Education and transferring Kopernikus knowledge

How long will it take until today‘s research becomes study material? Too long for the energy transition. The Kopernikus projects don't want to wait. Their declared aim is ultimately to push ahead with the energy transition. However, this is a highly complex task involving many different disciplines and stakeholders. Getting it right is a bit like asking strangers to completely rebuild a train whilst travelling at full speed and lay new tracks for it but without stopping. After all, the reliability of supply must be always guaranteed.

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How does it affect the teaching materials? The train in question - the energy system - is in motion, but must change without coming to a standstill or derailing. This is why science and industry collaborate very closely at Kopernikus in order to keep the path from theory to practice short and at the same time to test how well the theory works in practice. Yet, the knowledge generated by research is initially only available to those who are involved. Rightly so, since the obtained results are new, volatile and need to be reviewed thoroughly. However, this is not enough for the Kopernikus projects, which is why capacity building plays a major role in the final project phase in the context of transfer. To ensure that in the near future, when the energy system gradually changes tracks, future specialists already know what they are dealing with, the Kopernikus project P2X is in charge of designing educational materials and programmes. Of course, knowledge from the sister projects is also incorporated in many places.

P2X Summer School 2025: a resounding success

Following previous runs in 2020, 2021 and 2022, the P2X Summer School 2025 took place for the fourth time. Once again, P2X partner WWF took the lead in organising the event. This multi-day intensive workshop provided participants with the opportunity to engage deeply with one of the key technologies of the energy transition: Power-to-X.

If you would like to learn more about how participants experienced the P2X Summer School, you can read a retrospective from their perspective here (in German).

Another run of the P2X Summer School is planned for 2026, as part of the Kopernikus’ final year. Dates and further details will be published here in good time.

P2X lecture series prepares for round two

The P2X lecture series has successfully completed its first run. Organised by P2X partner Provadis, this digital lecture series will return in the winter semester 2025/2026 — once again with a fresh focus on current developments and new topics. Full details on the content and registration will be announced here in due course.

Below, interested readers will find links to recordings from the inaugural P2X lecture series held during the winter semester 2024/2025. If you have any further questions or concerns about the previous lecture series, please send an email to kommunikation-p2x@dechema.de.

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