Second Energy Dialogue of the district of Ansbach at the Feuchtwangen Energy Campus Campus team shows sustainable roof and facade insulation Around half of the buildings in the district of Ansbach date back to before 1971 - an enormous potential for energy-efficient renovations. So it's no wonder that the second Ansbach district energy dialog, which recently took place at the Feuchtwangen Energy Campus, was very well received. Organized by the district's climate protection management, the event attracted numerous building owners, energy experts and municipal representatives who wanted to find out about innovative refurbishment approaches and current funding opportunities. [...]

“The wide range of possible applications of sensor technology fascinate me” The team at Ansbach University's Energy Campus continues to grow Forest fires pose a global threat and cause severe ecological, economic and social damage. At the Feuchtwangen Campus, we are working on the development of a real-time tool that can significantly reduce the detection time of forest fires with the help of wind field simulations and thus increase the ability to respond to forest fires. Since the end of last year, Md Khalid Mustafa has been supporting the campus team as a research assistant. What has your [...]

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 varied block week. This special week provided 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 makes it [...]

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 [...]