Welcome to the website of the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen, Germany.

Fraunhofer UMSICHT develops and optimizes processes in the fields of environmental-, process-, material- and energy technology with the aim to promote environmentally-friendly technologies and innovative approaches. The institute sustains its position within the research landscape with the key research areas "biorefinery - products from renewable resources", "matfunc - particles, materials and membranes with functionality", "modular energy technologies - flexible solutions for sustainable energy systems" and "information networks for process and energy technology - utilizing dispersed knowledge in value-added chains".

Fraunhofer UMSICHT offers competency from the first project idea through the preparation of applications and acquisition of funding up to development and market introduction and thus helps its clients to secure a competitive advantage and opens up international markets for them.

Within the framework of the study "PC vs. Thin Client" the Competence Center Application Service Providing of the Fraunhofer Society based at Fraunhofer UMSICHT in Oberhausen has examined the influence of the operating models "Managed PC" and "Thin Client/Server Based Computing" on the IT cost structure. The related document can be downloaded here:

Study "PC vs. Thin Client" (PDF | 950 kb)