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engage presents the Energiewende-O-Mat

Citizen Energy Convention 2023 on 23/24.06. in Frankfurt. Photo: Silke Reents

At a conference in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday, the engage research project presented the Energiewende-O-Mat. It is Germany’s first and currently only digital contact point for citizens who want to get actively involved in the energy transition. At energiewendeomat.de, users can find projects and initiatives in which they can get involved financially or personally. […]

CE marking of ammonia-powered sport yachts

Motorized boat

For a study published today, the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) investigated how to enable the use of ammonia as a climate-neutral fuel for sport yachts in line with safety and environmental requirements. Since the EU safety standards for small watercrafts do not yet contain any requirements in this regard, the study […]

Research for climate protection

Jahresbericht Cover

In the annual report published today, IKEM looks back on a successful year: With 87 interdisciplinary research projects, more than 99 publications and around 60 presentations at professional conferences, IKEM was able to further expand its scientific work and make a concrete contribution to climate protection. On 56 pages, the annual report 2022 presents the […]

Driving gender equality: recommendations for more gender-responsive mobility

E-mobility

The distinct needs and experiences of women and men are rarely taken into account in mobility and infrastructure planning, write Katharina Csillak and Sophie Kamenz in a recent analysis. The IKEM researchers propose ways to increase gender equality in practice, using the development of electric charging infrastructure as a case study. ‘Statistics show that most […]

Federal Order of Merit for IKEM Co-founder Dr. Friedrich Hagemeyer

Portrait Dr. Friedrich Hagemeyer

Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Hagemeyer was awarded the Federal Order of Merit for his outstanding services in making visible and promoting applied research at the science location Greifswald, on March 25 in Schwerin. With this honor, Germany recognizes his many years of volunteer work, including as president of the Greifswald University Club and as co-founder and board […]

Sustainable building and renovation will only succeed with binding regulations

Sanieren

At a joint online event today, the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) presented a study on the legal framework “Sustainable Building and Renovation”. The study comes to the conclusion that ecological, socio-cultural and economic sustainability aspects in the building sector are legally addressed, but that the […]

Connected mobility for climate action

On gathered 17 international project partners for the third ORCHESTRA plenary meeting on 1 and 2 February 2023. The project aims to coordinate and synchronise the transport networks (road, rail, sea, air) with each other in order to achieve better and more resilient traffic management. The meeting in Berlin served to exchange findings and decide […]

IKEM and Novia UAS address the energy and mobility transition in the Baltic Sea region

Vertreter:innen von IKEM und Novia UAS (von links nach rechts): Örjan Andersson (Novia), Simon Schäfer-Stradowsky (IKEM), Johanna Liinamaa (Novia), Kristian Blomqvist (Novia), Tim Langenhorst (IKEM), Friedemann Kallmeyer (IKEM), Eva Sandberg-Kilpi (Novia), Anika Nicolaas Ponder (IKEM).

A new partnership between the Berlin-based Institute of Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) and Novia University of Applied Sciences (Finland) aims to advance transnational research on the energy and mobility transition in the Baltic Sea region. The cooperation agreement was signed this week during a joint workshop in Berlin. ‘Since its foundation, IKEM has […]

The hydrogen economy needs a consistent legal framework

Green hydrogen is considered an essential building block for a sustainable energy system based on renewable energies. However, necessary generation and transport capacities are currently only starting to develop. The TransHyDE study now published by IKEM has examined the current German and European legal framework for hydrogen. The analysis, funded by the German Federal Ministry […]

Municipalities need more room for initiative to promote climate-friendly urban mobility

Cycle path marking on gray concrete

Berlin and other cities responded to the increase in bicycle traffic at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic by establishing pop-up bike lanes. Researchers at IKEM investigated the drivers and barriers for the establishment and consolidation of pop-up bike lanes as well as their legal basis, using Berlin as a case study. The poster, which […]

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