Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

The consortium of the EU project “Heat Roadmap Europe 4” is providing publicly accessible comprehensive data on the demand for heating and cooling in the EU. The free dataset features figures and analyses for all 28 countries. This can be used as a basis to further develop the EU’s heating and cooling strategy among other things.

The EU project EFFORTI, coordinated by Fraunhofer ISI, has developed an evaluation system to measure the effect of equality measures in the area of research and development (R&D).

Professor Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl was appointed to the selection committee of the Baden-Württemberg State Research Prize for a second four-year term of office from 2018 to 2022. The task of the committee is to select the prize winners for the State Research Prize and the Prize for Courageous Science which honor excellent research at scientific institutions in Baden-Württemberg.

Professor Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl has provided scientific support for the selection and evaluation of applications for the “German Innovation Award 2018”. On 13 April 2018, it will be given to prizewinners in three categories: large enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, who are distinguished by particularly innovative projects or business models.

Managers, entrepreneurs, board members, partners and influencers – Manager Magazine and the Boston Consulting Group honor 100 women who had the biggest impact on the German economy in 2017. Professor Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl as a “highly networked top researcher“ is one of them.

Renewable energies could realistically cover a share of up to 35 percent of total energy consumption by 2030: This is the result of a recently published study by Fraunhofer ISI for the European Parliament.