Artificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability

DFKI4planet is the AI Competence Center for Environment and Sustainability at DFKI. DFKI4planet acts as a hub for knowledge transfer and networking. It is the central point of contact for all interested parties from science, business and politics.

Our Mission

DFKI4planet focuses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. We promote the visibility of AI solutions that help to tackle global challenges such as climate change, ocean pollution and food shortages. We focus not only on sustainable applications, but also on the sustainability of AI itself.

Environmental monitoring and protection:

Detection of environmental pollution
Sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems
Resource conservation and efficiency

Waste and resource management:

Intelligent waste separation and disposal
Increasing resource efficiency

Green mobility:

Future-oriented development of sustainable transport concepts

Sustainable agriculture and production:

Development of sustainable methods in agriculture
Environmentally conscious production
Optimization of the circular economy

Energy efficiency and emissions reduction:

Reduction of energy consumption
Energy optimization
CO2 reduction

Highlights

AI Conference 2024

How does Green AI work for environmental and climate protection? This question is the focus of the ‘AI Conference: Using Artificial Intelligence for More Sustainability?’, organised by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and opened by Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke in Berlin on 7 November.

Visit AI Conference

Green-AI Hub Mittelstand

The Green-AI Hub Mittelstand is launching eight new AI pilot projects for greater resource efficiency in SMEs. Together with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the BMUV initiative will be implementing AI applications over the next six months. DFKI is responsible for the operation of the AI pilot projects.

Green-AI Hub Mittelstand