Project insights: Research for the energy transition

Solar thermal power plants

Sharp focus with sandwich heliostats

A new sandwich mirror panel made of thin steel sheets with a core of polyurethane should help reduce electricity generation costs.

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PCMs in cooling ceilings and heat stores

Flexible use: PCMs in cooling ceilings and heat stores

Phase change materials (PCMs) are of interest for many applications in constructions, as they can be used for cooling, heating, and storing heat.

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Thermal power plants

Worldwide unique technology platform for micro gas turbines

DLR has a technology platform for testing and further developing fuel- and load-flexible micro gas turbines that is the only one of its kind.

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From the manufacture of building products to dismantling

Making the Full Life Cycle of Buildings Climate-Smarter

Grey emissions can be measured and limited more effectively: researchers in the KEA-Bauwerk project are developing basic principles  to reduce energy

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Wind energy

Intelligent systems monitor wind turbines

Wind turbines: For the first time, the condition of the towers' surfaces can be assessed solely on the basis of digital data.

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Thermal room simulation

Therakles – Dynamic simulation of heat flows in individual zones

The Therakles simulation software calculates thermal transport processes in individual thermal zones in buildings.

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DELTA: Living Lab for the Energy Transition in Darmstadt

Connecting the Energy System of the City

Cities could be so much more energy efficient: waste heat produced by industrial plants could be used to heat buildings in place of fossil fuels.

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Energy self-sufficient living

Single-family homes with renewable electricity and heating supply

In Freiberg, the performance of two single-family homes conceived as energy self-sufficient buildings is being scientifically investigated.

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Integrated household heating transition in Wilhelmsburg

Sustainable Heating Supply for Urban Districts

In the Hamburg district of Wilhelmsburg, it is shown how regenerative heat can be generated and distributed in urban areas.

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