Forschungsatlas Sachsen 2012 - Wirtschaftsjournal

Energy with a future.
Environment and responsibility.
The DBI Group combines experience in supplying natural gas with the integration of
renewable energy sources into the gas network
Feuerwehrschulung auf der DVGW-Baggerschadendemonstrationsanlage
der DBI - GTI | Firefighting training at the DVGW excavator-damage demonstration
facility of DBI - GTI
DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH (DBI GUT) emerged
from the gas-technology departments of the German Fuel
Institute in Freiberg in 1991. The DBI - Gastechnologisches
Institut gGmbH Freiberg (DBI - GTI) was established as a
research institute seven years later. It was acknowledged
as a non-profit organisation in 2003 and was also re cognized
as an affiliated institute of the Freiberg University of
Technology. DBI - GTI brings to gether all the non-profit
business areas, such as fundamental re search, vocational
training in natural gas supply, as well as an in dependent
test center for gas appliances, fittings and solid fuels. While
DBI GUT offers planning and development services for the
gas industry from source to the end user as a businessoriented
company, the subsidiary DBI - GTI conducts re -
search into fundamental issues regarding the supply of
gaseous fuels.
The field of gas-related research at DBI - GTI accounts
for nearly 70 % of the institute's overall activities. Par ticular
research focuses on environmental protection in the exist -
ing gas supply chain and the integration of renewable
gaseous energy sources into the energy supply, such as
biogas, synthetic natural gas from biomass and the generation
of hydrogen and methane from re newable power
sources – power to gas.
The possibilities for using biogas technically, eco logically
and, above all, economically are manifold. In this regard,
the DBI Group offers investigations based on GIS – geographic
information systems – into the potential of agricultural,
industrial and municipal substrates and waste
materials for generating biogas. It performs analyses from
DVGW-Prüflaboratorium Energie
DVGW energy testing laboratory
an energetic, economic and ecological point of view, and
supports municipalities and energy suppliers in the development
of a sustainable and economically viable regional
biogas strategy.
DBI - GTI also carries out research activities into the
use of gaseous fuels. Together with other partners, it has
developed fuel processors for fuel-cell systems using various
types of gas.
The power-to-gas concept opens up unique storage
capacities in the gas network for integration with rene -
wable energies, such as wind and solar power, and thus
contributes to the restructuring of energy systems. In the
context of the activities in the area of power to gas, the DBI
Group searches for suitable locations and conducts cor -
responding capacity analyses, as well as technical and
economic feasibility studies. The group offers support in
development and system design, and coordinates and su -
pervises projects. All works are supported by the group's
own gas chemistry laboratory.
With all of its activities, the DBI Group is part of the German
Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water
(DVGW). Thanks to their structures DBI-GUT and DBI - GTI
have developed into a unique R&D company in Europe that
serves the whole supply chain from the production to the
transport and use of gas. n
Kurzprofil
n Gründung DBI GUT: 1991
Ausgründung DBI - GTI: 1998
n Forschung und Entwicklung,
Engineeringleistungen, Erneuerbare
und innovative Technologien,
Prüfung und Zertifizierung
von Geräten und Armaturen der
Gastechnik, Aus- und Weiterbildung
im Gasfach
n Geschäftsführung DBI GUT:
Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Krause
Geschäftsführung DBI - GTI:
Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Krause,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dimosthenis Trimis
n Gesellschafter: Deutsche
Vereinigung des Gas- und
Wasserfaches e. V.
n Mitarbeiter/Auszubildende: 60/2
Brief profile
n Foundation of DBI GUT: 1991
Foundation of the DBI - GTI
spin-off: 1998
n R&D, engineering services,
renewable and innovative
technologies, testing and
certification of gas appliances
and fittings, vocational training
in the gas sector
n Management of DBI GUT:
Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Krause
Management of DBI - GTI:
Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Krause,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dimosthenis Trimis
n Shareholder: Deutsche Vereinigung
des Gas- und Wasserfaches
e. V.
n Employees/apprentices: 60/2
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