KITTEN is a union of two unique entities: KARA and the Energy Lab 2.0.
The Energy Lab 2.0 at KIT is Europe's largest research infrastructure for renewable energy.
KITTEN
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The KIT Testfeld für Energieeffizienz und Netzstabilität in großen Forschungsinfrastrukturen (KITTEN) is a joint test field of KARA and Energy Lab 2.0 and researches energy solutions for energy efficiency and grid stability in large-scale research infrastructures.
| Links | Description |
| Link | Karlsruhe Research Accelerator (KARA) |
| Link | Energy Lab 2.0, Europe's largest research infrastructure for renewable energy |
| Links | Description | |
| Link | KIT press release on KITTEN - Designing Large Accelerators for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability New KIT Test Center for Energy-efficiency and Grid Stability in Large Research Infrastructures |
2022/07 |
| Link | Inauguration of KITTEN within framework program and transfer events of "Code of the Universe" incl. Vernissage, Afternoon Science, Podium Discussion - link |
2022/07 |
[C] = Coordinator, "Link" leads to more detailed project information incl. funding agency and funding volume.
| Links | Description | Startdate | Enddate |
| Link | Project: Innovation pool project for Energy Efficient Accelerators (InnovEEA), KIT with Partners in the Helmholtz Association [C] S. Grohmann (KIT ITTK - Institut für Technische Thermodynamik und Kältetechnik - Refrigeration and Cryogenics) |
2021/01 | 2023/12 |
| Link | Project: BMBF ErUM-Pro Materie - ACCelerator Energy System Stability (ACCESS), KIT with TU Darmstadt [C] G. De Carne (KIT ITEP - Institute for Technical Physics - Real Time System Integration) |
2022/10 | 2025/09 |
| Link | Project: Research Facility 2.0: Towards a more energy-efficient and sustainable path [C] G. De Carne (KIT ITEP - Institute for Technical Physics - Real Time System Integration) |
2024/01 | 2026/12 |