Energy

HyFiT fuels can reduce the carbon footprint of heavy goods transport and cut harmful emissions more

The Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials will explore methods for producing, utilising, and recycling materials in a climate-friendly way more

The Magnetic Multiscale Modelling Suite supports the development of magnets without rare earth elements more

The Stifterverband recognizes the start-up for its technology that enhances the power and cost-effectiveness of batteries more

A new catalytic concept is laying the foundations for the methanation of carbon dioxide on an industrial scale more

New physics-based self-learning machines could replace the current artificial neural networks and save energy more

Using a metabolic pathway, energy-rich resources can be produced via the power of electricity more

Understanding how short-circuits occur in solid-state batteries could extend their lifespan
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An addition of titanium makes a thermoelectric material more efficient more

Ammonia synthesized in sun-rich countries could facilitate sustainable iron- and steelmaking more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2023 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2022 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

The crisis in Ukraine has driven up energy prices, obscuring a dilemma that we’re likely to face in the near future - the use of fossil fuels will become more attractive again for countries that cannot afford or do not want to make the transition to renewable energies. Against this backdrop, Kai A. Konrad from the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance advocates speeding up the search for alternative uses, starting now. more

Max Planck Director Robert Schlögl in an interview about green hydrogen and sustainable CO₂ recycling more

Through the integration of the IPP into the Max Planck Society, the Institute is opening a new chapter in its history, which goes back to Werner Heisenberg more

On 21 March 1991, the Asdex Upgrade experimental facility at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching generated the first plasma more

Jürgen Renn, Robert Schlögl, Christoph Rosol and Benjamin Steininger present a research initiative of the Max Planck Society on socio-technical aspects of energy transformation. more

Thorsten Mauritsen from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology has worked out how much time we have left to reach the Paris climate goal more

A model describing the water absorption of wood could contribute to the development of new wood preservatives more

Thomas Klinger, Director at the IPP, talks about the special features of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator and its structure, and the prospects for the construction of a fusion power plant. more

Cell-sized droplets equipped with natural and synthetic parts are able to perform photosynthesis. In the future, they could serve as bioreactors for the sustainable, light driven fixation of CO₂ into value-added compounds. more