The OWL University of Applied Sciences (TH OWL), represented by the Institute for Energy Research (iFE), is one of the initiators and drivers of the DC-INDUSTRIE initiative. The iFE is particularly well established in the field of power electronics for industrial applications in production automation, in the design of industrial grids and the repercussions of feed-in and regenerative power converters.

The preparation of the two project phases DC-INDUSTRIE and DC-INDUSTRIE 2 was organisationally and technically supported and co-managed by the TH OWL, which ultimately led to the founding of the ODCA. One of the main goals of the TH OWL here is to bring DC technology further towards application.