Beyond EVE: Events

Institut für Verkehrs- und Infrastruktursysteme IVI

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:55:18 +0100

The Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI employs over 100 researchers in three departments. The institute collaborates closely with the universities TU Dresden and TU Bergakademie Freiberg. The institute is operating in a wide array of transport-related research and development topics, ranging from the fields of electromobility, traffic planning and traffic ecology, traffic information, vehicle propulsion and sensor technologies, while also incorporating traffic telematics, the information and communication sectors, as well as disposition and logistics. Special attention for the Fraunhofer IVI has been raised by its electronic ticketing application, its mobile public transport navigation solution SMART-WAY, and its cross-border disaster protection system. Recently, it has especially been the 30,7 m long AutoTram® Extra Grand – the world’s longest bus – equipped with hybrid propulsion technology and an electronic multi-axle steering system that has been the focus of attention.

The Fraunhofer IVI’s facilities and large equipment include high-performance laboratories, innovative test platforms and vehicles as well as modern hardware and software. In 2013, the institute’s research infrastructure was expanded by a new technical center including a vehicle hall and an adjacent test track.

Agora Verkehrswende

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:54:44 +0100

In partnership with key players in the fields of politics, economics, science and civil society, Agora Verkehrswende will pave the way for the full decarbonisation of the transport sector by 2050. We are developing an extensive climate protection strategy and will support its successful implementation.

This climate protection strategy revolves around the transition of the entire transport system from fossil fuels to electricity and fuel generated by renewable energy. The transformation of the transport sector includes increasing the efficiency of the entire traffic system by avoiding unnecessary traffic, transitioning to environmentally friendly modes of transport and improving individual modes of transport. The environmentally friendly development of urban traffic is a key component of the necessary revolution.

The transformation of our transport system is a complex challenge facing all of society. It can only be done by the key societal players working together. Agora Verkehrswende provides the platform for this collaboration, develops processes and provides scientific information on scenarios and methods. Agora Verkehrswende focuses on the land-based transport of passengers and goods in Germany in a European context.

Hochschule RheinMain - IMPACT RheinMain

Hochschule RheinMain - IMPACT RheinMain — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:22:19 +0100

With its application IMPACT RheinMain, the Rhine-Main University of Applied Sciences has been selected for funding in the first round of the federal-state initiative "Innovative Hochschule". Among the recipients are 35 universities of applied sciences, a college of art and music, and twelve universities and colleges of education. The "Innovative University" federal-state initiative - a kind of excellence initiative for universities of applied sciences - is intended to support universities in their efforts to further distinguish themselves in the areas of transfer and innovation and to intensify their strategic role in the regional innovation system. The strategy for transferring scientific findings into practice is essentially based on the three profile-building research priorities of the Rhine-Main University of Applied Sciences: professionalism in social work, smart systems for people and technology and engineering 4.0 and their interfaces "Smart Energy", "Smart Home" and "Smart Mobility". The university pays particular attention to interdisciplinary cooperation between the individual disciplines. The aim of the IMPACT RheinMain project is to initiate and implement innovative projects from the fields with cooperation partners from industry and civil society.

Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:20:06 +0100

The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR) is a departmental research institution under the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI). It advises the Federal Government with sectoral scientific consultation in the political fields of spatial planning, urban development, housing and building. Research and development as well as knowledge-based services are core tasks of the BBSR. The scientists: - prepare analyses, expert reports, (governmental/departmental) reports and statements, - accompany technical policy measures and programmes and develop them further, - supervise the research programmes and initiatives of the BMI, - promote professional exchange in networks and committees, - communicate scientific findings through publications, events and websites, - maintain data and information bases for analyses and forecasts A Scientific Advisory Board supports the quality assurance of the Research Institute. The scientific exchange with universities and scientific organizations is further intensified, among other things through an internship program, courses and joint conferences. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Institute Computer Graphics Research

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:32:20 +0100

Fraunhofer IGD is the international leading research institution for applied visual computing — image- and model-based information technology that combines computer graphics and computer vision. In simple terms, it is the ability to turn information into images and to extract information from images. All technological solutions by Fraunhofer IGD and its partners are based on visual computing. In computer graphics, people generate, edit, and process images, graphs, and multi-dimensional models in a computer-aided manner. Examples are applications of virtual and simulated reality. Computer vision is the discipline that teaches computers how to »see«. In the process, a machine sees its environment by means of a camera and processes information using software. Typical applications can be found in the field of Augmented Reality.

