News from energy research
20.08.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Wind turbines no longer flash at night
Thanks to the PARASOL passive radar system, there is now an end to the continuous night-time flashing at wind farms.
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14.08.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Generating power with fish bypass
The new weir system at Hinterstein hydroelectric power plant has been in operation since spring 2020. Fish can pass the weir without injury.
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11.08.2020 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
Hamburg: New living lab IW³ provides climate-friendly heat
Another living lab for the energy transition is being launched in Hamburg to study an integrated household heating transition in Wilhelmsburg.
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03.08.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Increasing the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells through alkali treatment
Developing new production processes for CIGS thin-film solar cells and modules and optimising function layers using alkaline elements.
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30.07.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
New DLR solar tower extends the Jülich research facility for solar thermal energy
New multifocus tower of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) goes into operation.
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20.07.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Efficient wind turbines made of reinforced and prestressed concrete
Research project closes knowledge gap on the fatigue behaviour of concrete at high load changes. This might reduce the cost of wind power.
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17.07.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
New record efficiency for CIGS tandem solar cells
An optimised contact layer has produced an efficiency of 24.3 per cent for thin-film solar cells made of the materials CIGS and perovskite.
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16.07.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Intelligent control of rotor blade aerodynamics
Systems integrated in rotor blades generate air currents. The aerodynamics of the wind turbine improve, the energy yield increases.
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01.07.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
First wind energy test field in mountainous terrain worldwide approved
Here, researchers can optimise the plant engineering and control system of wind turbines for use in complex terrain.
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26.06.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Protecting rotor blades from ice and rain
No ice and no erosion at the blade edge of wind turbines. New thermoplastic hybrid material with integrated heating foil protects the leading edge.
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25.06.2020 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Transfer News
Solar Decathlon Europe teams present their ideas
The European university competition for sustainable building and living in the city is entering the next round.
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17.06.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Determining the impact of wind turbines on flight navigation systems
Researchers are developing a forecasting tool that calculates the impact of wind turbines on aviation navigation aids.
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17.06.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Project Insights
Module with five-junction solar cell achieves efficiency of 32 per cent
Multi-junction solar cells are suitable for concentrating photovoltaics in sunny countries. The efficiency of the module reaches 41 percent.
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17.06.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
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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01.06.2020 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
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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