TEN.efzn
TEN.efzn
Transformation of the Lower Saxony energy system
Over the next five years, more than 180 researchers at 15 universities, universities of applied sciences and non-university research institutions in Lower Saxony, as well as partners from other federal states, will be working on solutions for the energy system of the future in the "Transformation of the energy system Lower Saxony" (TEN.efzn) programme. The projects are bundled in the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (EFZN), a joint scientific centre of the universities of Braunschweig, Clausthal, Göttingen, Hannover and Oldenburg.
Divided into six closely interlinked research platforms, the programme combines the key strengths of energy research in Lower Saxony and also opens up new innovative fields of research. A unique feature of the programme is that it combines technical and scientific energy research with socio-scientific transformation research, thus creating a broad perspective for practical implementation. The aim of the programme is to strategically develop and re-profile energy research in Lower Saxony by 2030.
TEN.efzn is funded with around €58.2 million from zukunft.niedersachsen, the joint science funding programme of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture and the Volkswagen Foundation.
OrgInn is involved in two TEN.efzn research platforms
- The Trustworthy Digitalization of Security-Critical Energy Systems research platform investigates how to maintain and strengthen end-user trust in an increasingly decentralised, automated and digitally controlled energy system - and how this in turn contributes to a more secure energy system. To this end, a trust model will be developed that combines technical and sociological perspectives and will serve as a theoretical basis for the development of trustworthy district energy systems. This trust model will be continuously reflected and improved through practical testing and implementation in a real laboratory. A new member of staff will soon be joining the team.
The aim of the Social Dynamics of Energy Transformation research platform is to investigate the social science issues surrounding the energy transition. In close coordination with all the technical research platforms of TEN.efzn, the researchers involved examine the social dynamics of energy transitions in relation to the underlying technical developments. Through this socio-technical perspective, the research platform will shed light on issues of justice, common good and equality of living conditions in the context of energy transitions and develop solutions for an integrative and socially acceptable transformation process. Three new positions will be created within this research platform. Miriam Doderer has already joined the team, and two others will start soon.