Projects

Project ProBas update for the National Circular Economy Strategy

Runtime 07/2026 – 07/2029

For many years, the German Federal Environment Agency has been providing environmental data free of charge to experts and interested members of the public through ProBas. As part of this project, the

Project Industrial Emissions Forecasts for North Rhine-Westphalia

Runtime 06/2026 – 11/2026

With the amendment to the EU Air Quality Directive, the federal government and the states face the task of aligning their air quality policies with stricter target values and new requirements. This ta

Project High Efficiency Low Emission Nautical SOFC (HELENUS)

Runtime 07/2022 – 06/2027

The maritime sector is a crucial part of global trade, responsible for 90% of it. However, it also contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with 2.5% coming from this sector

Project H₂-Companion - Supportive research for the model region “Green Hydrogen Baden-Württemberg”

Runtime 06/2022 – 02/2027

The use of green hydrogen will play an essential role, among other things, in achieving the national climate protection targets. The German government's national hydrogen strategy is setting the cours

Project GourMed - Sustainability assessment of Mediterranean supply chains based on selected case studies

Project start 06/2021

The collaborative project GourMed conducts research with the aim of further developing food supply in the Mediterranean region and making it more effective, cost-efficient and sustainable. To this end

Project Kopernikus-Project P2X

Project start 05/2016

Kopernikus project "Power-to-X": Flexible use of renewable resources "Power-to-X" refers to technologies that convert electricity from renewable sources into material energy storage, energy carriers a

Project Oil and gas production model

The model for the characterisation of upstream supply chains for crude oil and natural gas is primarily based on data available from the Ecoinvent 3 Database. These data are periodically updated both

Project Iron and steel production model

A detailed model of an integrated steel production plant (including sintering and cokery) was developed at ifeu in recent years. In addition to the actual steelworks, it include upstream chain process

Project Refinery and petrochemical industry modelling

The ifeu refinery model was developed in the late 1990s based on the requirement for consistent life cycle data for refinery products, which are essential for Life Cycle Assessment modelling of a wide