Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

The Energy Transition Expertise Centre (EnTEC) was initiated in January 2021 to identify relevant future topics for the energy transition. The objective of this 3rd and final EnTEC online conference is to present the last results of two in-depth studies (Common European data space and Osmotic energy potential) as well as four exploratory studies (Regulatory sandboxes, Supply chain bottlenecks, Open public consultation on carbon capture and storage and Energy efficiency 1st methodology).

Mobile units for processing fruit and vegetables on-site may play an important role in food supply in 2035. The EU’s FOX project investigated the form that such local food chains might take. To this end, Fraunhofer ISI developed future scenarios that could be used to test the viability of business models for regional food processing and distribution.

Within the HyPat research project, a new study by Fraunhofer ISI, RIFS Potsdam and the German Energy Agency (dena) reveals a significant mismatch within the ramp-up of Europe's hydrogen industry: The investments made in countries with high potential for green hydrogen production are currently too low. The discussion paper gives five policy recommendations to the EU and the Member States.

Fraunhofer ISI's new roadmap looks at alternative battery technologies for the period up to 2045. Their technology-specific advantages, future areas of application, markets and supply chains are analyzed, as well as Europe's positioning, the costs and the industrial scalability. The roadmap also identifies areas where the EU and Germany need to take action with regard to technology sovereignty. It was developed as part of the BMBF accompanying project BEMA II.

On September 5^th our Executive Director Prof. Jakob Edler participated at the “Conference on the Chinese National Innovation and Techno-Industrial Eco-Systems“ jointly organized by IGCC and MERICS in Berlin where he contributed with a short statement and a joint panel discussion with Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (BMBF) and Barry Naughton (IGCC).