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Here you will find the latest news from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion - new research results and publications, prizes and awards, innovations on our campus, interesting projects and cooperations and much more.

Prof. Siegfried R. Waldvogel appointed as 2026 ISE Fellow

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High recognition for outstanding contributions to electrochemistry

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C4Value Start-up Initiative picks up steam!

One year has passed since the C4Value Start-up initiative was launched and in the last couple of weeks, the team around Maurice Belleflamme and…

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MPI CEC in the SusMax Network: Sustainable Materials for the Future

Newly Launched Online SusMax Lecture Series “SusMax Engaged”

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New Max Planck Centers in Singapore: MPG Strengthens Presence in Southeast Asia

Walter Leitner attended the kick-off event for the centers in Singapore

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Girls’ Day 2026 - Exciting Insights for Young Female Researchers

On April 23, the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) once again took part in Girls’ Day, a nationwide initiative aimed at…

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Changing of the guards at MPI CEC

April 1st 2026 marks Prof. Serena DeBeer’s official first day as Managing Director of the MPI CEC. She takes over from Prof. Walter Leitner who has…

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Unveiling the Role of Carbide in Nitrogenase

A Breakthrough Study published in „Inorganic Chemistry“

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Call for Nominations: Ernst Haage Prize 2026

The prize is endowed with € 7,500. Nomination deadline: April 30th, 2026

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Summer School becomes International School

Apply Now for "Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes" - 27.09-2.10.2026

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Dr. Alexis Bordet to receive the Jochen Block Prize 2026

Outstanding recognition for research in the field of catalysis

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C<sub>4</sub>Value Secures Second Place in CHEManager Innovation Pitch

MPI Spin-off Wins Award for Sustainable Acetoin Technology Targeting Industry Needs

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Playing with Temperature Barriers in CO₂ Conversion

Magnetically Induced Catalysis Enables Reverse Water-Gas Shift at Mild Conditions

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ETOS (cluster for future) receives further funding

Electrification of technical organic syntheses (ETOS) remains an important topic for the future

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ETOS Future Cluster at the E-World Trade Fair in Essen

E-world: energy & water will take place in Essen from February 10 to 12, 2026.

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Understanding Electron Beam Damage in Sensitive Materials

Researchers at MPI CEC and FHI Berlin Investigate Beam Effects in Layered Double Hydroxides

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Enriching exchange with international experts in sustainable catalysis and halogen chemistry

Prof. Dr. Ive Hermans and Prof. Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel visit MPI CEC

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Molybdenum and Iron-Only Nitrogenase: One of These Things Is Not Like the Other.

Highlighting the divergent reactivity in the nitrogenase family using computational methods.

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Electrochemical upcycling: Persistent pollutants as a resource for a sustainable halogen recycling economy

New electrochemical processes transform environmental toxins into valuable raw materials

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Innovative Catalyst Enables Sustainable Pharmaceutical Synthesis

Breakthrough in Selective Hydrogenation

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Enzyme Dynamics Unlocked: LPMO’s Dance with Chitin Revealed

MPI CEC Research Featured in Chemical Science Illuminates Key Biomass Conversion Mechanism

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