The route to BESSY III
BESSY III is like an eye into the world of materials.
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Research for a climate-neutral society
The 21st century poses many challenges for scientists. Climate change mitigation in particular urgently requires a transition to a globally sustainable, resilient and climate-neutral society. Scientific and technological breakthroughs are key to improving energy efficiency, to ensuring a sustainable energy supply.
For more than 40 years, researchers from all over the world have been working with synchrotron light in Berlin, advancing topics such as energy, information and health. At BESSY II in Berlin-Adlershof, our internationally renowned light source, very brilliant X-ray radiation is generated for multifaceted research.
Looking towards the future: the successor source
Many light source facilities around the world are currently being modernised or even newly built in order to keep up with the latest research questions and contribute to modern research infrastructures.
At HZB, we are also working at full speed on the design of a successor source of the 4th generation: BESSY III is scheduled to go into operation in the mid-2030s. Our goal is to offer unique opportunities for experiments worldwide that will accelerate the gain of knowledge in many fields of research. To achieve this, it is particularly important for us to work together with local partners. We see BESSY III as part of an integrated research campus where scientists have measuring facilities, laboratories and offices as well as conference rooms in the immediate vicinity.
BESSY III - the discovery machine
The unique combination of
- an extremely brilliant source of soft X-rays
- an integrated facility concept, embedded in the materials research campus of Berlin-Adlershof
- and quantitative measurement capabilities, supported by the world-leading expertise of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung (BAM)
will make BESSY III a leading facility for materials research with international visibility, used by universities and non-university research institutes as well as industry.
BESSY III will become an indispensable discovery machine for materials and energy research. Quantum materials, catalysis and many other topics in physics, chemistry, biology, environmental research and metrology, as well as industry, will benefit from the brilliant X-ray light. For this research, Germany as a technology location will continue to need the best light in the future.
Good to know: We will break new ground in sustainable construction, and provide for energy generation and recovery to optimise energy efficiency during operation.