News from applied energy research

 Mannheim-based energy company MVV is building a river water source heat pump along the bank of the Rhine by the GKM power station in Mannheim.

The winner of the international student competition Solar Decathlon Europe has been announced: 

A cluster plant set up at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin enables perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells to be produced on industrial wafer sizes.

The team of scientists in the HiTRec3D research project used an innovative absorber to achieve up to 8 per cent higher efficiency than before.

Good news for sustainable climate protection on today's Global Wind Day: The cost of electricity from wind power keeps getting cheaper.

The Solar Decathlon Europe in Wuppertal will present the ideas that international students have for a climate-friendly building stock.

With a record efficiency of 47.6 per cent, scientists have reclaimed the title of the world's most efficient solar cell for Germany.

Scientists are researching liquid salt storage tanks for solar thermal power plants that are suitable for high temperatures until 620 degrees Celsius.

Extending, adding storeys, closing gaps between buildings: Students at SDE 21/22 show what sustainable housing in cities can look like.