German Research Foundation CRC/TRR 154 enters third phase

Controlling gas networks by means of mathematical optimization

The focus of the German Research Foundation Collaborative Research Centre / Transregio 154 is on mathematical model-
ing, simulation and optimization using the example of gas networks. Its objective is to plan and control complex gas networks using a clever combination of mixed-integer and non-linear optimization concepts along with numerical analysis and simulation. In the third phase of TRR 154, the primary focus is on the switch to new energy sources, taking hydrogen as an example. One of the questions being addressed is whether and how the existing infrastructure can be used by the new energy source, which has some different physical properties compared to conventional sources.

The spokesperson for the project is Prof. Alexander Martin in his role as Chair of Analytics and Mixed-Integer Optimization at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). HU Berlin, TU Berlin, TU Darmstadt and WIAS Berlin are partners. In previous projects, the close cooperation between the Chair of Analytics and Mixed-Integer Optimization and the Analytics Department at the Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services at Fraunhofer IIS has led to a lively exchange of knowledge and personnel, which has benefited both basic research and work on application-related industrial projects.