Research at IEK-STE focuses on four key areas: "Energy systems as socio-technical configurations", "Energy systems and the land-water-energy nexus", "Energy infrastructures" and "Energy technologies and life cycles".
Our approach is holistic, ranging from engineering to economics and the social sciences and making use of multidisciplinary methods. We develop computer-based models at different levels of the relevant energy systems. These include process chain approaches, economic and technical energy models, and agent-based and multi-criteria models as a basis for decision-making.
IEK-STE has a share in a multitude of projects within the realms of energy systems research.
Publications by IEK-STE include articles in scientific journals, books, book sections, work reports and presentations.