German R&D Tour

The German R&D Tour highlights...

...the sustainable energy sector in Germany to a group of Brazilian Innovators, all experts in Green Hydrogen and Biogas. These experts and potential partners of the German Research-SME-Tandems got the possibility to participate in a 5-day tour (November 7-11, 2022) to relevant German institutions, universities, clusters and companies in the same research field. The German R&D Tour thus provided several opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing in the German Green Hydrogen and Biogas sector to strengthen the cooperation for possible research or business projects in both markets.

In the following video you can witness some of the highlights of the tour - please check out our short and crisp clip:

Video of the German R&D Tour

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Visuals of the R&D Tour of Western Germany

Have a look at the following pictures of the R&D Tour that led the Brazilian delegation of EnergInno Brazil through companies and institutions of the sustainable energy sector in Germany. For more information on the featured innovations in Green Hydrogen and Biogas - the winning projects of EnergInno Brazil, please click here.

The Brazilian delegation is sitting in a bus on their way to the first stop, looking towards the photographer.

Starting the one-week German R&D Tour, the eleven Brazilian innovators from EnergInno are heading for their first stop.

The group of Brazilian innovators stands on the stairs in front of the NEA GROUP building and facing the photographer.

The first stop of the German R&DTour of EnergInno Brazil leads the Brazilian experts in Biogas or Green Hydrogen to NEUMAN & ESSER (NEA GROUP).

The Brazilian innovators are sitting at a table and listen to a presentation by Dr. Patrick Beaujean and Dr. Max Ellerich at NEUMAN & ESSER.

The Brazilian delegates are welcomed by Dr. Patrick Beaujean and Dr. Max Ellerich (at the back) at NEUMAN & ESSER.

All the participants of the tour are sitting around tables and are listening to the welcoming words of Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Volker Sander.

On the second stop of the tour Prof. Volker Sander (at the front), welcomes the Brazilian innovators on their visit at the Campus Jülich of the Aachen University of Applied Sciences.

All the participants stand on and in front of a spiral staircase and smile at the photographer presenting the banner of EnergInno Brazil.

The group of innovators gives the University of Applied Sciences Aachen a visit, where they get great insights.

One part of the Brazilian innovators is standing in a lab listening to Prof. Nils Tippkötter who is explaining his researches in Bioprocess Engineering and Downstream Processing.

Prof. Nils Tippkötter (left), FH Aachen, shares insights into his research areas Bioprocess Engineering and Downstream Processing to the Brazilian delegates.

Dr. Simone Krafft leads the Brazilian delegation and explains the processes and technologies in a laboratory at University of Applied Science Aachen.

Dr. Simone Krafft is leading the Brazilian experts to the NOWUM-Labor, focussing on processes and technologies on Sustainable energy systems and Bioenergy and Bioresource Management.

All the participants stand in front of the Research Center Jülich and present a banner of EnergInno facing the photographer.

On day 2 of the German R&D Tour of EnergInno Brazil the Brazilian innovators are invited to the Research Center Jülich, one of the major interdisciplinary Research Centres in Europe.

All the participants of the R&D Tour are sitting around a table and listen to a presentation at the Research Center Jülich.

The Brazilian innovators receive a detailed overview of the research activities of the Forschungszentrum Jülich.

All the participants stand in front of the open Terra Nova pit mine in Bergheim.

The Brazilian delegation visits the Terra Nova observation platform in Bergheim. Here they receive information on the energy transition from coal to renewable energies.

The Brazilian innovators stand in front of a photovoltaic system and listen to the lecture by Dr. Matthias Betsch.

The Brazilian experts gain information on the photovoltaic plant of the from Bergheim municipal utilities by Dr. Matthias Betsch, Managing Director Stadtwerke Bergheim (on the right).

Some of the Brazilian innovators stand together and Dr. Matthias Betsch is explaining the wind turbine to them.

