KITTEN
The KIT Test Field for Energy Efficiency and Grid Stability in Large Research Infrastructures (KITTEN) combines Europe's largest research laboratory for renewable energy, the Energy Lab, with the Karlsruhe Research Accelerator (KARA) test facility for accelerator technologies. The aim is to operate large-scale research facilities such as particle accelerators efficiently and sustainably. The theoretical concepts developed are experimentally validated directly under real conditions with regard to physical and technical aspects - a unique combination worldwide. In this way, the KITTEN project is paving the way for energy-responsible and therefore sustainable research on a large scale.
KITTEN is available to all students in the form of summer courses, theses and excursions.
LLEC (Energy Lab)
The RPE-LLEC (Living Lab Energy Campus) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a research platform that enables realistic tests of heating systems with grid-friendly control. Innovative concepts for increasing energy efficiency and grid stability are developed using various heating technologies in experimental buildings. The aim is to optimize systems that both save energy and help stabilize the power grid.
SEnSSiCC (Energy Lab)
The Smart Energy System Simulation and Control Center (SEnSSiCC) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a central research center for the development of innovative energy systems. It links various research facilities and technologies, including photovoltaics, battery storage and security solutions, in order to test and optimize sustainable energy concepts. SEnSSiCC processes both physical and virtual data and provides a platform for analyzing and further developing energy systems in the context of the energy transition.