ZSW

Founded in 1988, ZSW is a non-profit headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany with approximately 201-500 employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydrogen.

The ZSW is a non-profit research institute established in 1988 as a foundation under German civil law by the state of Baden-Württemberg, with sites in Stuttgart and Ulm. It conducts applied research and development on renewable energy, including photovoltaics (thin-film and tandem solar modules, module quality testing), wind energy (test field and bird protection systems), hydrogen and fuel cells, electrolysis, power-to-X and synthetic fuels, batteries and electrochemical storage, energy system analysis, and circular economy topics such as phosphorus recycling. It transfers research results to industry, supports industrial customers from basic engineering to commissioning, and advises policymakers. It reports roughly 350 employees plus student assistants.