The IWEN Institute in Rostock

Together we are shaping the energy supply of the future.

As an affiliated institute of the University of Rostock, IWEN stands for research, development and technology transfer in the field of renewable energies. We are a competent partner for companies, municipalities and research institutions. With our portfolio, we consistently are driving forward the energy transition.

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Projects

10. November 2025

Interreg South Baltic Project "BES" and "Baltic District Heating Innovation Forum 2025"

Official kick-off meeting on November 7, 2025, in Gdańsk, Poland

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10. November 2025

IWEN Energy Institute at the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Conference and the 32nd REGWA Symposium

IWEN provides information on next-generation lithium-sulfur batteries and reports on experiences in the World Café

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17. October 2025

Interreg South Baltic Project "IMPETUS"

Official kick-off meeting on October 17, 2025, in Gdańsk, Poland

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11. July 2025

Municipal heat planning Teterow

1st information event for citizens

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03. June 2025

Interreg South Baltic Project "DecarbonDHS"

Seminar and excursion from 2 - 3 June 2025 in Rostock, Germany

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28. May 2025

Horizon Europe Project "BalticSeaH2"

Excursion to Estonia's largest heat storage facility and 5th consortium meeting in Tallinn, Estonia

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07. March 2025

Kick-off event of Algerian-German collaboration on green hydrogen

First face-to-face lecture on Algerian-German cooperation from 24-28.02.2025 in Algiers, Algeria

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11. September 2024

Kick-Off Interreg South Baltic project Decarbon DHS

Official kick-off meeting from 11-12.09.2024 in Gdańsk, Poland

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04. June 2024

Horizon Europe Project "BalticSeaH2"

Excursion to the first Finnish P2X plant and 3rd consortium meeting in Tampere, Finland

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15. February 2024

HyTechHafen Rostock notified as an IPCEI project

IPCEI funding confirmed by the European Union

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09. November 2023

IWEN Energy Institute at the 30th REGWA Symposium

IWEN provides information on municipal heat planning and wind farm research

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18. October 2023

Holistic municipal heating planning for our region MV

Together, we are shaping a sustainable energy future for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - from green sources to regional heat supply.

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06. September 2023

Parliamentary breakfast

Change in the Energy Industry Act demanded

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03. July 2023

Interreg South Baltic Project "DecarbonDHS"

As part of the SEED MONEY project, an expert workshop was held on the topic of sustainable district heating systems in Poland

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01. June 2023

Horizon Europe project BalticSeaH2 starts

Today the 1st Horizon Europe project starts at IWEN.

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25. April 2023

IPCEI project "HyTechHafen Rostock" reaches next milestones

1st EU RFI round completed as of March 30 and general contractor awarded as of April 1st

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24. January 2023

EU Project "FLOHSY"

Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports IWEN

The Institute

05. December 2022

Welcome to the team

Offering career starters a perspective and thus retaining competence in the region

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14. November 2022

IPCEI project "HyTechHafen" takes off

Michael Wurzel and Dr Ralf Tschullik form the management of the newly founded rostock EnergyPort cooperation GmbH

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28. September 2022

IWEN Energy Institute visits WindEnergy Hamburg 2022

IWEN informs and establishes important contacts

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23. September 2022

B2B Event "Energiehafen" Forum 2022

Signing Procedure for the strategy "Energiehafen Rostock" with the Federal Ministry of Economics and Rostock Port and IWEN Energy Institute

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10. August 2022

Amber Resort Pütnitz

On the Pütnitz peninsula, a district of the town of Ribnitz-Damgarten, a unique holiday park is planned that will focus on intensive nature experiences.