The FVV Transfer + Networking Event | Autumn 2025

24. - 26.09.2025 // Maritim Hotel Würzburg · Pleichertorstr. 5 · 97070 Würzburg/Germany

We are happy to inviting you to the forthcoming FVV Transfer + Networking Event in Würzburg. This event will focus on fuel cell research, which is seen as a key technology for a climate-neutral future.

Current research results, new methodological developments and the latest scientific findings will be presented as part of in-depth specialist presentations, project reports and scientific discussions. The event offers an interdisciplinary forum that promotes the targeted transfer of knowledge between research and application and supports the exchange of ideas on future research issues.

This is a great chance to find out about the current state of Industrial Collective Research (IGF), get new ideas in a variety of fields and meet new people in the sustainable powertrain and energy conversion technologies sectors.

Text: FVV | Photos: Stefan Bausewein

Keynote speech on fuel cell research

The event will open with a keynote speech that will discuss the potential and challenges of fuel cell research from a scientific perspective. During this presentation, the role that fuel cell technology could play in a climate-neutral energy system will be demonstrated.

Our keynotes address essential research questions in various areas of energy conversion, encouraging reflection and discussion.

The FVV Transfer + Networking Event offers exciting lectures and numerous opportunities for personal dialogue. Whether during the breaks or the joint evening programme - networking is not neglected.

Programme overview

24. - 26.09.2025 // Maritim Hotel Würzburg · Pleichertorstr. 5 · 97070 Würzburg/Germany

The FVV Transfer + Networking Events provide a central meeting point for the exchange of the latest results from Industrial Collective Research into sustainable powertrain and energy conversion systems. The following programme awaits you in autumn 2025:

Keynote speech on fuel cell research
Information sessions with interim and final project reports from the IGF programme
Session 1 – Systems, components
Session 2 – Turbomachinery

Project highlights, including:
♦ Fuel cell systems:
Material behaviour + service life, impedance analysis and diagnostic tools
♦ Energy conversion systems:
Injection, combustion and exhaust gas behaviour of climate-neutral fuels
♦ Turbomachinery:
Development tools, simulation techniques and new design approaches
Meeting of the Expert Groups: Energy Infrastructure & Storage, Sustainable Powertrain Systems, Engines, Electric Motors, Fuel Cells, Turbo Machines, Zero-impact Emissions and Materials Science & Recycling
Meeting of Members, Scientific Advisory Committee (WB) and the Research Committee (AFo)
Networking sessions and an evening event for targeted knowledge and experience exchange

Each item on the programme is designed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue, combining scientifically sound ideas with practical applications.

You can download the full programme, including all times and items, here.

Registration and further information

You can register to attend the FVV Transfer + Networking Event | Autumn 2025 in Würzburg until Friday, 12 September 2025 here.

Your contact person:
Daniela Abdalla, +49 69 6603 1345, abdalla@fvv-net.de

For further details, please visit the event page.

You are also welcome to browse through the transfer reports from the last two FVV Transfer + Networking Events:

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We look forward to your participation, and to discussing the latest research ideas and results with you!

The FVV organises facts- / field-based collective research on sustainable powertrain and energy systems of the future for an international network of science and automotive, mobility and energy industries. As a service provider for innovative businesses, especially SMEs, we organise solutions-oriented research projects and communicate their key results and innovation potential.

In the innovation + transfer network of the FVV, globally operating manufacturers of energy carriers, energy systems, sustainable powertrains and prime movers such as vehicle / aircraft / industrial engines, fuel cells and turbo machines, together with their suppliers and development service providers, conduct in close cooperation with universities and other research institutions pre-competitive, industrial collective research on future technologies. The aim is to operate energy converters – engines, hybrid powertrains, turbines, compressors, turbochargers and fuel cells – with renewable energy sources in new, (partly) electrified, integrated and digitalised conversion systems in a more efficient, cleaner and sustainable way – to the benefit of society, climate, environment and industry.

Sustainable energy conversion systems facilitate individual mobility, transportation, energy supply and industrial added value. The innovative power of the industry and its economic success make a significant contribution to social prosperity. As a non-profit organisation, the FVV supports the evolution of its members - small, medium and large companies – and the promotion of young scientists. The research association has implemented more than 2,000 research projects since it was founded in 1956.

Industrial Collective Research (IGF) is a successful Europe-wide, open-topic and pre-competitive funding programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) that provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with easy access to applied research and the latest research results. In the IGF, companies or associations, research institutions and RTD performers jointly determine the research needs and research topics of their industry. The support of the research projects by the companies guarantees the practical relevance of the research activities. The results of IGF projects are publicly available to all interested companies on equal terms. In this way, the IGF strengthens the competitiveness of SMEs in Germany and thus makes a significant contribution to Germany's innovation sovereignty. #wearetransfer

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