Fraunhofer UMSICHT Institute Branch Sulzbach-RosenbergInstitute branch Fraunhofer UMSICHT Sulzbach-Rosenberg
The Sulzbach-Rosenberg branch of the institute in the Nuremberg metropolitan region employs over 100 people and has a budget of more than EUR 10 million. The institute has been a member of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft since July 1, 2012.
The institute in Sulzbach-Rosenberg has been developing business-oriented concepts and processes for the provision and use of energy, raw materials and materials since 1990. The research institution operates pilot-scale test facilities on around 1700 m² of pilot plant area. In the Centre for Energy Storage, founded at the site in 2012, the focus is on integrated, decentralised energy conversion and energy storage systems.
Fraunhofer UMSICHT Oberhausen
Fraunhofer UMSICHT in Oberhausen was founded in 1990 and develops technical innovations in the fields of environmental, materials, process and energy technology. The institute's goal is to advance sustainable management, environmentally friendly technologies and innovative behaviour in order to improve people's quality of life and promote the innovative capacity of the economy.
In 2024, the workforce at both sites comprised 596 employees – mostly with training in the natural sciences and engineering. Of these, 52 percent are scientific staff, 17 percent are administrative staff, 4 percent are training staff and 28 percent are students, pupils and interns.
In 2024, the institute generated a turnover of € 73.3 million. This includes € 18.5 million in industrial returns, € 36.2 million in public returns (incl. EU), € 3.6 million in other income, € 8.3 million in basic funding and € 6.8 million in funding from internal programs.