About the Organisation
IKEM is named in its title as Institut für Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilität e.V., which indicates a registered association (e.V.). The page describes it as an institute that works on climate protection, energy and mobility. The text does not state where the institute is based.
Mission and Research Approach
The institute states that the climate crisis is the greatest challenge of the 21st century. Its research aims at a legal, policy and economic framework that consistently uses as its benchmark:
- the reduction of greenhouse gases,
- the expansion of renewable energies,
- and sustainable development.
Services and Support
According to the page, IKEM offers a broad range of services for projects in sustainability, climate protection and transformation. Its interdisciplinary team develops proposals for overcoming legal obstacles and individual concepts and strategies for implementing energy and transport transition projects.
Energy Transition Work
The institute describes the restructuring of the energy system towards more renewable energy as a major task. It supports this with analyses and concepts for developing the legal framework. Its stated focus includes the expansion of renewables, their integration into the different energy sectors, and opportunities for social participation. The page names wind power and hydrogen technologies among the topics it covers.
Mobility and Digital Systems
IKEM researches innovative mobility concepts linked to autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and digitalisation. The text states that self-driving vehicles should help solve existing problems rather than worsen them. The institute also develops concepts for sustainable logistics and an attractive public transport system on rail and road. Autonomous shuttles are listed among its topics.
Systems Transformation and Communication
The page says IKEM examines innovative pathways of systems transformation from a transdisciplinary and international perspective. It makes results accessible through communication formats and aims to create visibility and acceptance for sustainability topics, so that its research is also applied in practice.
Current Activities and Events
Recent and upcoming items listed include the first BRAVE10k stakeholder meeting, the IKEM Jahrestagung 2026, the IKEM Academy 2026, and the project start for MILA.mobility. Dated events include a project event from 28.09.2026 to 30.04.2028, the Berliner Energiestammtisch on 05.11.2026, and the E-CORE Innovation Lab on 24.11.2026.
Why Climate Action Matters for the Energy and Mobility Transition
The institute invites people to join its international, interdisciplinary team for practical projects on the energy and mobility transition. It states that donors and strategic partners make its basic research and independent projects possible, and it invites organisations to contact it about partnerships.