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Prof. Dr. Carsten Agert (Photovoltaics, Fuel Cells, Energy Storage)

Director, EWE Research Center Next EnergyCarsten.Agert@ewe-next-energy.de

Prof. Dr. Katharina Al-Shamery (Fuel Cells)

Head physical chemistryKatharina.Al.Shamery@uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. H.-Jürgen Appelrath(Energy Management)

Chairman Executive Board Energy, OFFISappelrath@offis.de

Dr. Stephan Barth (Education)

Managing Director ForWindstephan.barth@forwind.de

Prof. Dr. Gottfried Heinrich Bauer(Photovoltaics)

Head of Semiconductor Physics and Quantum Solar Energy Conversion

g.h.bauer@uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Christoph Böhringer (Energy Economics)

Economic Policychristoph.boehringer@uni-oldenburg.de

Dr. Olaf Conrad (Fuel Cells)

Head of Division Electrochemistry/Fuel Cell Materials,Next Energy

olaf.conrad@ewe-next-energy.de

Michael Golba Dipl. Physiker / MA(Education)

Managing Director Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE)

EUREC RE Master Programme Core Oldenburgmichael.golba@uni-oldenburg.de

Dr. Detlev Heinemann (Energy Meteorology, Solar, Wind)

Head of Division Energy Meteorology,Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory (EHF)

detlev.heinemann@uni-oldenburg.de

Dr. Bettina Lenz (Energy Storage)

Head of Division Energy Storage, Next Energybettina.lenz@ewe-next-energy.de

www.ewe-next-energy.de

Dr. Karsten von Maydell(Photovoltaics)

Head of Division Photovoltaics, Next Energykarsten.von.maydell@ewe-next-energy.de

Dr. Christoph Mayer (Energy Management, Green IT)

Director Energy, OFFISmayer@offis.de

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Nebel (Green IT)

Chairman OFFISnebel@offis.de

Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind / PD Dr. Niko Paech

(Energy Supply Chain Management)uwe.schneidewind@uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Parisi (Photovoltaics, Energy Storage)

Head Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory (EHF)

parisi@ehf.uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Joachim Peinke (Wind)

Head Hydrodynamics & WindenergyChairman of the Executive Board, ForWind

peinke@uni-oldenburg.de

Dr. Ingo Riedel (Photovoltaics)

Head of Division Photovoltaics,Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory (EHF)

Ingo.Riedel@uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Kaminski / Prof. Dr. Ilka Parchmann /

Christoph Schwarzer(Education)

Coordination Energy Educationenergiebildung@uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Michael Sonnenschein (Energy Management)

Member of Executive Board Energy, OFFISmichael.sonnenschein@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Gunther Wittstock (Fuel Cells)

Head physical chemistrygunther.wittstock@uni-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Heinz Welsch (Energy Economics)

Head Economic Theory welsch@uni-oldenburg.de

Marco Zobel (Fuel Cells)

Head of Division Fuel Cell Systems, Next Energymarco.zobel@ewe-next-energy.de

Oldenburg

Contact: research@energy-oldenburg.de

Energy Researchin OldenburgYour partners for technology, management and education

ForWindCenter for Wind Energy Research

www.offis.de

www.forwind.de

www.ewe -next-energy.de

www.uni-oldenburg.de

Berlin

Energy Meteorology

The specific characteristics of renewable energy production makes meteorological information a product of increasingly important value for the energy industry. Assessing the available ressources, providing near-real time information of wind and solar energy production, and forecasting the expected power in various time scales are subject of extended efforts in research and development. Energy Meteorology adresses these new challenges.

Overview

The research location in Oldenburg is devoted to the subject “energy” with great versatility and sees it as a central future task, with roots dating back to more than 25 years ago when the energy laboratory was founded at the university. Today, research and development of energy technology in Oldenburg comprises activities in science, engineering, information

technology, meteorology, and economics. These applica-tion-oriented activities are located both in the university and in independent research institutes, such as ForWind, Next Energy and OFFIS. The existing R&D landscape is currently geared mainly towards the requirements of a modern, efficient and climate-friendly energy system widely based on renewable energies. In addition, energy research at Oldenburg’s university has been closely rela-ted to the structure of teaching and education right from the beginning. Major fields of studies in the traditional subjects, such as physics, computer science and econo-mics, but above all the particular scope of lectures and

programs on the subject of energy make the university of Oldenburg also an attractive place of study for committed students, post-graduates and professionals.

