Eventful block week on campus New perspectives and strong impulses: students in action Last week, the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences was all about practical insights and interdisciplinary exchange. The campus, which specializes in energy and building technology with its two Master's degree courses Smart Energy Systems and Sustainable Building Systems, invited its students to a diverse block week. This special week offered space for topics and events that go beyond the normal everyday study routine. The week began with a technical focus: doctoral student Thomas Haupt, M.Sc. presented the nPro software. This software makes [...]

How does the blower door test work? Saving energy through airtightness: Campus Feuchtwangen shows how it's done Last week, Ms. Lena Navarro Ortiz and her team from the district of Ansbach were guests at Campus Feuchtwangen of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. Together with Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Abel, the campus's laboratory engineer, she took photos for the “Energiehäppchen (Energy bites)” series and explained the importance of the so-called blower door test. This procedure is used to check the tightness of the building envelope - a decisive factor for energy efficiency and the value retention of buildings. “An airtight building [...]

Insight into current heating subsidies Professor Vaidya presents the valid programs in the Energy Talk Last Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the Energy Talk at the Feuchtwangen campus took place in the university's new lecture hall for the first time. Campus Coordinator Dr. Gerd Hofmann was delighted to welcome around 40 guests. The focus of the event was a presentation by Campus Director Prof. Dr.-Ing. Haresh Vaidya, who gave a comprehensive overview of current heating subsidies. In particular, he focused on the various KfW programs that support the installation of environmentally friendly heating systems in existing buildings. He particularly [...]

Practice-orientated training in the forward-looking areas of sustainable energy and building technology Inspiring environment in the newly built teaching building on the Energy Campus The two Master's degree programmes Smart Energy Systems (SES) and Sustainable Building Systems (SBS) have started the 2024/25 winter semester with a total of 70 new students enrolled. The official welcome by the President of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Professor Sascha Müller-Feuerstein, took place on 1 October in the Onoldiasaal in Ansbach. Afterwards, the individual university institutions as well as interesting regional service providers presented themselves at various information stands on the central [...]

The first HEMS symposium was a great success. Leading experts discuss the contribution of HEMS to the energy transition Last week, the first HEMS symposium took place, organized by Ansbach University of Applied Sciences and supported by pv magazine Germany. Around 100 participants, including leading experts from the energy industry, technology providers, grid operators, representatives of the Federal Network Agency and the VDE, attended the event at the Technical University of Munich. The main focus of the symposium was on the question of how Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) can contribute to the energy transition and how these [...]

Preparations for the start of the semester are underway Basic cleaning of the research hall and preparations for moving in Despite the semester break, a lot is currently happening on the Feuchtwangen campus. Various experimental set-ups for heat pumps, air conditioning and ventilation units and energy management make cleaning the research hall difficult throughout the year. Last week, all the equipment was therefore moved outside without further ado and the hall thoroughly cleaned. Preparations for the upcoming move into the new teaching building are also in full swing. Not only furniture, but also various IT and media technology [...]

An early warning system for forest fires Development of an innovative solution possible thanks to BMBF funding ‘The increasing threat of forest fires requires innovative approaches to prevention and early detection. The main aim of the project is to develop an autonomous monitoring system for the ultra-early detection of forest fires. For this purpose, an intelligent sensor network will be implemented that can identify potential fire hotspots using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and current wind data. This information is then forwarded to a drone equipped with advanced image processing and AI algorithms. The drone autonomously monitors the [...]

Treuchtlingen's departure into the energy future University and Siemens show ways to achieve climate neutrality by 2035 The town of Treuchtlingen can cover the majority of its energy requirements from local CO2-free sources by 2035. This is the central message of an energy usage plan funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, which was drawn up by experts from Siemens AG and Campus Feuchtwangen, a branch of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, and presented to the public on 22 July. Treuchtlingen's climate protection manager Andreas Oswald and first mayor Kristina Becker, Matthias Hammerl and Rainer Saliger from [...]

A look inside the black box - Thomas Haupt explains current home energy management systems HEMS market overview for pv magazine presented in Energy Talk Back in February, Thomas Haupt, M.Sc. presented his market overview of home energy management systems (HEMS), which he compiled as part of his doctorate at the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, to a broad specialist audience at the 39th PV Symposium at Kloster Banz in Bad Staffelstein. He has now published an entire article on HEMS in the June issue of pv magazine, a trade journal for the solar industry. [...]

Innovative approaches to sustainable energy education and climate protection discussed in Valencia Professor Vaidya presents the Feuchtwangen Campus at the SEED Conference 2024 This year's SEED conference took place in Valencia, Spain, at the beginning of July. The conference on sustainable energy education (International Conference on Sustainable Energy Education) brought together international experts from science, industry and government. The aim of the conference is to promote innovative approaches to sustainable energy education and climate protection. This was an excellent opportunity to present the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences as an important driver for energy and [...]