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Energy for the future

Heating, cell phones, PCs, transportation, food production, consumer goods: Everything needs energy. How can we use our resources more efficiently? Researchers at the University of Münster are coming up with numerous environmentally friendly solutions. In a new six-month dossier, the Communication and Public Relations department will be highlighting some of the most promising approaches in hopes of generating positive energy for a challenge facing all of society.

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Interdisciplinary team’s research into the battery of the future

The scientists working on the BIOSTORE project aim to use recyclable biological and organic-based materials and additives in the production of batteries. The idea is to replace fossil materials and improve environmental compatibility. The four following guest commentaries provide insights into the project.

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How philosopher Michael Quante understands the notion of “energy responsibility”

Everyone bears a responsibility for the energy transition – from the personal level to the political and international levels. Philosopher Prof. Michael Quante is the co-publisher of “Energy Responsibility”, a publication which appeared just recently. In this interview he talks about approaches, both large and small, to finding solutions.

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Interview: Sascha Buchholz talks about bat protection and wind energy

The energy transition and its effects on biodiversity are often controversial. Prof. Sascha Buchholz, head of the Animal Ecology working group at the Institute of Landscape Ecology at the University of Münster, investigates spatial and temporal changes to biodiversity. Taking bats as an example, Kathrin Kottke spoke to him about the ways in which the challenges of protecting nature and protecting species can be reconciled with the expansion of renewable energies.

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How does your research contribute to the energy transition? Three examples

“What contribution does your research make to the energy transition?” We asked three scientists from the University of Münster. Chemists Johannes Eike Erchinger and Dr. Anna Isabella Gerlitz and geographer Dr. Christian Krajewski provide insights that shed some light on energy research at the University of Münster.

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Introduction to this year’s dossier: How we deal with energy will decide our future

The energy sector is responsible for around three-quarters of all greenhouse gases detrimental to the climate. CO2 emissions need to be drastically reduced if climate change is to be tackled; but the global demand for primary energy could rise by one-third by 2040. The dossier “Energy for the future” is dedicated to the diverse energy research at the University of Münster.

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