Our vision and mission is to serve as a global innovation hub for sustainable, environmentally sound transportation and power generation systems. We deploy advanced technologies for a rapid and economically feasible transition from today’s conventional systems to systems with a zero-carbon footprint.

The bodies of LEC GmbH are the General Management, the General Assembly and the Supervisory Board. In addition, the Strategy Board, the Program Committee and the International Scientific Advisory Board act as consultative bodies. Internally, the management is supported in the center management by specific staff units.

The three Areas A, I, C and S function as technology areas, while Areas X acts as cross-domain digitalization areas to support the other research areas with digital tools and methods. The Test Center supports the research areas with a sophisticated laboratory and test infrastructure.

The LEC firmly believes that an inclusive and equal research environment is an essential prerequisite for cutting-edge research and solving complex issues for a sustainable future. The LEC is therefore clearly committed to equal opportunities and diversity and thus to eliminating structural inequalities. With the LEC Gender Equality Plan published here, the LEC demonstrates that it fulfils and can provide evidence of the objectives and measures to promote gender equality in accordance with Horizon Europe.