BRIDGES
Building bridges for sustainable energy partnerships: a joint German-Brazilian initiative for research and innovation in the fields of solar energy, electromobility, second-life batteries and green hydrogen
The BMBF is funding this German-Brazilian project, which aims to contribute to solving global climate problems through research into solar energy, electromobility, second-life batteries and green hydrogen. Under the joint leadership of the project partners - Ingolstadt University of Technology (THI), the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) - it aims to establish an interactive research network and joint laboratories.
Project goals:
- Establishment of a BRIDGES research network in the fields of solar energy, electromobility, second-life batteries and green hydrogen through the creation of a joint research and innovation laboratory at the Fotovoltáica Institute of the UFSC
- Creation of strong bilateral research structures with long-term funding
- Recruitment of top researchers from other Brazilian and German universities
- Developing innovative solutions for global climate problems by creating environmentally friendly energy storage solutions
- Strengthening the international competitiveness of the participating partner universities
- Strengthening the innovative power of the industrial partners
- Increasing the visibility of the BRIDGES research initiative in the international research community and industry.
