KIT Boosts Solar Power for Research
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IAI, KIT - News 2026
- Date: 2026-02-09
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Since autumn 2025, around 1,500 new photovoltaic modules installed on the rooftops of the Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI) and the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) at KIT’s Campus North have been generating electricity for the site’s infrastructure.
With a total capacity of 660 kWp, the system not only provides climate-friendly energy but also serves as a research environment for innovative energy concepts, as Professor Veit Hagenmeyer, spokesperson for the Energy Lab at KIT and director of the IAI, explains in a short interview: “Research into the grid impacts of local PV feed-in is one of the many topics being investigated at the KIT Energy Lab. For this purpose, we operate a network of numerous measurement units at KIT’s Campus North that continuously record data on local grid conditions.”
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