Computational Physics for Green Energy

The research group uses computer-aided modelling and numerical simulation to answer application-oriented research questions in the field of renewable energies. We work with our own and commercial software (e.g. COMSOL) and with experimental partners to develop reliable, efficient and valid models. The insights gained in this way help, for example, with ‘measurements’ in inaccessible locations (temperatures inside fuel cells), minimising experimental effort through prior estimates (layer thicknesses in the manufacture of OPVs) or optimal adaptation to changing environmental conditions (design of thermoelectric energy harvesters).