Technology Transfer & International Project Management

The field of research of Technology Transfer & International Project Management is committed to connecting regional and international stakeholders in applied research renewable energies.

Technology transfer projects are initiated in the spirit of a regional knowledge transfer between THI and mainly small and medium-sized companies. International activities strive to establish collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects, with special emphasis on fostering capacity building in both research and teaching.

Current Research Technology Transfer & International Project Management

Project Start	Project Leader	Budget (€)	Project
2025	Prof. Matthias Huber	1.655.919	STORE - Grid stability through AI-driven energy system integration: Supermarkets as flexible prosumers
2024	Prof. Dr..-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	799.917	MaZero – Piloting renewable energy-based e-mobility in Maseru to decarbonise Lesotho’s transport sector
2024	Prof. Dr..-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	641.811	Dig-e-Farm - Digitalisation of Tunisian farms through AI-based Agri-PV energy systems for optimal management of the water-energy nexus
2024	Prof. Dr..-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	225.735	BIOVARYA – Establishing a BIOgas network for BaVARia and KenYA
2024	Prof. Dr..-Ing. Wilfried Zörner		Development of programme strengthening capacity and infrastructure for renewable energy education and research at Zambian universities (as part of the FACE-NDC Project)
2024	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	393.937	Renewable Energy Action: A Sustainable water-energy nexus Partnership for Higher Education in Central Asia (RE.Act)
2023	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	649.992	Stabilizing weak grids through machine learning: empowering farmers in end-of-line communities in North Africa through artificial neural networks - SWITCH
2023	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Schrag	628.818	Transfer cluster Heat Pump & Heat Grid - Shaping the Heat Turnaround Intelligently! (W3) Project website: https://www.w3-waermewende.de/
2022	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	539.802	Accelerate Morocco’s Biogas Sector: A Higher Education–Industry Partnership - AMBER
2022	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Goldbrunner	598.243	BIO-FIT: Biogas - Fit for the Future through Advanced Training and Knowledge Transfer using Blended Learning Formats
2022	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	50.000	Addressing the Technological and Socio-Economic Factors Hindering the Use of Solar PV-Based Mini-Grids in Sub-Saharan Africa with Focus on Lesotho and Mozambique
2021	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	517.223	Sustainable Energy Education Districts for Informal Settlements (SEED) Project website: www.seed-initiative.org
2020	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	588.686	Renewable Energy-based E-Mobility in Higher Education (REMO)
2020	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Schrag	89.954	EffNet - With Blended Learning to efficient district heating networks in rural areas
2020	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wildfried Zörner Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Schrag Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Goldbrunner	665.163	LEnZ - Rural Energy Supply of the Future Project website: www.laendliche-energieversorgung.de
2020	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	20.000	Mobility for Innovative Renewable Energy Technologies (MIRET)
2019	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	119.825	UAE Kenya II - Network of Excellence for Universities of Applied Science Project website: https://www.uas-excellence.de
2019	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	672.339	Pathway to Renewable Off-Grid Community Energy for Development (PROCEED)
2017	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	184.230	UAS Kenya I- Network development and qualification measures based on the model of the German universities of applied sciences in Kenya Project website: https://www.uas-excellence.de
2017	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Goldbrunner	1.151.890	Innovationszentrum Biogas 4.0 Project website: www.biogas4null.de
2016	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Schrag	1.776.644	Kompetenzzentrum Wärme & Wohnen Project website: www.waerme-wohnen.org
2016	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	400.000	Academic Initiative for Renewables (AIR) Project website: www.air-project.org
2015	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Schrag	166.000	Kompetenzzentrum Plusenergiegebäude Project website: www.plusenergie-kompetenz.de
2014	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	1.171.299	Network of Energy Excellence for Development (NEED) Project website: www.need-project.org Factsheet
2011	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Zörner	848.822	Regeneratives Energienetzwerk Region Ingolstadt (RegIN+)

Contact

Head of Technology Transfer & International Project Management at Institute of new Energy Systems (InES)
Stefan Schneider, M.Sc.
Phone: +49 841 9348-6680
Room: S408
Fax: +49 841 9348-996680
E-Mail: Stefan.Schneider@thi.de