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News from applied energy research

The building designs of the contest participants are to be implemented in Mirker Stadtquartier. The challenges involved are described in an interview with Professor Karsten Voss. © PTJ

Solar Decathlon Europe 2021: Focus on Urban Solutions

 international competition Solar Decathlon Europe 2021 (SDE21) in Wuppertal, Germany

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With its 300 built-in sensors, the FVA nacelle at the Centre for Wind Power Drives (CWD) at RWTH Aachen University is used in numerous research projects. © CWD RWTH Aachen
Wind energy

Optimizing the drive train of a wind turbine

A "transparent" wind turbine nacelle with around 300 installed sensors formed the focus of the "FVA nacelle" research project.

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The building complex of the former military hospital from the 70s is being completely renovated and converted into office and laboratory buildings. © WISTA Management GmbH
clean energy for technology centre and neighbourhood

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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The highly innovative large-diameter bearing test rig for offshore wind turbines. © Jan Brandes
Wind energy

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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A section of the new model wave channel in operation. A model wave channel has been inaugurated at the Coast Research Centre (FZK), a joint central facility belonging to Leibniz Universität Hannover and the Technische Universität Braunschweig. © Leibniz Universität Hannover – Michael Matthey
Hydropower and marine energy

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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The lifting carriage of the mobile workover rig of the EBIMA project is used to move the feed pipes one by one into the borehole. © PtJ – Meike Bierther
Geothermal energy

Mobile workover rig for deep geothermal energy

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

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