The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the leading organization for applied research in Europe. Its research activities are conducted by 72 institutes and research units at locations throughout Germany, employing a staff of more than 26,600, who work with an annual research budget of 2.6 billion euros. Mostly located in Germany, Fraunhofer institutes are also present in many European countries as well as in other continents, with offices and research facilities in America and Asia.

For more than 35 years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT has been conducting R&D on user-friendly smart solutions that blend seamlessly in business processes.
The Fraunhofer FIT center for Digital Energy in Aachen focuses on energy systems, digitalization, IT security, business and market aspects related to energy.