News from energy research

15.11.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Efficient conversion of biomass into power and heat

High-temperature fuel cells (SOFC) coupled with biomass gasification systems can also be used for fuels of greatly fluctuating quality.

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03.09.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Liquid salt stores heat

Salt storage test system in Germany serves as a platform to investigate storage concepts and liquid salt components up to 560 degrees Celsius.

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18.07.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Material stress in flexible power plants

Calculating the lifetime of central plant components more accurately without having to make any concessions in terms of technical safety.

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01.07.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Flexible electricity production from biogas

Technically improve the systems for gas storage and the measurement of the storage level in order to operate biogas plants flexibly.

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01.06.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Detecting and preventing vibrations in drilling systems

New drilling systems avoid vibrations and improve the drilling process for deep geothermal energy.

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31.03.2018 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke

Effect of wind farms on radar and navigation systems

New measurement methods provide information on the interactions between wind turbines and radar or air traffic navigation systems.

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