The AT-OM research group group deals with the political economy of nuclear power from a disciplinary, interdisciplinary and also transdisciplinary perspective. The entire production life cycle is considered (front end, nuclear power plants, back end).

The focus of the Fossil Exit research group's teaching and research is on the transformation of fossil energy systems to 100% renewable energy systems in order to limit the increase of the global average temperature to a maximum of 1.5°C without exceeding other planetary boundaries.

The research group IÖ-IS deals in teaching and research with the application-oriented analysis of economic policy issues related to infrastructure systems. One focus is the transformation of the energy and transport sectors against the background of the goal of climate neutrality.

The ME-SY research group is dedicated to understanding, improving, innovating, and communicating equitable and sustainable global energy system development and transitions by taking a micro perspective.

The Operations Research and Quantitative Infrastructure Systems Modeling (OR-IM) research group is concerned with the development of new models and algorithms for the optimization of infrastructure systems, especially in the energy sector.

The Resources Sustainability Environment and Circularity (RS-EC) working group is engaged in the analysis of scientific issues in the field of sustainability transformation in order to support the transition from linear-economy to circular production systems in different sectors.