Departments

Thanks to our holistic and interdisciplinary approach, we are able to offer our customers a wide range of services. These services are provided by our nine departments, which work together on an interdisciplinary basis in our Karlsruhe and Leipzig locations. The departments also work closely with our Joint Innovation Hub in Heilbronn and our representative office in Berlin.

Seven departments at the Karlsruhe location

Two departments at the Leipzig location

Departments at the Karlsruhe location

 

Energy Policy and Energy Markets

We examine how the political and institutional framework of sustainable energy systems can be designed, further developed and evaluated.

 

Energy Technology and Energy Systems

We analyze innovative energy technologies and their contribution to a sustainable energy system from a strategic perspective.

 

Foresight

We develop, implement and conduct foresight processes within business, politics and society.

 

Innovation and Knowledge Economy

We analyze the prerequisites for innovations and their effects from the company level up to national innovation systems.

 

Sustainability and Infrastructure Systems

We analyze the prequisites and possibilities to reduce emissions, and improve resource efficiency.

 

Emerging Technologies

We deal with the identification, evaluation and design of new technological developments and socio-technical transformations.  

 

Policy and Society

Research and innovation are increasingly called upon to contribute to overcoming societal challenges. We examine the resulting requirements.

Departments at the Leipzig location

 

Regional Development and Innovation Policy

We analyze, evaluate and develop instruments to shape regional transformation processes and innovation policy interventions. 

 

Knowledge and Technology Transfer

We improve the transfer of knowledge and technology between science, industry and society.