News from applied energy research

heating grids

Artificial intelligence to improve load forecasts

How can plant operators integrate as much renewable energy into their district heating as possible while also saving on costs?

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Geothermal energy

Learning geothermal energy interactively

The learning platform of the Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics LIAG aims to make geothermal energy accessible to all who are interested.

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Wind energy

Wind turbines no longer flash at night

Thanks to the PARASOL passive radar system, there is now an end to the continuous night-time flashing at wind farms.

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Starting signal for the living lab for the energy transition

Hamburg: New living lab IW³ provides climate-friendly heat

Another living lab for the energy transition is being launched in Hamburg to study an integrated household heating transition in Wilhelmsburg.

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Photovoltaics

New record efficiency for CIGS tandem solar cells

An optimised contact layer has produced an efficiency of 24.3 per cent for thin-film solar cells made of the materials CIGS and perovskite.

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Wind energy

First wind energy test field in mountainous terrain worldwide approved

Here, researchers can optimise the plant engineering and control system of wind turbines for use in complex terrain.

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Building Energy Competition

Solar Decathlon Europe teams present their ideas

The European university competition for sustainable building and living in the city is entering the next round.

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Wind energy

Determining the impact of wind turbines on flight navigation systems

Researchers are developing a forecasting tool that calculates the impact of wind turbines on aviation navigation aids.

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