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Interviews with researchers

Patrick Hilger Mission Electricity

World’s first industrial demonstration installation for solar kerosene

In Jülich construction work starts on the world’s first industrial demonstration installation for kerosene produced using solar energy.

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Jan-Bleicke Eggers Mission Electricity

A look behind the photovoltaic facade

The aim of the Standard BIPV-project: to optimise the planning and construction process of solar energy plants by using standardised components.

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Fabian Jung Mission Electricity

The future belongs to high-temperature stable turbine materials

Fabian Jung explains the challenges that have to be overcome in materials development, for example within the 3DOxOxTurbine research project.

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Jana Stengler Mission Electricity

Parabolic trough test plant with liquid salt operation

Dr Jana Stengler explains what challenges still need to be overcome in order to use liquid salt economically in parabolic trough plants.

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Fritz Reusswig Mission Electricity

Populism and energy transition: Strengthening democratic discourse culture

In the interview, Dr Fritz Reusswig talks about local protest initiatives, strengthening local authorities and mobilising the silent majority.

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Thomas Pernau Mission Electricity

Regenerating solar cells by using hydrogen

In the Upgrade Si-PV project, the project partners investigated the function of hydrogen in the regeneration of solar cells, among other things.

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Holger Nawrocki Mission Electricity

Worldwide unique system for wind turbine maintenance

Holger Nawrocki explains how wind turbine operators can make significant cost savings with a newly developed photo documentation system.

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Bernd Epple Mission Electricity

Incinerated waste as electricity storage

When waste is incinerated, the CO2 it contains is released into the atmosphere. Harnessing this CO2 instead is a new approach.

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Silke Eckardt Mission Electricity

Recycling offshore wind farms in an environmentally friendly and safe way

Dismantling large offshore wind farms: Professor Silke Eckardt addresses this topic in the SeeOff research project with numerous experts.

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