Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

The Fraunhofer ISI has projected the nationwide electricity consumption in Germany for the years 2019 to 2023 within the scope of the EEG medium-term forecast, and analyzed the EEG surcharge payments. Fraunhofer ISI identified a moderate rise in electricity self-sufficiency, among other things. The study is a key reference for the development of distributed electricity self-sufficiency in Germany.

The Fraunhofer ISI is expanding its management team with the appointment of Prof. Jakob Edler. As a professor of innovation policy and strategy he has in recent years led the prestigious Manchester Institute of Innovation Research. Prof. Edler will join Prof. Marion Weissenberger-Eibl and Prof. Mario Ragwitz on the Fraunhofer ISI management team, contributing his expertise in the governance and policy of international research and innovation initiatives.

A new heating and cooling dataset available for the EU-28. The data has been compiled by a group of experts from the Italian EURAC, the Energy Economics Group of TU Wien and the German Fraunhofer ISI in the framework of “HotMaps“, a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. It will fill current gaps in H&C data for the residential, service, industry and transport sectors.

Solutions for optimised use of rare earths: In the Fraunhofer flagship project “Criticality of Rare earths“ eight Fraunhofer Institutes bundled their expertise to enable a more efficient use of these raw materials. Fraunhofer ISI was in charge of sub-project 5 “Material flows, markets and the environment“.

The latest article in Science magazine, written among others from researchers of Fraunhofer ISI, deals with Europe's plans and support for responsible science in the context of the Horizon Europe research program. Scientists from Aarhus University, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), the Vienna Institute for Advanced Studies, Technopolis Group Belgium, the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University and the University College London are also involved.