Sustainable energy concepts for industrial and commercial areas

Whether it's the development of new industrial and commercial areas or the further development of existing sites, complex conditions surrounding energy infrastructure pose a number of challenges for land developers, energy system operators, project development companies, and spatial planning and consulting firms when it comes to designing energy concepts:

• The energy requirements of both existing and future companies and businesses are often unknown or only known in part.
• It is unclear how energy generation must be organized locally in order to meet these requirements.
• Legal requirements and current and future technological developments must be taken into account equally in planning and design.
• Sustainable energy concepts that are ecologically and economically viable are in demand.

Let's tackle these challenges together: We support you in designing sustainable and efficient energy concepts for industrial and commercial areas that are currently being planned or already exist. We combine application and scientific methods to your advantage and provide you with comprehensive and impartial advice. Specifically, our services include:

• Analysis of the initial situation
  • Review of existing energy concepts
  • Identification of potential and risks – from the technical section to the stakeholder environment
  • Support in assessing the feasibility, economic efficiency, and temporal development of concepts
• Development of customized energy concepts
  • Consideration of current technologies, research results, and innovations
  • Adaptation of the concept to specific project requirements and local conditions
• Process design
  • Moderation and technical support in your area
  • Design and implementation of workshops for joint decision-making
  • Involvement of all relevant stakeholders for a holistic result
• Support during implementation
  • Support in selecting partners and defining roles
  • Continuous consulting including scientifically sound recommendations for action
  • Support for construction implementation in line with the energy concept developed

Your advantages at a glance:

• Innovative solutions: We develop forward-looking energy concepts based on the latest research and give your projects a competitive edge.
• Independent expertise: As a research institution, we offer impartial and objective advice, free from vested interests.
• Efficiency and sustainability: By taking renewable energies and modern storage technologies into account, we ensure that your projects are both ecologically and economically sound.
• Practical knowledge: Benefit from our many years of experience in designing energy concepts for commercial areas and industrial sites. We know the hurdles and therefore rely on applied methods and clear structures.

• Direct order: Are you interested in a customized energy concept for an industrial or commercial area, or would you like support with the implementation process? Then why not commission our institute directly to develop solutions for your challenge? We can start work immediately without any lead time for acquiring funding. In a meeting, we will clarify the framework conditions and how we can successfully advance your company with our expertise and infrastructure. The size of your company is irrelevant: Our teams provide small businesses with the same professional research and development services as they do for medium-sized companies or DAX-listed clients.
• Joint research project: Several partners along a value chain work together on a solution, usually with public grant funding. We can build up a large network from industry, research, society, and the environment of the Fraunhofer institutes. We are experienced in selecting funding programs and applying for projects, bring innovative ideas to the table, and then work with you and other partners to bring your project to market.

Arrange a non-binding introductory meeting

Sonja Witkowski and Carsten Beier on Local Energy Systems

to the interview of 12.12.2024