CHAIR ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS

AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

On March 19–21, the LENA team took part in the Dresdener Kreis 2025 conference at TU Dresden, joining research groups from Duisburg-Essen and Hannover. Highlights included electric arc demonstrations, research presentations by LENA PhD students Natalia Bastos de Sousa and Gabriel Maier Coco, and a visit to the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. The second day featured an underground tour of the historic Reiche Zeche silver mine. The LENA Chair thanks TU Dresden for the inspiring event and looks forward to hosting the next Dresdener Kreis in 2026.

From February 24 to 28, the LENA team visited the UFSM in Brazil as part of the DAAD/CAPES-funded PROBRAL project. The focus was on the further development of the transatlantic co-simulation, the evaluation of initial results and the development of concrete application scenarios in case studies. Prof. Wolter and Dr. Dos Santos Ortiz also presented the planned German-Brazilian Engineering Academy (DeBraIA). The visit provided a valuable platform for scientific exchange and strengthened the cooperation between OVGU and UFSM in the long term.

On 28.01.2025, students and employees of the LENA were once again invited to visit the Stendal substation. For two hours, the history of the substation, current operational aspects and future developments were clearly explained. Such practical insights strengthen the understanding of the processes and challenges in the high-voltage sector and create an important link between studies and real technology.

As part of an excursion, the LENA Chair and students visited the Rothensee waste-to-energy plant in Magdeburg on January 21, 2025. The modern plant converts around one million tons of household waste and similar waste into electricity and district heating every year, making it one of the largest of its kind in Germany.

The LENA Chair had the opportunity to visit Koblenz university of applied sciences. Possibilities for future cooperation were discussed on site.