Partners & Collaborations

Development with Impact

Our partners from research and industry are key drivers of our innovations. Together, we develop technologies that make energy and mobility more resilient.

Research & Science

LEC GmbH

  • Our software platform THORIUM is based on LEC ENERsim

  • Extension with functions for resilience optimization, heat network control, and multi-objective optimization in real time

Technical University of Graz

  • Further development of digital optimization and simulation methods for complex energy systems

  • The goal is to map dynamics and dependencies in real time even more precisely

University of the Bundeswehr Munich

  • Research on combined heat and power plants and hydrogen combustion, and development of an exhaust gas recirculation system to increase efficiency

  • The foundation for efficient, resilient energy generation

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

  • Development and validation of the pre-chamber spark plug

  • For economic and technical efficiency improvement in hydrogen combustion

Research Networks & Programs

  • Participation in national and European research initiatives

Junior Research in Practice

  • Regular supervision of final theses in cooperation with universities

  • Recently, a supervised bachelor's thesis was completed on the simulation of a CHP engine in hydrogen operation

Industry & Application Partners

Globe Fuel Cell Systems

  • Integration of a fuel cell system into an intralogistics vehicle and testing in the H2 microgrid

  • Analysis of load flows and development of strategies for bidirectional energy flows

  • Demonstrating how fuel cells not only supply energy but actively interact with the grid

HDC Industries

  • Internal production company

  • Creation of prototypes, small series, and components, including through additive manufacturing (3D printing)

  • Developments are also used in the pre-chamber spark plug

HDC Blueprints

  • From digital design to real components

  • Combination of design, simulation, and validation

  • Research knowledge is transformed into an industrially applicable product

Technical Collaboration

  • For special research tasks, we use hardware from our technology partners.

  • Our software captures, analyzes, and controls the data

  • Examples: Brake test bench, EGR system for combined heat and power plants

Future & Scaling

  • Continuous further development to bring research results to market-ready products faster

  • For resilient energy and mobility systems in series production

Networks & Programs

European Programs

  • Active participation in EU-wide initiatives

  • Currently in the application phase for a project under Horizon Europe

Knowledge Transfer & Cooperation

  • Through our participation in research networks, we promote exchange between science and industry.

  • We ensure that research results are transformed into applicable solutions.

National Funding Programs

  • Innovation voucher from the Free State of Bavaria for the development of our pre-chamber spark plug

  • The funding supports the fast, flexible, and practical implementation of innovative ideas into market-ready technologies.

Research Networks & Projects

  • Involved in the INDY project through partner structures for energy simulation and system integration

  • Subcontractor in the SENTINEL project, which pursues innovative approaches to increase energy efficiency.

Would you like to develop a joint project with us?

We are open to collaborations with scientific institutions, industry partners, and students who want to make energy and mobility more resilient.