Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML is considered the first port of call in holistic logistics research and works in all fields of internal and external logistics. In keeping with the Fraunhofer idea, on the one hand, problem solutions are developed for immediate use by companies, but on the other hand, preliminary research is also carried out over a period of two to five years, and in individual cases even longer. The institute focuses on the use of hydrogen and derivatives as energy sources, but also as transport goods, in logistics applications on road, rail and inland waterways. With the help of its research activities, the IML supports public and private actors with scientific expertise in order to achieve the decarbonization of freight transport. Furthermore, the institute designs and develops (software) solutions to collect knowledge about hydrogen as a transported commodity along the supply chain (example: monitoring the purity of green hydrogen when blended using blockchain technology), - obtaining knowledge about transport units and their condition (example: H2LogisticsOnRail - Smart multimodal H2 container) using analog and digital solutions and - training employees in logistics applications with hydrogen (example: setting up an H2 training center).

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