News from applied energy research

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

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

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

Knowing the right time windows to install offshore rotor blades at sea saves considerable costs. This is where the start-up flucto comes in.

Noise from technically flawless wind turbines changes to background noise from a distance of about 750 metres.

Construction of the world's first industrial test system for synthetic fuels produced with solar thermal heat begins in Jülich.

The German government has decided to reduce the protection radius around air traffic control facilities from 15 to 7 kilometres.

In future, the grid compatibility of wind turbines can be tested on the test stand within about three months.

Higher efficiencies with lower CO2 emissions: These are the expectations for turbine components made of 3D fibre-reinforced oxide ceramics.