Is electricity transmitted better as a direct current over long distances? - This is the topic of the WDR 5 series Quarks. Together with experts, they examine the question of whether electricity should be transported over long distances using direct current. Prof. De Doncker, head of the E.ON ERC, is an expert in the discussion.

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The “RWTH Science Night” has been taking place every year now since 2003, on the second Friday in November, and always welcomes numerous guests. The idea behind the Science Night is to present science in an unusual way and at an unusual time.

New published: Clauser, Christoph "Grundlagen der Angewandten Geophysik – Seismik und Gravimetrie" (GGE)

Premiere in Aachen: The FEN Research Campus will host the Aachen DC Grid Summit (ADCGS) conference for the first time on 19 and 20 April 2018.

An underground demonstration network is being built at FEN research campus

This year the International Women's Day took place on 08.03.2018. In this spirit, Prof. Ferdinanda Ponci from ACS posted a poster in honour of the women at the institute. To show that more and more women are working in technical professions. This is another fundamental step towards equality.

On February 15th 2018,  Dr. Johannes Teyssen , CEO of E.ON SE, will give a lecture at RWTH Aachen University's Generali Hall ( Super C, 6th Floor). The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m.

The project „Temperature Sensor Module for Groundwater flow detection around borehole heat exchangers“ of GGE is one of the Top 5 “Geothermal Innovation Projects of 2018“!

Guest speaker Dr. -Ing. Xiang Wu will talk about "The Develpoment of HVDC Technology and Systems in State Grid Corporation of China".

On November 17th, Prof. Dr. Michael Weinhold , CTO Energy Management Division of Siemens, will give a lecture at RWTH Aachen University Building Super C. The lecture will take place at 7 p.m.

The “RWTH Science Night” has been taking place every year now since 2003, on the second Friday in November, and always welcomes numerous guests. The idea behind the Science Night is to present science in an unusual way and at an unusual time.

On November 4, 2017, the Belgian newspaper "De Standaard"  published an interview with "Prof. Dr. Rik De Doncker, promoter of electric cars in Germany". Since the article was published exclusively in Dutch, we provide a German summary here.

Theodoros Zachariadis from Cyprus University of Technology will give a lecture about the topic “Assessing the Economic Impact of Decarbonisation Policies for Motor Vehicles - Challenges for FutureResearch“ on Wednesday,July 19, 2017 at 11:00 am in room 00.24. After the presentation there will be time for snacks and drinks in the foyer.

Sönke Reiche (GGE) received the “Best Oral Presentation Award” for his talk entitled “The formation of seafloor sediment waves by internal waves along the Israel continental slope“ during the 77^th annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society in Potsdam.