diff --git a/examples/development/example_progress_reporter_based_on_simplest_TGV.py b/examples/development/example_progress_reporter_based_on_simplest_TGV.py
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+"""
+This file showcases the simplicity of the lettuce code.
+The following code will run a two-dimensional Taylor-Green vortex on GPU.
+"""
+
+import torch
+import lettuce as lt
+from lettuce.ext._reporter.progress_reporter import ProgressReporter
+
+flow = lt.TaylorGreenVortex(
+    lt.Context(dtype=torch.float64, use_native=False),  # for running on cpu: device='cpu'
+    resolution=128,
+    reynolds_number=100,
+    mach_number=0.05,
+    stencil=lt.D2Q9
+)
+
+progress_reporter = ProgressReporter(interval=10000, t_max=40,  i_target=100000,
+                                     print_message=True, outdir="./data/")
+
+simulation = lt.Simulation(
+    flow=flow,
+    collision=lt.BGKCollision(tau=flow.units.relaxation_parameter_lu),
+    reporter=[progress_reporter])
+mlups = simulation(num_steps=100000)
+print("Performance in MLUPS:", mlups)
diff --git a/lettuce/ext/_reporter/__init__.py b/lettuce/ext/_reporter/__init__.py
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--- a/lettuce/ext/_reporter/__init__.py
+++ b/lettuce/ext/_reporter/__init__.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 from .observable_reporter import *
 from .vtk_reporter import *
 from .write_image import *
+from .progress_reporter import *
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diff --git a/lettuce/ext/_reporter/progress_reporter.py b/lettuce/ext/_reporter/progress_reporter.py
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+++ b/lettuce/ext/_reporter/progress_reporter.py
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+import os
+import datetime
+from timeit import default_timer as timer
+from lettuce import Reporter, Simulation
+
+def append_txt_file(filename, line: str):
+    ''' append a line to a file with an added linebreak'''
+    file = open(filename, "a")
+    file.write(line + "\n")
+    file.close()
+
+class ProgressReporter(Reporter):
+    '''
+        Progress reporter that logs: current wall time, elapsed wall time,
+        elapsed steps and estimates wall time remaining.
+        future feature: Option to write a checkpoint file,
+                        when t_max is reached.
+                        (Sim. can be restarted from checkpoint)
+
+        (!) This reporter does not export other reporters observable values
+        etc.,
+        so make sure you save them in other ways,
+        if sim. is stopped by host system (e.g. HPC cluster)!
+
+    '''
+    # TODO (future improvements):
+    # - implement checkpointing functionality in lettuce
+    # - make progress reporter able to end simulation (similar to failureReporter)
+
+    def __init__(self, interval=1000, t_max=0, i_target=0, i_start=0,
+                 outdir=None, print_message=False, checkpoint=False):
+        ## initialize local attributes...
+        self.t_max = t_max
+        self.i_start = i_start
+        self.i_target = i_target # should be equivalent to sim.num_steps
+        self.outdir= str(outdir)
+        self.print_message = print_message
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+
+        ## check output directory for file (if path is not NONE)
+        # ...OR write to sys.out (print)
+        if self.outdir is not None:
+            if not os.path.exists(self.outdir):
+                os.mkdir(self.outdir)
+        self.running = False
+        self.t_start = 0
+            # mutability of this up for discussion for sims that are
+            # ...started from a checkpoint
+        self.t_elapsed = 0
+            # mutability of this up for discussion for sims that are
+            # ...started from a checkpoint
+
+        super().__init__(interval)
+
+    def __call__(self, simulation: 'Simulation'):
+        """start internal timer, if timer is not running;
+            get timestamp, calculate elapsed time, estimate time remaining etc.
+            write data to file.
