Project insights: Research for the energy transition

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed multi-layer solar cells with an efficiency of 35.9 per cent.

By analysing historical consumption and simulating large loads, power, heating and cooling demand scenarios are being drawn up for the future.

The PCM Demo II research project intends to test and scientifically evaluate the practicality of PCMs in buildings.

MoniSoft, a Java-based and platform-independent software package, simplifies the monitoring and operational analysis of buildings.

With its new “Energy Centre”, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg now has an energy-efficient new building.

The goal of the GW-Ruhr project is to use the existing mining infrastructure in the Ruhr region for a more climate-friendly energy provision.

SmallCAN can be used to considerably simplify the automated operation of buildings.

The project is accompanying the first construction phase of an energy-plus housing scheme being constructed in Berlin Adlershof.

Solutions for the use of low-exergy systems are being developed for the heat supply of existing multi-family houses.