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“Knorzel-Treffen” 2023 in Freiberg
On 15.11.2023, more than 20 doctoral students came together in Freiberg to take part in the “Knorzel-Treffen”. The Institute for Industrial Furnace Construction and Heat Engineering and the Chair of Gas and Thermal Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (GWA) joined forces back in 1993 to promote the exchange of knowledge and networking between young academics in what was then still a newly…
Kathrina Theisen receives the Otto Junker Award 2023
Kathrina Theisen, a doctoral student at the Institute of Industrial Furnace Construction and Heat Engineering, was awarded the Otto Junker Prize 2023 for her outstanding academic achievements and her successful Master’s thesis. This award is presented annually to RWTH graduates from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and the Materials Science and Engineering Group…
Final exploitation workshop for the SPIRE project REVaMP
Shortly before the end of the project, the most important results from the individual work packages and use cases were presented at a hybrid workshop. The event took place on the premises of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology and was also broadcast via live stream. A total of over 30 participants were registered. In European process industries, a huge amount of energy and resources…
Practical Conference on Hydrogen from Biomass and Biogas in Krefeld
On 09. and 10. November, the 5th Practical Conference on Hydrogen from Biomass and Biogas took place in Krefeld. The event showcased new business models and approaches for the decentralised provision of hydrogen — an important step for the the transformation of our energy system in a municipal context. The IOB was represented by Christopher Wünning. This is the fifth time that the event has…
The IOB at the ‘Butterfly’ Kick-off Meeting
On October 12 and 13, 2023 the kick-off meeting of the Butterfly project took place in Petten aan Zee in the Netherlands. There, 10 project partners from seven European countries met and presented themselves and their tasks within the EU project. The IOB was represented by Nico Schmitz and Moritz Diewald. The Butterfly project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and…
Prof. Pfeifer at Ipsen “Meet the Heat”
The company Ipsen International GmbH, Kleve, invited to the “Meet the Heat” event on 20 and 21 September 2023 as part of the company’s 75th anniversary. Prof. Pfeifer and Lukas Sankowski from the IOB accepted the invitation. As one of three keynote speakers, Prof. Pfeifer presented the topic “Potentials of electric heat and CO2-neutral fuels for thermoprocessing technologies”. He outlined the…
The IOB at the 31st German Flame Day
On 27 and 28 September 2023, the 31st German Flame Day for Sustainable Combustion took place in Berlin. The IOB was represented by Prof. Herbert Pfeifer together with Linda Giesler, Marius Philipp and Lukas Sankowski. Already the day before, many participants of the Flame Day came together for the Early Researcher Event at the Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei. After lectures and…
The IOB in Brussels — Annual A.SPIRE Event on Processes4Planet
The European stage is also familiar space for the IOB. At the annual A.SPIRE event, not only new project ideas for the upcoming Processes4Planet calls were discussed, but also the ongoing large-scale project HyInHeat was presented. In the morning, shortly after 7 a.m., the Thalys to Brussels rolls out of Aachen’s main station. On board is our colleague Dominik Büschgens, who will participate in…
FOGI meeting in Frankfurt a.M.
The IOB is again strongly represented at the scientific advisory board meeting of FOGI. In addition to reporting on ongoing projects, the IOB can again successfully place a new project idea. Every year in September, the Research Association of Industrial Furnace Manufacturers (Forschungsgemeinschaft Industrieofenbau e.V., FOGI) invites to the scientific advisory board meeting at the VDMA…
5th European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking (EASES) in Oulu
This year the European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking (EASES) took place in Oulu, Finland. Already for the fifth time, PhD students, postdocs and other scientists from European universities came together from July 05–07, 2023, to present and discuss current results of their research projects on electric steelmaking. The IOB was represented as official co-organizer by Thomas Echterhof,…
Participation in the 40th International Heat Transfer Conference in Assisi
Between June 26 and 28, 2023, the 40th International Heat Transfer Conference took place in the birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi. It was organised by colleagues from the nearby University of Perugia (Università degli Studi di Perugia). The IOB was represented by Franziska Ott, Justin Hauch and Eileen Trampe. The conference offered a wide-ranging program on heat transfer, which was highlighted…
ecoMetals Forum „Green thermoprocess technology” starts
Together with the VDMA and FOGI, the IOB is organizing the ecoMetals Forum “Green thermoprocess technology”. The forum highlights the impact of climate targets and the energy transition on thermoprocess technology. The focus is on energy policy framework conditions, research and innovation, and examples of climate-friendly solutions. The event will take place on June 12, 2023, as part of the…