The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is Germany’s national research center for aeronautics and space and the country’s space agency. Beyond aerospace, DLR conducts applied research across energy, transport, security, and digitization, operating large-scale laboratories, test rigs, and pilot facilities.
For the chemical and fuels value chain, DLR focuses on sustainable energy carriers and related process technologies, including power-to-liquid e-fuels, hydrogen production and use, CO2 capture and utilization, combustion and emissions, and materials and systems engineering. Its work spans fundamental research through pilot-scale demonstration, supported by techno-economic and life-cycle assessments to evaluate scalability and climate impact.
DLR collaborates closely with industry, academia, and public bodies to develop, integrate, and validate technologies that enable low-carbon fuels and more efficient energy and transport systems, providing scientific evidence to support industrial deployment and standards development.
