News from energy research
News from energy research
20.09.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke
Sharp focus with sandwich heliostats
A new sandwich mirror panel made of thin steel sheets with a core of polyurethane should help reduce electricity generation costs.
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13.09.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Tool simulates sound wave dispersion in complex terrain
Noise from technically flawless wind turbines changes to background noise from a distance of about 750 metres.
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06.09.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Solar-produced fuel “Made in Jülich”
Construction of the world's first industrial test system for synthetic fuels produced with solar thermal heat begins in Jülich.
06.09.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
World’s first industrial demonstration installation for solar kerosene
In Jülich construction work starts on the world’s first industrial demonstration installation for kerosene produced using solar energy.
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08.08.2022 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke
Flexible use: PCMs in cooling ceilings and heat stores
Phase change materials (PCMs) are of interest for many applications in constructions, as they can be used for cooling, heating, and storing heat.
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02.08.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Research projects create space for additional wind power
The German government has decided to reduce the protection radius around air traffic control facilities from 15 to 7 kilometres.
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28.07.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
A look behind the photovoltaic facade
The aim of the Standard BIPV-project: to optimise the planning and construction process of solar energy plants by using standardised components.
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25.07.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Certification in the laboratory reduces costs
In future, the grid compatibility of wind turbines can be tested on the test stand within about three months.
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21.07.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
New generation of turbines made of ceramics
Higher efficiencies with lower CO2 emissions: These are the expectations for turbine components made of 3D fibre-reinforced oxide ceramics.
21.07.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
The future belongs to high-temperature stable turbine materials
Fabian Jung explains the challenges that have to be overcome in materials development, for example within the 3DOxOxTurbine research project.
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21.07.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke
Worldwide unique technology platform for micro gas turbines
DLR has a technology platform for testing and further developing fuel- and load-flexible micro gas turbines that is the only one of its kind.
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19.07.2022 Mission Energy System 2045 Projekteinblicke
Making the Full Life Cycle of Buildings Climate-Smarter
Grey emissions can be measured and limited more effectively: researchers in the KEA-Bauwerk project are developing basic principles to reduce energy
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12.07.2022 Mission Heat Transition 2045 News
Rhine Supplies Thermal Energy via New Large-Scale Heat Pump
Mannheim-based energy company MVV is building a river water source heat pump along the bank of the Rhine by the GKM power station in Mannheim.
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29.06.2022 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Transfer News
German RoofKIT Team Wins Solar Decathlon Europe
The winner of the international student competition Solar Decathlon Europe has been announced:
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27.06.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells on the way from the laboratory to production
A cluster plant set up at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin enables perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells to be produced on industrial wafer sizes.
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