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 [...]

German-Spanish cooperation Seminar day on time series analysis and forecasting at the Feuchtwangen campus The Universitat Politècnica de València and Ansbach University of Applied Sciences have been cooperating for several years. This includes joint exchange, mutual support and collaboration on projects and doctorates. As part of this cooperation, Prof. Trull visited Ansbach University of Applied Sciences once again last week and was also a guest at the Feuchtwangen campus. Prof. Trull studied industrial engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. He wrote his thesis in collaboration with the Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany. After graduating, [...]

Campus team at the Feuchtwangen Triathlon The Feuchtwangen campus was also represented with four starters at the 10th Feuchtwangen Triathlon. Together with almost 150 individual starters, the two research assistants Marco Obermeier and Kevin Settler, research assistant and doctoral student Thomas Haupt, M.Sc. and coordinator Dr Gerd Hofmann took on the 500 m swim, 20 km bike ride and 5 km run. True to the motto "Taking part is everything!", all four had a great time. Thomas was able to secure 23rd place with a time of 1:08:22 and finished fourth in his age group. Gerd fought his way [...]

Excursion of 35 students to the climate-neutral city quarter in Esslingen Sustainable energy supply with photovoltaic systems, combined heat and power plants and an advanced electrolyser 35 students from the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences recently had the opportunity to visit the innovative energy system of the climate-neutral "Neue Weststadt" neighbourhood in Esslingen as part of the "Virtual Power Plants" lecture with Prof. Dr.-Ing. The excursion offered the students valuable insights into the future-oriented energy concept, which is being realised on the site of a former freight depot. Student Fahimeh Bagherpoor summarises: "The core is [...]

‘Drone in a box’ for automated flight missions Exciting presentation at the Feuchtwangen campus for future projects On Tuesday, 28 May, numerous guests gathered at Ansbach University's Feuchtwangen Energy Campus, including the third mayor of Feuchtwangen, Herbert Lindörfer, as well as representatives of the Feuchtwangen and Dinkelsbühl volunteer fire brigades and the Feuchtwangen THW. The head of the Bavarian Drone Academy, Prof Dr Helmut Roderus, and Prof Dr Stefan Geißelsöder, professor in the Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Systems degree programme, were also present to witness the presentation of the state-of-the-art DJI Matrice 3TD and the DJI Dock 2 [...]

Experience air conditioning and ventilation technology up close Practice for students in the block week at the Feuchtwangen campus As part of the block week from 13 to 17 May, students on the Sustainable Building Systems (SBS) Master's course and the Sustainable Engineering Sciences (NIW) Bachelor's course at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences' Feuchtwangen campus had the opportunity to spend a whole day experiencing practical applications of building technology. The 60 students in total were divided into two groups for more individualised support, which met in the research hall at the Feuchtwangen campus on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. [...]

Application phase goes into the next round Cutting-edge topics from the energy and building sector The application phase for the two international Master's degree courses at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences' Feuchtwangen Energy Campus opens again in May. The Smart Energy Systems (SES) and Sustainable Building Systems (SBS) courses address highly topical issues in the energy and building sectors. SBS course and campus director Prof. Dr.-Ing. Haresh Vaidya summarizes: "The building sector urgently needs to become climate-neutral. You can't achieve this with standard solutions. We need out-of-the-box thinking. Successful building refurbishment requires knowledge in many different areas. And [...]