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11/12/2021 | Campus-Meldung

Kassel master's thesis in the field of renewable energies receives award

The Kassel graduate Jan Wiemer was awarded the German Renewables Award on 11.11.2021. With his master thesis in the field of wind energy and grid planning, he won in the category "Student thesis of the year". The prize was awarded by the Cluster Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg (EEHH).

Image: Renewable Energies Cluster Hamburg

The thesis is entitled "Interactions between peak capping and overhead line monitoring in network planning and network operation management". Wiemer investigated the combination of two intelligent planning measures for more efficient and demand-oriented utilization of the real high-voltage grid of Avacon Netz under study. His result: by combining them, the existing overhead lines in the power grid are better utilized, more power can be transmitted and consequently more wind turbines can be connected to the grid structures.

Jan Wiemer is 31 years old and studied first for a bachelor's degree and then for a master's degree in electrical engineering with a focus on electrical energy systems in Kassel. He completed his studies in September last year.

The thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Martin Braun, head of the Department of Energy Management and Operation of Electrical Networks, and Friederike Wenderoth from the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE). Here, Wiemer is now working as a research associate on a follow-up study, among other things, that builds on his previous findings.

The award ceremony took place at the International Maritime Museum Hamburg hybrid. With the "German Renewables Award", the Cluster Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg (EEHH) honors outstanding innovations and personal commitment to renewable energies. This year, the independent jury will present the award for the tenth time in the following categories.

For more information on the award ceremony: https://www.erneuerbare-energien-hamburg.de/de/themen/german-renewables-award/rueckblicke/r%C3%BCckblick-2021.html

Contact:

Jan Wiemer
Research Associate in Grid Planning and Operation
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE
Königstor 59, 34119 Kassel, Germany
Jan.Wiemer[at]IEE.Fraunhofer[dot]de
Phone: +49 0561 7294 201
http://www.iee.fraunhofer.de

Sebastian Mense
University of Kassel
Communication, Press & Public Relations
Phone: 0561 804-1961
E-mail: Presse[at]uni-kassel[dot]de