Microgrid

OPTILESSi – A toolchain for optimal local energy system sizing and operation

Since the beginning of the energy transition in the electrical power system in Germany, development has shifted toward decentralization. Contrary to the legacy power system with big central power plants, power systems with a high share of renewables have a decentralized topology with distributed power generation.

Fraunhofer IWES: Thinking of wind energy and hydrogen together

Acting institute director Dr. Sylvia Schattauer research talks with research associate Aline Luxa at the Fraunhofer IWES Application Center for Integration of Local energy Systems (ILES/AWZ) site in Hamburg. The subject of energy is currently very topical. The IWES is rising…

ILES summer school 2021: From theory to practice – students get hands-on experience

Author: Niklas JöresThis summer, the Application Center for the Integration of Local Energy Systems (ILES) ran a one-week summer school in cooperation with Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) offering students the opportunity to learn how electrolyzers and wind turbines…