Loading

News from energy research

News from energy research

03.05.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Sun Day: Global expansion of photovoltaics last year amounts to 140 gigawatts

Preliminary data shows that the global photovoltaics market has grown significantly – notwithstanding the current COVID-19 pandemic.

more

23.04.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Decentralised gas turbine plants support the energy transition

New technologies for small industrial gas turbines in the 8-megawatt class have successfully passed tests and achieved CHP efficiencies above 85 %.

more

13.04.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Module-integrated power electronics for photovoltaic systems

Efficiency for module-integrated power electronics can be improved by new semiconductor materials.

more

12.04.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Energy System 2045 News

Fighting Viruses with Air and Rays

Research in the field of buildings and districts is currently developing numerous solutions to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

more

08.04.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Flexible power production through bioenergy plants

The power production of bioenergy plants such as biogas plants is aligned more closely with current demand through a bonus/malus system.

more

31.03.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

NexWafe wins Fraunhofer Founder Award for pioneering photovoltaic technology

The start-up NexWafe has developed a novel method to produce silicon wafers. This has earned the company the Fraunhofer Founder Award 2020.

more

24.03.2021 Mission Energy System 2045 News

Saving Energy with Intelligent Plug-and-Play Box

Consuming energy in the same place as it is produced has many advantages.

more

05.03.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

GeotIS – geothermal information system supports planning

GeotIS provides companies and research institutions with a reliable database for assessing the feasibility of geothermal projects.

more

01.02.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Accelerated testing of rotor blade bearings

The BEAT6.1 large bearing test rig in Hamburg enables better knowledge of damage and damage progression on the highly loaded bearings.

more

11.01.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Software system automatically monitors drilling process

A new integrative software system monitors and optimises the entire drilling process. It takes into account current measurements from the borehole.

more

07.01.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

New laser contacting process for the production of solar cell contacts

The laser transfer and firing process was implemented for the first time on a fully automated system.

more

06.01.2021 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

New CSP-ERANET project launched

International research partnerships are working on increasing the efficiency of solar thermal power plants and reducing costs at the same time.

more

09.12.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045, Mission Energy System 2045, Mission Heat Transition 2045 News

energyTWIN: digital energy twin for buildings

The energyTWIN research project aims to use virtual images to make building operations more efficient.

more

03.12.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Wind turbines can stabilise the power grid

The research project "GridLoads" shows: Wind turbines are particularly suitable for supporting the power grid and providing instantaneous reserve.

more

26.11.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Offshore wind farms dismantling and recycling

Wind turbines at sea must be replaced or dismantled after about 20 to 25 years.

more