Dr. Matthias Betsch, Managing Director Stadtwerke (2nd from left), accompanies the Brazilian innovators on their ride through the Western region of Germany. He explains the industrial landscape and its transformation as part of the energy revolution.

Visuals of the R&D Tour of Southern Germany

Have a look at the following pictures of the R&D Tour.

The Brazilian innovators sit at tables and listen to a presentation held by Dr. Alexander Kabza.

On day 3 of the German R&D Tour, the Brazilian experts from EnergInno are welcomed by Dr. Alexander Kabza at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg.

Markus Jenne explains the Hydrogen Refueling Station to the Brazilian group.

Markus Jenne, Department Fuel Cell Systems at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, explains the Hydrogen Refueling Station to the Brazilian delegation.

All participants of the German R&D Tour and their hosts from the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research after their visit of the HyFaB hall.

The Brazilian group of EnergInno during their guided tour of the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg.

All participants of the German R&D Tour and their hosts from BioCampus Straubing GmbH stand smiling in front of the entrance.

On Day 4 of the German R&D Tour at the BioCampus Straubing GmbH the delegation is welcomed by Ann-Kathrin Wagner, Director of Biobased Economy.

Ten Brazilian innovators stand in front of a dock in Straubing and listen to the explanations of Ann-Cathrin Wagner facing the water.

On their tour of the Port of Straubing-Sand, the delegation gains insights from Ann-Cathrin Wagner (right) into the possibilities of the high-performance port system committed to sustainability.

The Brazilian delegation stands outside Clariant and listens to the explanations of Björn Hühnlein.

The group of experts explores the facilities of Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH.

Twenty-one people - the Brazilian delegation and their hosts - pose in front of the entrance to the Technology Center Energy facing the photographer.

The Brazilian experts are pleased to be welcomed at the Technology Center Energy in Landshut.

Five people stand in front of a container and Prof. Brotsack is explaining something to them.

Prof. Brotsack from University of Applied Scinece in Landshut (in the middle) presents the lab for Green Gases towards the delegation.

Six people are gathered in a laboratory, listen to Prof. Karl-Heinz Pettinger and view the exhibitions in the laboratory.

Prof. Karl-Heinz Pettinger (left) gives the Brazilian experts a tour of the laboratory pilot plant for the production of lithium-ion redox flow batteries at the Energy Technology Center in Ruhstorf.

Thomas Pfluger is giving a presentation on the Municipality Wildpoldsried.

On the last day of the German R&D Tour, Thomas Pfluger, Local Councilor Municipality Wildpoldsried (front), welcomes the Brazilian delegation.

Sixteen people - the Brazilian delegation and Thomas Pfluger - are standing on a web presenting the banner of EnergInno Brazil and facing the photographer.

The delegation has a great time visiting the Energiedorf Wildpoldsried.

Eight people stand in a circle and Andreas Armsorfer is speaking towards them.

Andreas Armstorfer, Scientific Associate at Kempten University of Applied Sciences (in the middle), accompanies the Brazilian innovators through the Energy Campus.

Ten people stand in front of a biogas plant and listen to a presentation by Thomas Pfluger.

The Brazilian innovators are guided by Thomas Pfluger (3rd from left) through the Biogas plant in Wildpoldsried.

Andrea Mandalka and two Brazilian innovators are sitting around a dining table and smile at the photographer.

At the farewell dinner, the Brazilian experts talk with Andrea Mandalka (center), Regional Business Development Latin America of Fraunhofer, about their impressions and information they gained about the German green energy sector during the German R&D Tour.

The Team of EnergInno poses in front of the photographer and smile.

The Team of EnergInno (left to right) Heike Wülfing, Christina Tusche, Lea Sistig and Michael Spangenberg looks back at an amazing and impressing week.

Map about the German R&D Tour and the agend of each day.

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Look in detail at the route and the individual destinations that will be visited.

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Contact

International Research Marketing
Carolina Wienand-Sangaré
carolina.wienand@zv.fraunhofer.de
+49 2241 14 1488