Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTSWhether in natural disasters, civil crisis operations, or military camps, a reliable supply of energy, water, and air is crucial. Fraunhofer IKTS develops autonomous, robust, and mobile systems that ensure safe operation under extreme conditions. In this way, we support defense and civil protection forces in their rapid response and operational readiness.
Services offered
- Energy supply
- Secure power supply for field camps, command posts, and emergency shelters (container solutions with fuel cells and batteries)
- SOFC systems, ammonia SOFC, multi-fuel SOFC
- Sodium/nickel chloride battery systems (cerenergy®) for stationary energy storage
- Hybrid systems in combination with PV/wind, etc.
- Production of CO₂-free fuels (power-to-X)
- Portable systems for energy generation and storage
- Integration of portable energy systems into personal equipment
- Water supply
- Mobile water treatment systems
- Secure drinking water supply through membrane technology and adsorption systems
- Air supply and air purification
- Mobile oxygen supply
- Air purification systems for enclosed spaces and emergency shelters
- Environmental protection and infrastructure
- Environmentally-friendly decontamination and soil remediation (process water treatment, soil remediation)
- Modular systems for temporary infrastructure
- Heat and residual heat management
- Thermal shielding materials for reducing heat signatures
- Residual heat utilization and conversion
