Key areas of research and development
- Simulation of energy systems comprising electricity, heat, gas and mobility across various dimensions
- Optimisation of energy generation and consumption at local level through smart networking
- Synergistic use of renewable energies, e.g. within the framework of agri-photovoltaics (APV)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider
Interconnected Energy Systems
Institute
EGU | Institute for Energy, Building and Environmental Technology
Research Profile
Smart Energy & Environment
Telephone: +49 (0)341 3076 4178
Email: jens(dot)schneider(at)htwk-leipzig.de
DES-4-Energy
The DES-4-Energy project aims to develop leading energy management software that offers energy system operators a comprehensive and future-proof solution for monitoring, analysis and optimisation. Self-learning optimisation solutions are intended to achieve primary energy savings of up to 30% and increase operational transparency.
Project duration: 01/2025 – 12/2027
Funding: Free State of Saxony/SAB
Project partners: Tilia GmbH, ENDIGY GmbH & Co. KG, ITM Management & Consulting GmbH, treetek custom development GmbH
Burn4H2
Development of gas turbine combustion technology and operational concepts for hydrogen-fuelled power stations within an integrated energy system
Project duration: 01/2023 – 12/2024
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Project partners: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Leipziger Stadtwerke GmbH
4DEnergie
A sustainable increase in energy efficiency in urban neighbourhoods (particularly in existing buildings) through the optimisation of operational control, networking, and the maintenance and servicing of generation, consumption and storage units based on intelligent, self-learning algorithms that adapt autonomously to changing conditions.
Project duration: 03/2021 – 07/2023
Project partners: Tilia GmbH, PAL Prozessautomation Leipzig GmbH & Co. KG, KET Kirpal Energietechnik GmbH Anlagenbau & Co. KG
S U S I C
Smart Utilities and Sustainable Infrastructure Transformation
Climate change, the energy transition and urbanisation – a sustainable, efficient and, at the same time, cost-effective energy supply is increasingly becoming a focus of public attention. As part of the Smart Infrastructure Hub Leipzig, the University of Leipzig and HTWK Leipzig are therefore conducting research within the framework of the collaborative project ‘Smart Utilities and Sustainable Infrastructure Change’ (SUSIC) to develop innovative, infrastructure-based supply solutions and assessment methods for urban and regional areas in the context of dynamic system structures. HTWK Leipzig is actively working on three sub-projects, which together form Sub-project 2 of the SUSIC research project. The aim is to develop data transmission and control algorithms for intelligent agents within the low-voltage energy supply system. The outcome is to be a prototype, expert-system-based energy management system (EMS) that regulates the various agents according to different operational logics based on local or regional objectives, and which is tested using generic simulation models.
Project partner: University of Leipzig
