The Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH) at the University of Freiburg focuses on solutions for sustainable development, with a particular emphasis on energy systems, sustainable materials, and resilience. UFR-INATECH’s research group on Control and Integration of Grids, led by Professor Anke Weidlich, investigates the integration of energy systems and the dynamic interaction of grids and markets, while considering both technical and socio-political factors. Their work contributes to energy system and market modeling, flexibility assessment, and long-term energy scenarios.

Task Areas

UFR-INATECH is involved in several key task areas within NFDI4Energy:

• TA2: Evaluation and further development of energy system models, incorporating social and political factors.
• TA4: Extension and application of frameworks for scenario presentations.
• TA5: Creation of an overview and ontology for energy simulation software.
• TA6: Management and leadership of the task area for long-term energy system scenarios.

In addition to their role in NFDI4Energy, UFR-INATECH is also involved in several other NFDI consortia, including DataPlant, NFDI4BIOIMAGE, DAPHNE4NFDI, NFDI4Culture, NFDI4Health, NFDI4ing, NFDI-MatWerk, PUNCH4NFDI, and Text+.

Involvement

In addition to their role in NFDI4Energy, UFR-INATECH is also involved in several other NFDI consortia, including

• DataPlant,
• NFDI4BIOIMAGE,
• DAPHNE4NFDI,
• NFDI4Culture,
• NFDI4Health,
• NFDI4Ing,
• NFDI-MatWerk,
• PUNCH4NFDI, and
• Text+.