The content on this page was translated automatically.

11/17/2021 | Integrated energy systems

Kassel Master's thesis awarded the Helmut Schaefer Prize

Kassel Master's graduate Christoph Zink is the winner of the Helmut Schaefer Prize 2021 with his thesis entitled "Determination of Europe-wide fuel requirements for air traffic and container shipping with a comparison of the economic efficiency of CO2-neutral ship propulsion systems".

The thesis was first reviewed by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Clemens Hoffmann at the Department of Integrated Energy Systems and supervised by M. Sc. Maximilian Pfennig at Fraunhofer IEE. The second reviewer was Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kurt Rohrig. The award ceremony took place on October 28, 2021 as part of the FfE Energy Days at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Prior to this, six finalists presented their work in front of an expert audience and then answered questions from the audience. Christoppf Zink ultimately came out on top in the "External work" category.

Since 2019, the Helmut Schaefer Prize has been awarded annually to outstanding Master's theses in the field of energy management and technology. This is also intended to honor the lifetime achievements of the long-standing Scientific Director of the Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft e. V., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut Schaefer, as a prominent advocate for greater energy efficiency in all areas.

Further information on the award ceremony