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Interior view of an industrial hall at the LRZ with the SuperMUC high-performance computer.
3/6/2025
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Training neural networks more efficiently

New method significantly reduces AI energy consumption

The enormous computing resources needed to train neural networks for artificial intelligence (AI) result in massive power consumption. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that is 100 times faster and therefore much more energy efficient. Instead of taking an iterative approach, the parameters are computed directly based on probabilities. The results so far are comparable in quality to existing iterative methods.

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Research Sustainability Artificial Intelligence Energy
2/4/2025
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Why do plants transport energy so efficiently and quickly?

Quantum mechanics helps with photosynthesis

Photosynthesis - mainly carried out by plants - is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process. To generate chemical energy, sunlight must first be captured and transported further. This happens practically loss-free and extremely quickly. A new study by the Chair of Dynamic Spectroscopy at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows that quantum mechanical effects play a key role in this process. A team led by Erika Keil and Prof. Jürgen Hauer discovered this through measurements and simulations.

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Research Quantum Technologies Energy
1/16/2025
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Investment in Germany's technological sovereignty

Battery start-up incubator launches at TUM

To strengthen Germany's technological sovereignty in the field of battery technologies, the Battery Start-up Incubator (BaStI) is being established at TUM. Funded with 3.3 million euros by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), BaStl, as an integral part of the TUM Venture Labs, will support and advise start-up applicants from all over Germany in the first phase. The aim is to accelerate the market entry of new battery technologies from research and thus reduce dependence on imports.

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Entrepreneurship Sustainability Energy
1/10/2025
Reading time: 9 Min.

E-conversion Cluster of Excellence

Creative ideas for the energy transition

In the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence, experts are researching the mechanisms of energy conversion, providing crucial foundations for the energy transition. What are the research highlights? What is the secret to the cluster's success and why is Munich the perfect place to explore the renewable energies of the future? We take a look behind the scenes with Prof. Jennifer L.M. Rupp (TUM School of Natural Science) and Prof. Thomas Bein (Department of Chemistry, LMU Munich).

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Research Sustainability Energy
Johanna Eichhorn und Ian Sharp vor einer Wand mit orangefarbenen Scheiben
12/16/2024
Reading time: 7 Min.

E-conversion Cluster of Excellence

Mission: a human-made leaf

Researchers at the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence are studying ways of improving the efficiency and sustainability of energy conversion. Their work is inspired by the principle of photosynthesis.

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TUM Magazine Research Energy
11/27/2024
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Strategic partnership on optoionics between TUM and Max Planck Society

World's first center for solar batteries

The world's first center for solar batteries and optoionic technologies is being established in Bavaria. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) have set the course for this with the support of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. With the SolBat Center, a unique research ecosystem will be formed to research new types of energy storage systems and develop applications to use solar energy even more efficiently and flexibly.

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President Research Sustainability Artificial Intelligence Energy
Oil refinery
11/9/2024
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Companies took in half a trillion dollars more than expected in 2022

Windfall profits from oil and gas could cover climate payments

A central issue at the UN Climate Change Conference, set to start on November 11, will be the negotiations on new payments from industrialized nations to poorer countries. However, the question of whether and how these payments will be financed remains highly controversial. The study by an international team of researchers has now revealed: The windfall profits alone taken in by oil and gas companies due to the 2022 energy crisis would have been sufficient to cover the existing commitments of the industrialized nations for nearly five years. The researchers therefore recommend collecting taxes on these so-called windfall profits from fossil fuels.

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Research Sustainability Energy
Prof. Jennifer Rupp
11/8/2024
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Qkera selected as one of the 25 best start-ups at Falling Walls

New technology for solid state batteries

The start-up Qkera has developed new electrolyte components for solid state batteries. With high energy density, great stability and low production costs, the goal of the TUM spin-off is to achieve a breakthrough of this battery technology in electromobility and other areas. At the Falling Walls Science Summit, Qkera was selected as one of the 25 best science start-ups worldwide.

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Entrepreneurship Community Energy
10/29/2024
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TUM Researchers Develop New Chemical Method for Improved Energy Storage

Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan

The transition to renewable energy requires efficient methods for storing large amounts of electricity. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new method that could extend the lifespan of aqueous zinc-ion batteries by several orders of magnitude. Instead of lasting just a few thousand cycles, they could now endure several hundred thousand charge and discharge cycles.

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Research Sustainability Energy
9/20/2024
Reading time: 4 Min.

Renewable energies could exceed destroyed capacity

How Ukraine can rebuild its energy system

The potential for renewable energies in Ukraine is significantly greater than the power generation capacity that was destroyed during the war. This is shown by a study for which an international research team initially created the most comprehensive mapping of destroyed energy infrastructure to date. The team also determined in which regions of the country how much electricity could be generated with wind power and photovoltaic plants. The study can serve as a basis for rebuilding a more crisis-resistant energy system.

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Research Sustainability Energy
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