Forschungszentrum Jülich

A Hydrogen Reactor for the Jülich Campus

The LOHC One Reactor was delivered to the Jülich campus, an important building block for research into innovative technologies for the future energy supply. This will give rise to a new type of hydrogen storage facility at Forschungszentrum Jülich. It is scheduled to go into research operation in 2026.

Knowledge. Creation.

Grasping the present. Shaping the future. We research to revolutionize information processing, to transform the energy sector, and to develop a biobased circular economy. Across disciplines, creatively, and successfully.

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Analysis

Impact of Wind Energy on Climate, Recycling, and Jobs

An international team of researchers has investigated the impact of wind energy on the environment, society, industry, and law. A total of 24 co-authors from scientific institutes in seven European countries were involved in the investigation, including a team from Jülich Systems Analysis. More than 400 individual studies were included in the analysis. The review paper was published in the renowned journal Joule and provides guidance for future studies and political decisions

Soil Reserch

Soil Under Stress: How Drought Alters Soil Processes in Grasslands

An international study involving the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Agrosphere at Forschungszentrum Jülich shows how drought, warming and increased CO₂ concentrations in the atmosphere alter the hydrological balance in the soil and challenge the resilience of ecosystems. The results have now been published in the journal Science.

Competition

Gauss AI Compute Competition for JUPITER use starts

Research groups and companies can submit their ideas in the field of artificial intelligence to gain access to the exascale supercomputer JUPITER at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC). The aim is to develop new generative AI models. The competition is organised by the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing and the JSC.

Our 3 strategic research priorities

Information

The priority of information combines Jülich research in three areas: simulation and data science in high-performance-computing (HPC), brain research, and research on bio- and nanoelectronic information technologies of the future. Quantum technologies are another priority at Jülich.

Energy

Jülich energy research concentrates on an energy system based on renewable energy. Scientists research technologies on all scales – from the atomic level right up to industrial innovations – covering the entire value chain from basic to applied research.

Bioeconomy

The sustainable bioeconomy is a biobased circular economy that does away with fossil resources and utilizes renewable resources instead. Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich are developing new value creation processes.

Helmholtz Research Fields

As a founding member of the Helmholtz Association, we are part of the largest German research organization and contribute our top-class expertise to four of the six Helmholtz Research Fields: Energy, Matter, Information, and Earth & Environment.

At Jülich, we conduct research in the fields of digital transformation, climate protection, the energy transition, and the sustainable circular economy. Our research strengthens the technological and digital sovereignty of our country. It is important to me to use the potential that arises from scientific findings and innovations for practical application.
Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht, Chair of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich

Topics

JUPITER

JUPITER, the first European exascale supercomputer, is set to be launched at Forschungszentrum Jülich. JUPITER is the first system in Europe with a computing power of more than one quintillion floating-point operations per second

AI

AI is already revolutionizing many areas of life. With our infrastructure and expertise, we are working towards fully and safely exploiting the potential of this technology in the future.

Quantum technologies

Quantum computers are changing computing in a fascinating way. At Jülich, we are testing systems and prototypes that users from all over Europe can utilize for their development work.

Neuromorphic computing

Computers modelled on the brain have the potential to be much more energy-efficient than conventional computers. We are developing concepts for neuromorphic systems.

Sustainability

Our findings make an important contribution to achieving global sustainability goals. Our research is also sustainable and we use resources responsibly.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen is set to become a mainstay of the energy transition. But sustainable and marketable technologies are needed first. We are testing possible solutions.

Battery research

Nothing works without powerful batteries – be it everyday life or the energy transition. We are working on next-generation batteries that will meet the demands of a climate-neutral energy system.

Atmosphere and Climate

Often invisible to the human eye, they influence the global climate: chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere. We are tracking down these processes.

effzett - Forschungszentrum Jülich's magazine: Don’t stress me out!

The way in which young people deal with mental health problems depends, among other things, on the structure of their brain – or, to be precise, on the presence of a well-developed protective layer for neurons, the myelin sheath.