Fossil energy sources enabled the rapid development of human civilization in the last few centuries. Their finite nature and their massive negative effects on the climate of our planet make the swift shift away from fossil energy inevitable.

On the one hand, the great demand for energy must be drastically reduced - more efficient systems will support this. In addition, energy must be provided from variouskinds of renewables, distributed and stored. At the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, we investigate efficient power electronic systems and optimal strategies for energy distribution. At the Department of Materials Science, research is being carried out into new battery systems that can be charged quickly and have an extremely high energy storage density.