IWES: Excellence through knowledge transfer

Fraunhofer IWES focuses on success through collaboration in both research and development and in knowledge transfer. We offer our customers customized and needs-oriented knowledge transfer directly from wind energy and hydrogen research and development.

Depending on the topic, IWES forms learning alliances with other Fraunhofer institutes as well as with colleges, universities and training providers, such as the C3L – Centre for lifelong learning in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Academy.

This means that our customers and partners have access to both standardized and customized options for further qualification and skills development. The program is aimed at both individuals and companies.

H2HUB: Training skilled workers together 

Together with Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Otto von Guericke University, and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, IWES is working on establishing a central H2HUB for training and further education. This should improve the ability to meet the high demand for qualified specialists in the hydrogen value chain. Bundling training and further education formats creates new bridges for and within the Central German region.

To The »H2hub in Saxony-Anhalt« PROJECT

HySecunda: Technology development, certification, and capacity building for the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen and its derivatives in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region taking the HyShiFT project in South Africa as an example

In the HySecunda project Fraunhofer IWES together with Fraunhofer IMWS (project coordination), Fraunhofer ISC, Fraunhofer IEE, Fraunhofer IST, Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer IKTS, Fraunhofer ISE, Fraunhofer ISI and Fraunhofer Academy offers the HyShiFT consortium and other hydrogen projects support in implementing concepts for the regional market ramp-up exemplarily, increasing regional value creation, and enabling the export of green hydrogen and derivatives from the SADC region to Germany.

To the »HySecunda« project

Fraunhofer IWES’ success depends on talented and committed people willing to take on the challenges of industry and science, which is why we work closely with universities and colleges in the areas of research and academic training and further education and are highly committed to the qualification of young scientists. Together, we form scientific collaborations and networks and create learning alliances that are structurally anchored in the long term through cooperative professorships. 

With a broad competence base, we develop economically and socially relevant topics. The theoretical foundations at universities and colleges are combined with practical implementation at IWES. Pooling expertise ensures students receive comprehensive and practical training and further education under the best possible conditions.

As a scientific partner for the development and implementation of degree courses, we implement the findings from wind energy and hydrogen research and development directly into the training and further education programs.