News from energy research
News from energy research
21.06.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Higher efficiency for solar thermal tower power plants
The team of scientists in the HiTRec3D research project used an innovative absorber to achieve up to 8 per cent higher efficiency than before.
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15.06.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Wind Day: Research projects strengthen expansion
Good news for sustainable climate protection on today's Global Wind Day: The cost of electricity from wind power keeps getting cheaper.
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13.06.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Projekteinblicke
Intelligent systems monitor wind turbines
Wind turbines: For the first time, the condition of the towers' surfaces can be assessed solely on the basis of digital data.
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13.06.2022 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Transfer News
Solar Decathlon Europe: Fresh Ideas for Climate-Smart Future Buildings
The Solar Decathlon Europe in Wuppertal will present the ideas that international students have for a climate-friendly building stock.
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09.06.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Made in Germany: Most efficient solar cell in the world
With a record efficiency of 47.6 per cent, scientists have reclaimed the title of the world's most efficient solar cell for Germany.
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25.05.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Liquid salt storage for high temperatures increases efficiency
Scientists are researching liquid salt storage tanks for solar thermal power plants that are suitable for high temperatures until 620 degrees Celsius.
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25.05.2022 Mission Energy System 2045 Projekteinblicke
Therakles – Dynamic simulation of heat flows in individual zones
The Therakles simulation software calculates thermal transport processes in individual thermal zones in buildings.
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16.05.2022 Mission Heat Transition 2045, Mission Transfer News
Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22: View Climate-Smart Buildings Up Close
Extending, adding storeys, closing gaps between buildings: Students at SDE 21/22 show what sustainable housing in cities can look like.
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03.05.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 Interviews
Parabolic trough test plant with liquid salt operation
Dr Jana Stengler explains what challenges still need to be overcome in order to use liquid salt economically in parabolic trough plants.
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03.05.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Solar thermal test system with liquid salt heat transfer medium inaugurated
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and its partners in Portugal inaugurated one of the world's first parabolic trough plants operated with liquid salt.
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19.04.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Uniform REPA testing standards for solar thermal power plants
The scientists in the REPA research project are working on uniform testing standards for flexible pipe connections in solar thermal power plants.
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07.04.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Powerful inverters for photovoltaic systems
Teams of scientists are developing new semiconductors based on gallium nitride for the next generation of efficient photovoltaic inverters.
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31.03.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Thermal water as a source of lithium: Using geothermal plants for raw material production
Raw material for the expansion of e-mobility: Teams of scientists are investigating how lithium can be extracted from thermal waters in Germany.
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30.03.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Ceramic turbine components for higher efficiency
New powerful micro gas turbines with corrosion-resistant ceramic components enable turbine inlet temperatures of up to 1,400 degrees Celsius.
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22.03.2022 Mission Electricity Transition 2045 News
Perovskite tandem solar cell ready for series production achieves efficiency record
28.7 per cent efficiency is the new world record for a solar cell ready for series-production.
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