AEE – Institute for Sustainable Technologies (AEE INTEC) was founded in 1988 and is today one of the leading European institutes for applied research in the field of renewable energy and resource efficiency. In the three target group areas “Buildings”, “Cities & Networks” and “Industrial Systems” as well as three technological working groups “Renewable Energies”, “Thermal Storages” and “Water and Process Technologies”, the range of R&D projects carried out extends from basic research projects to the implementation of demonstration plants.