The DFIU was established in 1991 as a research institution with the mandate to sustain the widespread wish of France and Germany for strengthening the cross-border scientific cooperation in the field of environmental research. Since then, our ambition is to be one of the central scientific players in the area of French-German and international environmental research. Click here for further information.
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Directors
Dr. Daniel Sloot
Deputy Director DFIU
Dr. Kristin Limbach
Deputy Director DFIU
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hertzstr. 16
76187 Karlsruhe, Deutschland
Phone: +49 721 608-44460
Fax: +49 721 608-44682
E-Mail: Sekretariat
On May 16, 2025, the DFIU hosted the DFIU Day and Workshop in Karlsruhe – a lively gathering of our partners, fellow researchers, and doctoral candidates from France and Germany. The event was dedicated to cross-border dialogue in environmental research and higher education. In collaboration with our EUCOR partners, the day promoted scientific exchange, interdisciplinary reflection, and the emergence of new project ideas in a vibrant international setting. The day concluded with a poster session and a delicious buffet. You can consult the workshop program here.
This central question is the focus of our upcoming institute colloquium at the Chair of Energy Economics at the IIP, where we are delighted to welcome Prof. Jan-Horst Keppler from the University Paris-Dauphine.
In his lecture "System Effects in Integrated Low Carbon Electricity Systems and the Need to Move Towards Hybrid Markets," Prof. Keppler will explain why hybrid electricity markets are essential for meeting climate goals. He will highlight how an optimal interplay of various technologies can reduce investment risks while ensuring a resilient and efficient market structure.
When: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Building 05.33, Room 103, Institute for Industrial Production (IIP), Campus West, Hertzstraße 16, Karlsruhe
The seminar is open to all interested parties – external participants are warmly welcome!
We look forward to your participation and engaging discussions on the future of energy economics.
The current Annual Report 2024 is online and can be viewed here.
In cooperation with the Klimapartner Südbaden, the DFIU designed a survey on hydrogen potential, which was distributed among French, German and Swiss hydrogen experts. The results of the analysis (in German) can be found here.
On 25 July, 2024, the French Counselor for Science and Technology, Siegfried Martin-Diaz, visited the KIT together with a delegation of French diplomats. On behalf of the French-German Institute of Environmental Research (DFIU), Dr. Daniel Sloot presented insights on the DFIU-GEM Energy Survey, an annual survey that measures the acceptance of the energy transition in France and Germany. The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to showcase exciting research projects at the KIT and discuss new avenues for French-German scientific cooperation.
On 21 May 2024, the Science and Technology Department of the French Embassy in Germany organised a first edition of the Franco-German Day of Research and Innovation. This day is an initiative of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs launched in 2023 and supported by Campus France France.
More than a hundred researchers from France and Germany, including our Managing Director Kristin Limbach, came together at the French Embassy in Berlin to learn about the tools of Franco-German scientific cooperation, its limits and prospects, the route towards an ANR/DFG funded research project and recommendations for programmes specific to various scientific disciplines. The day was marked by round table discussions, workshops as well as scientific exchange, where the researchers had three minutes to present their work on stage and afterwards the scientific posters of their colleagues could be discovered.
It was a rich and informative day and we are looking forward to put French-German cooperation into practice!
On 16 May, we had the pleasure of attending the official kick-off meeting of the AsimutE project at the Interreg Strasbourg headquarters.
On site we had a good opportunity to meet with our colleagues and funding partners to discuss the further progress of the AsimutE project and to exchange ideas.
We are looking forward for our next meeting in July.