Renewable energy carriers play a major role in climate change mitigation and the conservation of resources. We analyse their environmental impacts, identify realisable potentials and supervise pilot projects. We provide consulting services for ministries and public authorities, and optimise policy instruments for the promotion of sun, wind, water, and biomass.
Prof. Dr. Martin Pehnt
PhD, Dipl. Physiker (graduate in physics)
Managing Director
+49 (0)6221 4767 0
martin.pehnt@ifeu.de
Implementing and financing the heating transition
The heating transition is a key component of the energy transition in Germany and plays a decisive role in achieving the climate and energy targets set by law.
Aktualisierung und Ergänzung von CO2-Faktoren für Energieträger und Rohstoffe für das EEW-Förderprogramm
Das ifeu-Projekt zur Aktualisierung von CO2-Faktoren unterstützt Unternehmen beim Klimaschutz und der Energiewende. In Kooperation mit ecoinvent entsteht eine qualitätsgeprüfte Datenbasis für…
Future-proof heating systems
Analysis of sustainable heating systems for residential and non-residential buildings
The “Future-proof heating systems” project develops comprehensible information materials for building owners, as well as decision-making and implementation aids for the selection of a sustainable…
H2-Companion - Supportive research for the model region “Green Hydrogen Baden-Württemberg”
What are the potentials impacts of the hydrogen technology on Baden-Württemberg as an economic location? What changes can be expected for the value chains, and what ecological advantages, consequences…
Evaluation of energy consulting projects in the Augsburg region
On behalf of the district of Augsburg, ifeu evaluated the effects of four free initial energy advisory services offered by the district for citizens and businesses.
Wärmewende: Die Energiewende im Wärmebereich
Zielbild und Instrumente zur Dekarbonisierung der Wärmeversorgung
Wie schaffen wir die klimaneutrale Wärmeversorgung 2045? Das Vorhaben erarbeitet ein Zielbild und entwickelt und bewertet Instrumente zur Dekarbonisierung des Wärmesektors.
Economic potential for efficient heating and cooling supply
The European Energy Efficiency Directive provides for a comprehensive assessment of the economic poten-tial for efficient heating and cooling supply (Article 14). For this purpose, ifeu prepares…
Potential analysis of renewable energies within the framework of RED II
In this project, ifeu and its project partners analyze the potential from solar energy, biomass, ambient energy, geothermal energy, and waste heat and cooling in accordance with the Renewable Energy…
Decarbonisation of decentralised energy infrastructures
The decarbonisation of district heating is challenging from a technical, socio-economic and institutional point of view. We analyse the framework conditions in five case studies and show…
Long-term Scenarios for the Transformation of the Energy System in Germany (Long-term Scenarios III)
Will the future energy system be based on electricity, hydrogen or other synthetic fuels? The course is being set today. The scenarios are calculated in high resolution using a complex modelling…
Analysis on the further development of the emissions balance of renewable energy sources in the field of renewable heat
The increased use of renewable energies has a direct influence on the framework conditions for the method of determining the greenhouse gas emissions saved.
EWärmeG
With the EWärmeG, the state of Baden-Württemberg passed the first state law of its kind in Germany in 2007. It came into force at the beginning of 2008 with the aim of increasing the share of…
4th Generation District Heat
District Heating (DH) networks are an important infrastructure element for a future heat supply and have a considerable potential despite the declining building heat demand. They offer the systemic…
Evaluation and perspectives of the market incentive scheme
The market incentive scheme has become established as a central funding tool for the area of the heat supply from renewable energy sources. ifeu has supported the programme since 2008, and is…
Plug in PV
Plug in PV – very small PV systems, suitable especially for tenants – is increasingly gaining in importance. ifeu analysed the economic and energetic benefits as well as the societal framework and the…
Further development of energy system transformation in the heating sector
Within a project for the implementation of the energy system transformation, ifeu carried out various analyses investigating the transformation of the heating market on behalf of the BMU and in…
The 3E Multiple Dwelling Unit
In the BMUB-funded research project “The 3E Multiple dwelling unit”, LichtBlick and the ifeu investigate business models for the electricity supply of electric vehicles with self-generated electricity…
A roadmap for the energy transition
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has connected the individual strands of the energy transition to form a whole, creating interfaces and transitions in the form of a roadmap for the energy…
Brochure „Renewable Energy - Innovations for a Sustainable Energy Future”
Since 2001, ifeu has been compiling and updating the brochure "Renewable Energy". It provides a comprehensive overview of technologies, ecology and economy as well as systematic questions of the use…
Transformation of district heating
The research work of the ifeu-Institute in Heidelberg, GEF Ingenieur AG, and the AGFW dealt with the question of how to increase the proportion of renewable energy sources in existing district heating…
Model City Mannheim
The “Model City of Mannheim” (MoMa) project was designed to trial an incentive-based cellular Smart Grid approach in private households. In three of the field tests conducted in Mannheim, overseen by…