As part of the SME Innovation Day in Berlin, organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) in cooperation with AiF Projekt GmbH, technological innovations from the federal government's IGF funding programme had been presented.

We've got to be there and had the chance to showcase the CORNET project ›H2 HDPI-Jet‹, in which research institutions from Germany and Switzerland are developing an alternative concept for hydrogen high-pressure direct injection with a jet-guided combustion process to improve the efficiency of modern hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles (funding number: 01IF00405C).

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Brauer (TU Berlin, Institute of Land and Sea Transport) presented this European network project, which also involves the University of Stuttgart (IFS) and EMPA Zurich, at the Innovation Day in Berlin. The administrative support provided by the project management agency DLR-PT, which assists with both IGF and CORNET projects in the application and implementation phases, is particularly worth mentioning.

The members of the FVV Board held its regular spring meeting on 23 May. The committee, which meets twice a year, seized the opportunity to engage in intensive and constructive dialogue. In addition, it approved the new project ideas and proposals developed by the Expert Groups at the FVV Transfer + Networking Event | Spring 2025 and/or in a written procedure, with a total funding volume of €22.2 million (project ideas €9 million | project proposals €13.2 million).

We would like to thank everyone involved for their dedicated participation and collaborative spirit.

FVV's research programme, including cooperation projects, currently comprises 196 projects (101 ongoing | 95 in planning) (as of 1 May 2025).

Members of FVV's innovation network can download the project list sorted by expert group here.

Would you prefer a 24/7 updated overview in the THEMIS database? Then please click here.

The FVV's pre-competitive project work within the framework of the Industrial Collective Research (IGF) programme enables solution-oriented research into fundamental technological issues, on the basis of which the ever-increasing demands on materials, decarbonisation/fuel efficiency and environmental/climate compatibility can be met. The FVV's research work thus contributes to the competitiveness of its member companies and to the qualified training of future scientists and engineers.

The FVV community was sorrowed by the pass away of Dipl.-Ing. Markus Kolczyk, who was a committed and valued member.

We were deeply saddened by the news of his sudden passing. He had been an active member of the Research Committee since 2013, contributing his expertise, reliability and open, collegial manner to our network and his professional environment at MANN+HUMMEL.

We have lost someone who contributed greatly to our network.

Combustion engines are, and will remain, a mainstay of mobility. As research projects conducted by FVV show, technical optimisation and new alternative fuels offer enormous potential to reduce emissions and CO2 further, while maintaining a high level of profitability.

The thematic report on ›Reducing Emissions‹ was published in MTZ worldwide 05/2025.
Further projects on the research priorities ›Emissions‹ und ›Fuels‹ can be found in THEMIS.

The hydrogen engine plays a key role in the defossilisation of the transport sector. Direct injection enables high specific power output, while the unique fuel properties of hydrogen allow efficient homogeneous lean combustion and minimum nitrogen oxide emissions. However, this also results in mixture inhomogeneities, which in turn may promote nitrogen oxide emissions. This influence was investigated at the University of Stuttgart and incorporated into 0-D/1-D modeling.

The research report was published in MTZ worldwide 06/2025.
For the final project report, please click here.