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Designing the Energy System of the Future.
Our future energy supply should be carbon neutral, affordable, and socially sustainable. With our “Energy System Design” program, we aim to lead the way and make a significant contribution to the transition to a sustainable global energy system.
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New 660 kWp rooftop PV system at Campus North powers energy research and computing infrastructure with clean electricity. The additional solar capacity directly supports key research platforms such as Energy Lab, enabling real‑world testing of future energy technologies.
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We invite you to the OpenEMS Hackathon Q1/2026 at KIT Karlsruhe on March 17–18, 2026. Join us to explore topics such as OpenEMS for beginners, forecasting integration, MILP-based optimization, and the Energy Scheduler. Participants can also bring their own ideas (Topic X) to discuss and develop collaboratively. We look forward to two days of hands‑on development, exchange, and innovation.
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Digital decision-making technologies play a crucial role in ensuring the resilience of critical infrastructures, as overall complexity increases with rising climatic, digital and geopolitical risks and growing interconnectedness. To prepare future professionals for these challenges, KIT and the technology company SAP have jointly developed the lecture “Smart Resilience Technologies”. The focus is on adaptation strategies for complex transformation processes.
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The 4th International Workshop on ”Open Source Modelling and Simulation of Energy Systems” will take place in
March 23-25, 2026 in Karlsruhe. The Call for Papers is now open.
As part of the Helmholtz Association, KIT operates numerous infrastructures for large-scale research tasks that are unparalleled in the German higher education and science system. In order to strategically integrate this strength into teaching, KIT launched the RIRO – Research Infrastructures in Research-Oriented Teaching University of Excellence project seven years ago. A unique opportunity for students – and researchers. The ESD program is also participating in RIRO with SEnSSiCC and LLEC @ EnergyLab.
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A Nexus of Energy, Environmental Policy, and Decarbonization Pathways. Achieving Germany's 2045 climate goals requires a radical shift in the cement indstry. A multi-pronged approach is essential.
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