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Name of Institute	Director	Abbr.
German Aerospace Center	Prof. Dr. Robert Pitz-Paal	DLR-SF
Institute of Energy and Climate Research - Photovoltaics	Prof. Dr. Uwe Rau	IEK-5
Institute of Semiconductor Electronics	Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Joachim Knoch	IHT
Institut für Stromrichtertechnik und Elektrische Antriebe	Prof. Dr. Rik W. De Doncker Electrical Energy Conversion Systems Prof. Dr. Dirk-Uwe Sauer Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems	ISEA
E.ON ERC - Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems	Prof. Dr. Rik W. De Doncker Electrical Energy Conversion Systems Prof. Dr. Dirk-Uwe Sauer Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems	PGS

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