Germer, S.; Kleidon, A.: Have wind turbines in Germany generated electricity as would be expected from the prevailing wind conditions in 2000-2014? PLoS One 14 (2), e0211028 (2019)
Kern, J.; Germer, S.; Ammon, C.; Balasus, A.; Bischoff, W.-A.; Schwarz, A.; Forstreuter, M.; Kaupenjohann, M.: Environmental effects over the first 2½ rotation periods of a fertilised poplar short rotation coppice. BioEnergy Research 11 (1), pp. 152 - 165 (2018)
Germer, S.; van Dongen, R.; Kern, J.: Decomposition of cherry tree prunings and their short-term impact on soil quality. Applied Soil Ecology 117-118, pp. 156 - 164 (2017)
Mertens, J.; Germer, S.; Germer, J.; Sauerborn, J.: Comparison of soil amendments for reforestation with a native multipurpose tree under semiarid climate: Root and root tuber response of Spondias tuberosa. Forest Ecology and Management 396, pp. 1 - 10 (2017)
Agora Energiewende; Agora Verkehrswende; Technical University of Denmark; Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry: Making the most of offshore wind: Re-evaluating the potential of offshore wind in the German North Sea. (2020)
The international Cabo Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) is being further expanded: The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde José Maria Neves and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier laid the foundation stone on Thursday for a new laboratory building on São Vicente, one of the Cape Verde Islands off Africa. The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry was involved in the construction of the station and has since been conducting long-term measurements of the greenhouse gases methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, among others, at the CVAO.
Climate warming is thawing permafrost and melting glaciers in the Arctic, causing vegetation changes, extreme drought and fires. All this depends strongly on the energy exchange between atmosphere and soil.
For the German-Brazilian joint project ATTO (Amazon Tall Tower Observatory), the Max Planck Society on the German side will continue to ensure the continued operation of the research station in the Brazilian rainforest and research. In addition, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will fund the project with ATTO+ for another three years with around 5 million euros.