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Welcome to the Centre for Renewable Energy

The Centre for Renewable Energy is an interdisciplinary and cross-faculty center of the University of Freiburg. The ZEE acts as a central scientific facility; it brings together scientific institutions within the university that engage in renewable energy problems in research and education, as well as forming cooperation agreements with institutions from outside the university in the areas of research, education, and advanced training.

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Mission, Vision and Values

ZEE as an interdisciplinary and cross-faculty center, serves as the platform for co-operation between university and other institutions; focusing on research, education, and advanced training in renewable energy problems.

Working Paper and Publications

The ZEE initiated its work on a series of working papers and publications. The primary objective of these papers is to stimulate discussion in the field of sustainable energy in Europe as well as on a global scale.

Projects and Partnerships

The ZEE cross-links partners applied fundamental research in the fields of solar energy, biomass, geothermal energy, energy efficiency and new energies with regards to practical research and development.

Dr. Chantal Ruppert-Winkel is member of the “Science for sustainability” group of experts

By admin17/02/2012

Dr. Chantal Ruppert-Winkel, head of junior research group at ZEE, was invited by the ministry for science, research and art Baden-Württemberg as a member of the “Science for sustainability” group of experts. This group shall support the ministry in developing a strategy to strength the role of science for a sustainable development.

Energy Conversion Conference

By admin20/12/2011

Within the framework of the new cooperation of the University of Freiburg with Penn State University (see here) a conference related to “Energy Conversion” will take place presumably from 12th to 14th July 2012.