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News from energy research

News from energy research

26.05.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Predicting solar radiation for the short term

Solar power plants can be operated more efficiently if the solar radiation is known precisely.

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09.05.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Ocean currents – an energy source for the future

A floating platform with a modular turbine system uses the tidal current.

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07.05.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Lots of low-cost solar power

Reduce production costs of solar cells by optimizing the screen printing process and the passivation of the cells.

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03.05.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

New maintenance concepts for offshore wind farms

New strategies for the operating phase and maintenance of wind farms significantly reduce costs.

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02.05.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

New high temperature oil successfully demonstrated at Plataforma Solar de Almería

New heat carrier, the silicone oil HELIOSOL 5A can be used in solar thermal power plants even at higher operating temperatures.

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23.04.2019 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Hydrogen 2030, Mission Transfer News

Military hospital becomes the heart of an emission-free power-only quarter

At the campus of Freie Universität Berlin, scientists are transforming the energy supply from fossil to 100 percent renewable energies.

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08.03.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Test rig for rotor blades of wind turbines

The Fraunhofer IWES has successfully commissioned a test rig for rotor blade bearings up to 6.5 meters in diameter.

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08.03.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Using PV electricity – saves costs for diesel fuel

In off-grid areas, PV electricity can supplement and, as far as possible, replace diesel generators.

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28.02.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Biogas ensures stable networks

Biogas plants can flexibly feed in power and heat and in this way compensate for fluctuations in the power and heating network.

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25.02.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Coast Research Centre in Hannover inaugurates model wave channel

At the wave channel, the interaction of waves and currents can be studied and important insights for coastal protection can be gained.

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20.02.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News

Mobile workover rig for deep geothermal energy

The developed rig allows pump changes to be carried out quickly and automatically.

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01.01.2019 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews

Flexible electricity from biogas

Biogas plants are available throughout the country and the plants’ operating principle offers various starting points for feeding electricity.

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20.12.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Coal-fired power plant – fit for the future with thermal storage

Coal-fired power plants become more flexible through thermal storage systems – various concepts show how this systems can be integrated.

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20.12.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Electricity from photovoltaics stabilises power grids

Reliable power supply with a hybrid power plant that optimally combines photovoltaic and fossil power generation.

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19.12.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

High-temperature gasification – upgrading solid fuels

IGCC power plants have high efficiency and fuel flexibility, as well as the possibility of effective CO2 separation.

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