SHIFT - Support Systems for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Transformation

SHIFT is the first research project worldwide that is explicitly and comprehensively investigating the impact of support systems for sustainable entrepreneurship and developing strategies for adapting these systems in order to specifically target sustainable entrepreneurs and “green” start-ups. more

Green Economy StartUp Monitor

The Borderstep Institute is developing a new information instrument to identify business startups in the areas of climate protection, clean tech and sustainability.
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AC4DC

Isolated optimized single systems and unused active capacities are the cause of high energy use in ICT, and hence important areas to be addressed in order to reduce energy use. more

Green IT concepts for schools.

Schools are important for diffusing Green IT in two distinct ways. Firstly, there are more than 1 million computer workstations in German classrooms,and counting... more

Conservation of resources through optimized software

Not only hardware but also software has a significant impact on the energy and resource requirements of IT systems. more

Connected Energy - SHAPE

Integration of intelligent, energy efficient house automation into the Smart Grid ... more

Potentials and limits of district heating networks, with special regard to renewable heat sources

Examining networks of district heat utilities, in consideration of long-term heat storage in rural areas ... more

Paths of Diffusion of Sustainability Innovations

Conditions and Strategies for Tapping Sustainability Potentials Using the Example of Resource Efficient Information Technology ... more

NorthWest 2050

“Climate Adaptation must not be understood as running from responsibility for reducing greenhouse gases, but ... more

Innovation Communities (InnoCo): Establishment and Development of Promotor Networks as a Success Factor of Radical Innovations

Global competition forces companies to place a stronger emphasis on the division of labor and cooperation during research and development, production and distribution ... more