News from energy research
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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09.11.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Projects starting in the current Joint Call of SOLAR-ERA.NET
Four research projects focusing on the practical application of photovoltaics are starting within the European network SOLAR-ERA.NET.
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02.11.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Positive interim evaluation for GEOTHERMICA projects
The aim was to evaluate the results of the funding call so far – among other things with regard to cross-cutting issues and transnational cooperation.
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27.10.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Organic solar cells protect water reservoirs
Buoyant foils with organic solar cells can protect water reservoirs and generate sustainable power at the same time.
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16.10.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Innovative calibration and control system for solar tower power plants
HelioControl is the first system to determine the target points of heliostats during operation and align them optimally.
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01.10.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Hydrogen makes solar cells more efficient
PECVD makes it possible to deposit a hydrogen containing layer on TOPCon solar cells. As a result, the solar cells produce more power.
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01.10.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
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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17.09.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Industry 4.0 for highly efficient heterojunction solar cells
Production plants automatically detect even the smallest malfunctions; new cell concepts enable 24 per cent efficiency – maximum quality at low cost.
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09.09.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Robot checks rotor blades from the inside for production defects
The new remote-controlled robot enables greater safety in the operation of the wind turbines. Failures due to material defects are prevented.
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08.09.2020 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
Artificial intelligence to improve load forecasts
How can plant operators integrate as much renewable energy into their district heating as possible while also saving on costs?
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27.08.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Learning geothermal energy interactively
The learning platform of the Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics LIAG aims to make geothermal energy accessible to all who are interested.
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