+        """
+        if not self.running:
+            self.start_timer()
+        elif simulation.flow.i % self.interval == 0:
+            timestamp = datetime.datetime.now()
+            timestamp_str = timestamp.strftime("%y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+
+            t_now = timer()
+            self.t_elapsed = t_now - self.t_start
+            if simulation.flow.i == self.i_start:
+                t_per_step = self.t_elapsed / self.interval
+            else:
+                t_per_step = self.t_elapsed / (simulation.flow.i - self.i_start)
+            i_remaining = self.i_target - simulation.flow.i
+            t_remaining_estimate = t_per_step * i_remaining
+            datetime_finish_estimate = timestamp + datetime.timedelta(seconds=t_remaining_estimate)
+            t_total_estimate = self.t_elapsed + t_remaining_estimate
+
+            # write DATA and warn if t_total_estimate > t_max
+            base_message = (timestamp_str.ljust(13)
+                            + " " + str(simulation.flow.i).rjust(10)
+                            + " " + "{:.2f}".format(t_now).rjust(10)
+                            + " " + "{:.2f}".format(self.t_elapsed).rjust(10)
+                            + " " + "{:.6f}".format(t_per_step).rjust(10)
+                            + " " + "{:.2f}".format(t_remaining_estimate).rjust(15)
+                            + " " + "{:.2f}".format(t_total_estimate).rjust(15)
+                            + "  " + str(datetime_finish_estimate.strftime(
+                                            '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')).ljust(20))
+            # (for reference) table column widths:
+            # 13, 10, 7+2.(rjust10), 7+2.(rjust10), 1+6.(rjust10), 7+2.(rjust10), 7+2.(rjust15), 27
+
+            if t_total_estimate > self.t_max:
+                message = base_message + " WARNING t_total>t_max=" + str(self.t_max)
+            else:
+                message = base_message
+
+            append_txt_file(self.outdir + "/progress_reporter_log.txt", message)
+            if self.print_message:
+                print(message)
+
+            # (NOT IMPLEMENTET YET) write checkpoint if t_elapsed > t_max
+            if self.checkpoint and self.t_elapsed > self.t_max:
+                # checkpointing seems to be missing in current master...
+                print("PROGRESS REPORTER: checkpoint was requested, "
+                      "but current version of lettuce does not support "
+                      "checkpointing... sorry :(")
+                # TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FUTURE:
+                # simulation.save_checkpoint(self.outdir
+                #   + "/" + timestamp_str + "_f_"
+                #   + str(simulation.flow.i) + ".cpt")
+
+    def start_timer(self):
+        """ start the internal timer and write table header to output file"""
+        self.running = True
+        self.t_start = timer()
+        self.t_elapsed = 0
+        #print("starting timer")
+        print("(!) PROGRESS REPORTER ACTIVE:\nt_start: " + str(self.t_start)
+              + ", interval: " + str(self.interval) + ", i_target: " + str(self.i_target))
+        
+        table_header = ("timestamp ".center(13)
+                        +"|"+"step".center(10)
+                        +"|"+"t_now".center(10)
+                        +"|"+"t_elapsed".center(10)
+                        +"|"+"t_per_step".center(10)
+                        +"|"+"t_remain(est)".center(15)
+                        +"|"+"t_total(est)".center(15)
+                        +"|"+"DATE_FINISH(est)".center(20)
+                        +"|"+" T WARNING")
+        if self.print_message:
+            print(table_header)
+        else:
+            print(f"(ProgressReporter) print_message == False: see "
+                  f"'{self.outdir}/progress_reporter_log.txt' for output")
+
+        append_txt_file(self.outdir+"/progress_reporter_log.txt",
+                        "t_start: "+str(self.t_start)+", interval: "+str(self.interval)
+                        +", i_target: "+str(self.i_target))
+        append_txt_file(self.outdir+"/progress_reporter_log.txt", table_header)
+        # sizes: 13, 10, 7+2.(rjust10), 7+2.(rjust10), 1+6.(rjust10), 7+2.(rjust10), 7+2.(rjust15), 27
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