News from applied energy research

Globally connected research for continuously optimizing solar thermal power plant technology, that is the goal of the CSP-ERANET network.

Reports from the International Energy Agency's PVPS Photovoltaic programme address current trends and developments in photvoltaics.

In the WärmeGut project scientists are developing a standardized database for Information on suitable locations for Ground-source heat pumps.

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

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

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

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

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

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