Hinterher

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:34:16 +0100

Die Hinterher-Fahrradanhänger werden in München entwickelt und in unserer Montagehalle individuell für Sie zusammengestellt und montiert. Spezialisierte Partnerunternehmen im Umland von München stellen für uns die einzelnen Bauteile mit modernsten Fertigungsverfahren her. Einige ausgewählte Baugruppen wie z.B. die Laufräder lassen wir in Italien fertigen. Wenn Sie möchten, können Sie Ihren Hinterher auch persönlich bei uns abholen und die Montage Ihres Anhängers erleben. Bitte vereinbaren Sie dafür aber unbedingt vorher einen Termin mit uns.

Sustainability Transformation Conference 2020

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:33:42 +0200

The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) invite you to attend a conference on “Sustainability Transformation Conference 2020: Socio-ecological transformation on the fast track – Covid-19 as catalyst of change?”.

The digital conference will focus on the transformation of the economy and society to shape a sustainable future. The event will be hosted by Svenja Schulze, German Minister of the Environment, and Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency.

The agenda for the conference can be found here.

In light of the existing and expected restrictions on travel and group gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was taken to hold the conference as a virtual event. Attendees can participate in the conference through a live stream on the homepage of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, and will have the opportunity to interact with speakers and other participants using voting tools and Q&A sessions (no installation needed). Links will be provided in the official invitation. There will be no registration and the conference will be held in English.

Battery Manufacturing Powers Up: Transatlantic Catch-Up and Cooperation

Information Technology & Innovation foundation ITIF — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:07:49 +0100

The global transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is accelerating. Aggressive targets and outright bans on internal combustion vehicles have been announced recently in the United States and Europe. As this reality sinks in, a challenge arises: Asia, and especially China, dominates EV supply chains, particularly for batteries, the most crucial EV component. The response to this challenge has been fragmented at best on both sides of the Atlantic. The United States has largely left it to the states. The United Kingdom is scrambling to gain a foothold during Brexit. The European Union has adopted an ambitious plan, but questions remain about follow-through. Little attention has been given to transatlantic cooperation.

ITIF hosted a transatlantic discussion of EV battery policy and how cooperation and competition might best be balanced for this “industry of the future” that’s already here.

Speakers

David M. Hart

Senior Fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Moderator

Rob Boyle

Senior Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Stephen Gifford

Chief Economist, Faraday Institution

Danny Kennedy

President, CalCharge

Ilka von Dalwigk

Policy Manager, EIT InnoEnnergy

Making Connections for Climate Action: Urban transport and renewable energy

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 15:53:46 +0100

Metropolitan regions around the UK and the wider world are pledging to move to net zero carbon emissions on ambitious timescales. With transport a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (in the UK transport is now the largest source), urban transport authorities have a key role to play in the transition to net zero. Some of the measures that urban transport authorities can take are solely transport measures, such as promoting modal shift. However, others require transport authorities to make better connections with other sectors — connections which are both institutional and knowledge based in order to realise more opportunities for complementary cross-sector measures, and which are capable of delivering greater carbon reduction benefits than would be the case if the transport sector worked in isolation. Florian Beiberbach, CEO of Stadtwerke Munchen, will present the innovative local authority owned utility company that brings together, amongst other things, the energy supply and an integrated local public transport system. Juliet Davenport, CEO of Good Energy, will talk about the renewable energy sector in the UK and opportunities for closer links with local transport systems. The subsequent discussion will explore how local institutional and governance arrangements support or hinder strategic and project-based cross-sector approaches and the lessons that could be learned. Panellists include Rasita Chudasama, Principal Transport Planner who is working to join the dots on carbon between transport, energy and the built environment for Nottingham City Council amd Keith Townsend, Corporate Director of Environment and Regeneration at Islington Council.

SPEAKERS

Florian Bieberbach is the Chief Executive Officer of Stadtwerke München. Bieberbach is president of CEDEC, the European Association of Local Energy Companies, and vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria. At TUM School of Management he serves as an honorary professor for energy markets and he is chairman of Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft e.V., an energy research institution.

Juliet Davenport is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Good Energy – a renewable energy company with a mission to power a greener, cleaner future together with its customers. Davenport has been an innovator for over 20 years, working on ideas to fight climate change and transform the energy sector for the better. In 2013, she was awarded an OBE for services to renewables.

Rasita Chudasama is the Principal Transport Planner for Nottingham City Council and is heading up the city’s ambitious £6.1million Go Ultra Low City programme. She previously developed Nottingham’s transport policy and more recently delivered the £16m Local Sustainable Transport Fund programme aimed at promoting more walking, cycling and public transport use.

