Project insights: Research for the energy transition

Photovoltaics

Lots of low-cost solar power

Reduce production costs of solar cells by optimizing the screen printing process and the passivation of the cells.

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Wind energy

New maintenance concepts for offshore wind farms

New strategies for the operating phase and maintenance of wind farms significantly reduce costs.

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Solar thermal power plants

New high temperature oil successfully demonstrated at Plataforma Solar de Almería

New heat carrier, the silicone oil HELIOSOL 5A can be used in solar thermal power plants even at higher operating temperatures.

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Photovoltaics

Using PV electricity – saves costs for diesel fuel

In off-grid areas, PV electricity can supplement and, as far as possible, replace diesel generators.

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Bioenergy

Biogas ensures stable networks

Biogas plants can flexibly feed in power and heat and in this way compensate for fluctuations in the power and heating network.

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Thermal power plants

Coal-fired power plant – fit for the future with thermal storage

Coal-fired power plants become more flexible through thermal storage systems – various concepts show how this systems can be integrated.

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Photovoltaics

Electricity from photovoltaics stabilises power grids

Reliable power supply with a hybrid power plant that optimally combines photovoltaic and fossil power generation.

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Thermal power plants

High-temperature gasification – upgrading solid fuels

IGCC power plants have high efficiency and fuel flexibility, as well as the possibility of effective CO2 separation.

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Bioenergy

Efficient conversion of biomass into power and heat

High-temperature fuel cells (SOFC) coupled with biomass gasification systems can also be used for fuels of greatly fluctuating quality.

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