Project insights: Research for the energy transition

Energy management for buildings

Management system for the solar-based energy supply of residential buildings

In the “iHEM” research project, an integrated energy supply using solar energy is being developed for residential construction.

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Phase change materials in buildings

Performance of ventilation systems with PCMs

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

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Financing model for new-build scheme

Public-private partnership finances new energy-efficient administrative building

A special financing model was used for delivering the project: a public private partnership or PPP for short.

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Plus Energy School

Resource-conserving refurbishment of a vocational college

On the campus of the vocational college in Detmold, three school buildings and a sports hall were completely refurbished.

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Photovoltaics

Triple solar cells achieve record efficiency

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

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Quarter energy concept

Optimised energy supply of mixed-use areas

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

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Phase change materials in buildings

Performance of surface cooling systems with PCMs

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

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Software

MoniSoft for building monitoring and energy-based optimisation

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

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Energy storage

New office and laboratory building uses waste heat and geothermal heat

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

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