Europe Week at the Zittau power plant laboratory

To mark this year’s European Week, the Zittau Power Plant Laboratory (ZKWL) at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is participating in the “Europe in My Region” campaign week and opening its doors to visitors.

The ZKWL is a cross-faculty / trans-faculty consortium of laboratory facilities for researching energy processes under the leadership of the IPM. Its focus is on improving energy efficiency and utilizing renewable energy sources.

From May 9–12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to tour the three large-scale test facilities, which have been and continue to be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Europe Week offers interesting information on the topic of energy research as well as on the experiments taking place at the test facilities.

Throughout the week, students from nearby high schools and technical colleges, representatives from Energy Saxony e. V., representatives from the Brandenburg Ministry of Economy and Energy, and representatives from the Saxon State Ministry of Science and the Arts are expected to visit the Zittau Power Plant Laboratory.

The ZKWL’s test facilities include the THERESA thermal energy storage system, the MFLP magnetic and trap bearing test rig, and the Thermochemical Test Field (TCV) of the Zittau Power Plant Laboratory at Schliebenstraße 3. In addition, the test facilities at Pistoiaer Weg 1, Halls Z VII b5 and b7, will also be open to the public.

For more information on the program, the test facilities, and registration, please see the “Europawoche” flyer.