In parallel, with the rapidly increasing importance of the energy subject worldwide, this sector is a vibrant and rapidly growing element at the research location Oldenburg. This development, as well as the strong participation of industrial partners

makes Oldenburg an ever increasingly attractive place for both research projects and study.

Photovoltaics

In the field of solar energy Oldenburg’s activities at the university, as well as at the EWE Research Center Next Energy concentrate on thin film photovoltaics. The work comprises both organic solar cells as well as the inorganic material systems CIGS and micro-morphous sili-con. The range of activities reaches from simulation-based device optimization over material characterization up to the complete solar cell production. The focus is on innovative cell structures to increase the efficiency as well as on the optimisation of large-scale manufac-turing technologies.

Fuel Cells

In the field of fuel cells, nanostructured electrode materials are developed at the university and micro-electrochemical charac-terization methods are available. At the EWE Research Center Next Energy, one concentrates on high temperature PEM fuel cells to be applied in gas-fuelled co-generation units. This work comprises both the development of novel electrochemical ma-terials as well as complete installations for household energy supply.

Economics and Management

In the field of energy economics, the Department of Econmics at the University of Oldenburg analyses the efficiency impli-cations and incidence of energy industry regulation. Based on sectoral and economy-wide simulation models alternative regulatory strategies that aim at environmental compatibility,

energy supply security, and cost efficiency of the future energy system are investigated. Another focus of the management oriented energy research at the University of Oldenburg is on corporate stra-

tegies in this transformation process with a special regard on supply chain issues, regional cluster management and customer communication.

Postgraduate Programs

Oldenburg University offers two masters programmes on renewable energies, namely the Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE) and a European Masters in Renewable Energy together with 7 universities

lfrom EU countries. Both programmes provide participants with knowlege and skills for designing energy supply sys-tems based on renewable energy. In PPRE emphasis is also on developing countries. During the last 20 years more than 350 students from more than 80 countries graduated from the programes.

Renewable Energy Sources

Energy Efficiency

Energy Systems

Education and Qualification for Renewable Energy

Saving Energy

Already in 2004, the energy consumption of ICT (communication and information technology) exceeded in Germany the amount of energy that is currently producible by wind energy. The major part falls upon the backend infrastructure, especially at the data centers. Under the title “Intelligent Data Center” innovative highly dynamic system management solutions are developed at OFFIS, adjusting the power consumption of a data center to the current workload. This way, the overall power consumption is

reduced and the energy efficiency is strongly increased.

Wind

ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities of Oldenburg and Hannover, backs modern developments in the wind energy industry with basic scientific and engineering research. The scientific spectrum of ForWind in Oldenburg ranges from energy meteorology and turbulence research to innovative modeling of wind energy converters and their integration into the power grid. Additionally, ForWind arranges scientific conferences and workshops.

Energy Management

The Oldenburg computer science towards an “energy management of the future” attends to essentially three theme fields. Vertical and horizontal IT-integration from market level to facilities level, minimizing integration and transaction costs by standardization, platforms of participation for new actors – in particular smaller users and suppliers – on the energy market, as well as a coordinati-on of distributed generators and electrical consumers to balance supply and demand.

Storage

Within the increasingly important field of energy storage technologies the Oldenburg work concentrates on electroche-mical approaches for the storage of electricity. At Next Energy the focus is on the development of lithium-ion battery systems for the use in automobiles, as well as on redox-flow batteries for stationary use, while OFFIS investigates the integration of plug-in-hybrid automobiles in the decentralized energy management system DEMS.

Further Education in Wind Energy Technology and Management

The part-time study course offers expertise necessary to comprehend and assess wind farm projects. Students learn

Energy Education

The workshop energy education aligns seven special didactics and the didactical center (diz) at the University of Oldenburg. It inter-divisionally integrates the theme of sustainable energy supply in the teacher-training and further education. Furthermore, the cross-site offered and supported eLearning-Module of “Decentralized Energy Systems” provides learning units that are also appropriate for specific further education.

with emphasis placed on practical experience in project teams and have direct contact to experts and decision makers from industry and science. The ForWind-Academy organizes seminars of actual issues on wind energy. Competent lectur-ers of research and practice offer specific and practice-oriented know-how for experts and managers in the wind energy branch.