News from applied energy research

Climate-Smart District Heating

High-Temperature Heat Pump Utilizes Waste Heat from Cooling Systems

The district heating supply at Potsdamer Platz will become more efficient. As part of the Qwark3 project, an innovative heat pump will be deployed.

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Wind energy

Reliable frequency converters for wind turbines

Humid weather is a risk factor for frequency converters. Field data analyses show pronounced seasonal failures of the electronic devices.

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Wind energy

Reliable data for weather radars around wind turbines

Wind turbines create data gaps in weather radar measurements. At RIWER, project partners develop suitable measurement and analysis procedures.

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Solar thermal power plants

Reduce costs: Liquid salt storage with innovative storage material

In Newcline, researchers are demonstrating a liquid salt storage system with a single tank and heat-storing bricks in a large-scale research facility.

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Living labs of the energy transition

Supplying cities with sustainable energy: Living lab of the energy transition JenErgieReal launched

With JenErgieReal, researchers demonstrate in practice how cities can be sustainably supplied with power and heat.

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Photovoltaics

Darkness during the day - Why photovoltaic researchers are concerned with solar eclipses

In addition to technology, photovoltaics must also take meteorological and astronomical events – such as solar eclipses – into account.

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Photovoltaics

Photovoltaic World Conference showcases current developments and progress in the industry

The World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) took place in Milan in late September.

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Bioenergy

New solid biogas plant: decentralised and cost-effective

Following a successful planning application, the official start of construction of a solid biogas plant began on 30 September in Kirkel-Altstadt.

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Wind energy

Experience 3D simulation of wind farms on site

Thanks to augmented reality, residents will in future be able to see what planned wind turbines would look like on site.

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