing natural gas network, the hydrogen, synthetic gases, biomethane and CO2 sectors will be considered in order to lay an essential foundation for an integrated carbon management strategy in NRW.

The aim of the project is to develop safe, long-lasting sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) for the effective use of electricity from renewable sources through stationary storage. Among other things, a storage system is being set up as a demonstrator for this purpose.

The project aims to utilize the waste heat from steel mill slag via a heat recovery concept. In laboratory tests, the first step is to determine characteristic data in order to develop a concrete, technically robust structure for optimized waste heat utilization. The results will be incorporated into a specific demonstrator on an experimental scale, which will provide practical data.

The aim of the project is to drastically reduce the consumption of resources by developing serially produced, resource-saving precast concrete ceilings with cavities. The serial production process to be developed should enable faster, more efficient and more ecological construction processes.

The project aims to seamlessly integrate renewable energy and advanced storage technologies into distribution grids to ensure a resilient energy supply during a large-scale power outage. This project builds on past findings and aims to extend new strategies to different power grid structures and evaluate the benefits of innovative technologies.