Funding Measures Archive

Marine climate research comprises oceanographic and geoscientific studies, for instance, for better understanding of the role oceans play in the climate system today and in the past, for a description of the effects of climatic variations as a basis for ...

The aim of the Solar Valley Central Germany Leading-Edge Cluster initiative is to make solar power competitive. This involves following a strategy that links industry, research and education to pave the way for an energy switch and establish ...

Using resources more intelligently and efficiently is a basic way to help safeguard Germany as an industrial producer. Particularly in economically difficult times, a high degree of resource efficiency will strengthen German industry?s position as a ...

Efficient storage of electrical energy plays an important role in renewable energy use. Large-scale, high-performance and safe lithium-based energy carriers are a key component in achieving broad-based use of alternative energy approaches – for example ...

With the funding of energy research, the Federal Government intends to contribute to permanent and secure energy supplies, taking into consideration a fair balance of both affordable energy prices and climate and environmental compatibility. The ...

Through the Innovation Alliance "Organic Photovoltaics" (OPV) the BMBF intends to accelerate the maturation process of OPV technologies with a combination of basic research, application-oriented material research and development and process developments ...

KLIMZUG - Managing Climate Change in the Regions for the Future

Diverse use scenarios and close interdisciplinary linkage characterise the projects funded under the BioEnergy 2021 - Research on Biomass Use funding initiative. Their findings identify significant scope for improvement in achieving sustainable bioenergy ...

Despite extensive knowledge of the need for sustainable consumption patterns and a wide range of consumer education programs, there has been little success in bringing about a general trend towards sustainable consumption.

Land consumption for housing and traffic areas in Germany is severe and has ecological, economic and social consequences. Research contributes with seminal concepts and innovative instruments for a sustainable land management.

The funding policy goals focussed on improving the structural shortcomings in economics research, especially with regard to deficits in empirical research and lack of orientation to application and policy relevance in university-based research.

Systemic risks have an extremely high potential of danger. Risk sources, once estimated as harmless might unfold unimaginable damage over long distances or after a latency period.

Klimazwei - reducing risks - exploiting opportunities

Urban growth centres play a key role in the fields of global climate protection (mitigation) and adapting to climate changes which are no longer avoidable (adaptation). What technical- and non-technical innovations promote their sustainable development?

Große Hochwasserereignisse bedrohen seit alters her Menschen und ihren Besitz. Um Methoden und Werkzeuge für ein modernes Hochwasserrisikomanagement in Deutschland zu entwickeln und umzusetzen, hat das BMBF 2004 die Förderaktivität "RIMAX" ins Leben ...