News from energy research
17.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Award-Winning Net-Zero Heating Initiative in Hennigsdorf
The municipality of Hennigsdorf plans to increase the share of net-zero heating in its district heating network to 80 % by 2023.
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17.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Data on the energy efficiency of non-residential buildings in Germany
This research project will systematically and comprehensively record non-residential buildings.
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17.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Innovative heat management for university campus
The energy-efficient Charlottenburg university campus, developed by the TU Berlin and the University of the Arts, is being developed in Berlin.
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16.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Energy-efficient supermarket utilises daylight and ground cooling
Aldi Süd is testing its “energy saving store of the future” with its new supermarket in Rastatt, Germany.
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16.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Facade-integrated solar collectors with multiple uses
The ArKol research project aims to develop two innovative facade collectors from the initial concept to application readiness:
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16.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Housing estates aim for a CO2-neutral energy supply
A landmark project for the refurbishment of residential schemes is the Lilienstrasse Nord housing estate in Munich-Haidhausen.
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16.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
New school building with hybrid ventilation system
The new primary school in Hohen Neuendorf aims to provide contemporary education in a building with an innovative energy concept.
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16.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Quality assurance for windows and glazing
The developed measuring device in combination with evaluation software enables the actual energy-related properties of windows and facades in...
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11.11.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
E-truck runs on solar energy from its own vehicle roof
A team of scientists is researching on-board charging of electric vehicles and has demonstrated an electric truck with fully integrated photovoltaics.
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10.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Energy Efficiency Centre as a flagship building for technology
In its new building in Würzburg, a research institute intends to test innovative materials, systems and technologies...
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10.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
General refurbishment of the Kunsthalle Mannheim
Museums are mostly monumental public buildings with architecturally ornate facades that are also very durable.
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09.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Passive house primary school with timber construction
The two-storey St. Franziskus primary school in Halle is almost entirely timber-built and meets the passive house standard.
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09.11.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Sports hall built using passive house construction methods with sophisticated energy concept
It was intended that the new two-field sports hall in Dresden-Weixdorf should cause the lowest possible operating costs.
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08.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Derelict factory building transformed into energy-plus building
A company from the solar power industry has refurbished a derelict factory building – and with such thoroughness that it has now been transformed...
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08.11.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 Project Insights
Energy innovations in energy-plus child day care centre
The “Noah’s Ark” is a children’s day care centre that has an exemplary design not just in architectural and building ecology terms but also...
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