The following is an overview of our current research projects:

Short titleComplete titleTermProject sponsor
MEFOSEffective thermal conductivity of multi-layer film systems for energy-efficient room temperature control01.07.2026 -
31.12.2026
Hinz Service
ReaKTResilient, energy-optimised concepts and technologies for the heating and cooling of buildings; sub-project: Development of usage load profiles based on demographic and socio-cultural changes, and derivation of adapted supply concepts01.06.2026 - 31.05.2029PtJ / BMWE
BEW Study Aue-Bad SchlemaCollaboration on the BEW feasibility study for Aue-Bad Schlema20.11.2025 -
15.07.2026
DBI GUT
GeoVadisDevelopment and testing of easy-to-use software for planning heating systems using mine water01.08.2025 -
31.07.2028
Dr.-Erich-Krüger-Stiftung
EnMoAbility to determine unknown heat flows in small and medium-sized production facilities01.04.2025 - 
31.03.2028
SAB
SpeicherLandResilience of water supply and storage in rural areas01.03.2025 -
28.02.2025
BMBF / PTKA
SUBmarIneAutonomous underwater structural inspection by robots to optimise damage detection by divers during inspection processes01.03.2025 -
28.02.2028
BMBF / KIT
CoolSaxonyClimate impact management through regenerative building cooling - Development of cooling load profiles and a web-GIS-based cooling cadastre for the location-specific design of future cooling technologies in Saxony by 204001.12.2024 - 
30.11.2027
SAB
CleanLakeDevelopment of water treatment systems that counteract the process of eutrophication of lakes on the basis of zeolites obtained from industrial by-products01.06.2024 -
31.05.2027
SAB
AddWasserstoffSustainable additively manufactured high-temperature materials for hydrogen processes01.01.2024 -
31.12.2026
SAB (ESF)
Graduiertenkolleg GRK2802/1Refractories recycling: A contribution to raw material, energy and climate efficiency in high-temperature processes
PhD project P3 "Thermal conductivity of functionalized materials based on recycled materials"
01.07.2022 - 30.06.2027DFG
PROENOSJoint project PROENOS - Development of a new type of energy-optimised process control and new equipment technology for the aluminothermic welding of rails; sub-project TTD: Development and application of models for energy optimisation of process control and for the realisation of a digital twin of AT technology01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025PTJ / BMWK