Keith Townsend is the Corporate Director of Environment and Regeneration at Islington Council. He currently acts as chief technical advisor to the West London Waste Authority and is a Commissioner for the Mayor of London’s Green Spaces Commission.

HORIZON2020 Space International Information Day & Brokerage Event

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 21:20:36 +0100

On 14th and 15th of November 2018 the German National Contact Point Space, H2020 Space NCP Network - COSMOS2020 with the support of the European Commission are organizing Horizon 2020 International Space Information Day and Brokerage Event in Berlin. The aim of the event is to inform on Space opportunities in Horizon 2020 and beyond and to provide first-hand information on the next H2020 Space Calls. The participants will have the chance to listen and talk to the authors of the work programme 2019 / 2020 and learn from their hints and tips on H2020 proposal writing. Since the next EU Framework Programme is already under development some early information will be provided.

Why participate? - to learn about Space opportunities in H2020 and beyond - to get to know the new Horizon 2020 Space Work Programme - to get an idea of the next EU Framework Programme (Horizon Europe) - to meet potential partners for the open space Call

Target groups - Companies - Universities - Research Institutes - other organisations

Topics - Earth Observation - Space technologies - EGNSS - Secure and safe space environment - Space business Join this opportunity to learn about the H2020 Space Call 2019, meet inspired and motivated people and develop ideas for future projects!

Please stand back! User acceptance in automated vehicles

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:08:39 +0100

As part of the iKoPA project, Fraunhofer FOKUS is developing an interactive simulator for the virtual testing of automated driving and for the analysis of user acceptance. To this end, various driving scenarios were created in which students of the TU Berlin had to monitor the system behavior and intervene in difficult situations. The student with the best test drive result was awarded a prize.

In order for research and development of fully automated vehicles to continue in Germany, the acceptance of potential users of automated vehicles is crucial. As part of the iKoPA research initiative, a simulator for the virtual testing of automated driving is being developed with which users can experience various driving scenarios in a realistic car cockpit. As in a real automated vehicle, the steering wheel turns on its own in the simulator, while the user sees a virtual journey through a 3D world, projected onto a large screen. Various driving scenarios can be simulated, such as an undisturbed drive without other road users under ideal conditions. However, it is also possible to simulate complex traffic situations in which user intervention is necessary to prevent a collision with sudden obstacles. In addition, system errors such as unexpected rapid increases in speed, close driving due to sensor inaccuracies or hacker attacks can also be simulated.

“Cultural Heritage and Digitization”

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 22:07:10 +0100

The "Cultural Heritage and Digitization" Symposium is taking place on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD. As part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, Fraunhofer IGD, in cooperation with the City of Science Darmstadt, invites national and international experts to come together to discuss future-oriented solutions for preserving cultural heritage.

The event will be combined with the local award ceremony of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award 2018, with which Fraunhofer IGD is being recognized this year for its CultLab3D project. The CultLab3D team has already been celebrating since June 22, when their project was honored in the official ceremony during the European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin: the European Commission and Europa Nostra honored 29 winners from 17 countries for their outstanding achievements in preservation, research, volunteering, education, training, and raising awareness. CultLab3D was among the winners of the prize in the Research category. Critical to this success is the forward-looking technology, which automatically produces 3D scans in the highest resolution – with unprecedented speed.

Taking stock of G20 sectoral ambition on decarbonising transport

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 13:38:11 +0100

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Agora Verkehrswende jointly organize the webinar “Taking stock of G20 sectoral ambition on decarbonising transport”. This webinar presents the main conclusions of the report “Towards Decarbonising Transport – Taking Stock of G20 Sectoral Ambition” that has been released at COP23. Furthermore, the webinar participants are asked to feed their views into the 2nd edition to be released by GIZ and Agora Verkehrswende at COP24.

Background:

The transport sector consumes more than half of global oil demand and accounts for almost one quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the sector’s emissions are on the rise, with some forecasts predicting emissions to grow 60% by 2050. Such projected increases pose a major challenge to climate policy. They underscore that significant progress in reducing CO2 emissions in transport is essential for meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.

In order to spotlight the crucial importance of the transport sector for climate policy, GIZ and Agora Verkehrswende have jointly compiled the report “Towards Decarbonising Transport – Taking Stock of G20 Sectoral Ambition”. The report summarises the mitigation policies enacted for the transport sector by G20 countries, and illuminates where more action is needed. Ultimately, the report aims to serve as a valuable tool for the climate community to gain a better understanding of the overall status of CO2 mitigation policies in the transport sector.