From research into materials and components such as wide bandgap semiconductors, to how island microgrids show a way forward for the smart grids of the future.
Frank Osterwald also investigates how - with almost twice as much renewable generation capacity as can be used locally - green hydrogen is opening opportunities for energy storage, industrial applications, and transport, as well as cross-sector coupling to use the "waste" warmth from electrolysis for district heating.
More information can be found at the EKSH website and LinkedIn-Profile, as well as in this German-language report (MDVC-Opt).
About Prof. Dr.‐Ing. Frank Osterwald
Prof. Dr.‐Ing. Frank Osterwald studied electrical engineering at Technical University Berlin (TU Berlin), where he graduated as Diplom‐Ingenieur in 1995. As research assistant at Fraunhofer‐IZM (Institute for Reliability and Microintegration), Berlin, Germany, he got his doctorate in 1999.
After that he took management positions in industry, including as director of R&D for Smart Card Modules at ORGA Kartensysteme, Flintbek, Germany; director of R&D and technology and member of the management board at AEMtec, Berlin, Germany; and senior director of R&D on the management board of Danfoss Silicon Power, Flensburg, Germany, which included additional responsibilities for relations with universities and industry associations.
Today, Frank Osterwald is an honorary professor at University of Applied Sciences Kiel, Germany, a director at PCIM Europe, and, since October 2021, Managing Director of the Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz (Society for Energy and Climate Protection) Schleswig‐Holstein (EKSH), in Kiel, Germany.
