News from energy research
05.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Feeding renewable energy optimally into district heating networks
In this project, researchers want to find out how an increasing number of decentralised heat generators affect the network hydraulics.
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05.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Office building as an investor scheme is heated without emissions
Energy-saving contracting helps the new building provide zero-emission heating.
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05.10.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Smart Green Tower becomes an energy producer
The Smart Green Tower is being built in the city of Freiburg. The 51 m high residential and commercial building will have a building envelope made of
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05.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Three identical residential buildings refurbished to different energy standards
Prefabricated, storey-high insulation elements enable a short construction time. Vacuum insulation reduces the structural thickness.
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04.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Historic facades require special detail solutions
Use of vapour-permeable internal thermal insulation with calcium silicate panels.
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04.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Low Temperature Replaces Coal Infrastructure
Many cities and municipalities have committed themselves to ambitious climate protection targets for reducing CO2 emissions.
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04.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Modernisation and expansion of a high-rise ensemble
Newly developed solar shading element made of glass with intermediate expanded metal allows transparency.
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28.09.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Components for offshore wind turbines from the 3D printer
A team of scientists is developing the world's largest 3D printer for offshore wind turbines.
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10.09.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
TU Darmstadt networks electricity, heating and cooling
For its Campus Lichtwiese, the Technische Universität Darmstadt is aiming to realise the energy transition
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08.09.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
System-serving electricity generation with mini cogeneration plants
Operators can use the electricity production efficiently for internal consumption and operate their plants in a grid-friendly manner.
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02.09.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Avoiding standstill of geothermal plants
A new patented system with two parallel filter units filters fine particles and protects the heat exchanger and injection well.
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01.09.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
Making Pit Thermal Energy Storage More Efficient
How can we store surplus thermal energy in the summer and then use it in the winter?
01.09.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Zero emissions for climate-neutral production and management
The aim was to supply the production and administration facilities with zero-emission energy in the annual balance. This objective was almost reached.
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31.08.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Geographical heat information and simulation system
In order to utilise climate protection potential, two Hamburg universities are developing a geodata-based heat information and simulation system.
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25.08.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
EnerCalC – Simplified Energy Balances Based on DIN V 18599
The energy balancing of buildings in accordance with DINV 18599 has been criticized because of its complexity and resulting time-consuming application
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