Institute of Energy and Transport Engineering

The Institute of Energy and Transport Engineering (IEV) is a scientific facility of Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (Zwickau University of Applied Sciences).
We aim to bring together research in the fields of efficient energy conversion and utilization, transport systems and infrastructure, traffic engineering and economics of transportation, and to find effective solutions for the following tasks:

• Intelligent design and integration of infrastructure in the fields of built-up areas, buildings and transport.
  
• Identification of new forms of mobility, transport systems, energy sources and energy supply so as to facilitate rapid access, reduction of energy consumption and lower environmental impact.

The Institute works on an interdisciplinary basis, combining research teams from three different faculties. Its areas of research range from mathematical modelling and simulation and computer-assisted planning methods, via transport management, traffic system engineering, road design, transport technology and traffic control, to vehicle acoustics, energy potential analysis, and refrigeration and thermal engineering.