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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE conducts research on the technology needed to supply energy efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis in industrialised, threshold and developing countries. To this purpose, the Institute develops systems, components, materials and processes in the areas of the thermal use of solar energy, solar building, solar cells, electrical power supplies, chemical energy conversion, energy storage and the rational use of energy.
The Institute's work ranges from fundamental scientific research relating to solar energy applications, through the development of production technology and prototypes, to the construction of demonstration systems. The Institute plans, advises and provides know-how and technical facilities as services.
Latest Publications
Feb 17, 2010
Study from Fraunhofer ISE on behalf of the interest group of the german solar energy industry BSW Solar: Determination of the extend of a further reduction in the feed-in tariff for solar electricity in 2010
In the context of the present discussion in Germany regarding an additional reduction in the feed-in tariff for solar electricity for spring / summer 2010, In the context of the present discussion in Germany regarding an additional reduction in the feed-in tariff for solar electricity for spring / summer 2010, Fraunhofer ISE has published a study that investigates to what extent an additional reduction would be appropriate. The main findings of the study, carried out on behalf of the interest group of the German solar energy industry BSW Solar, are summarized in english below.
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Mar 11, 2010
Solar Cooling is Ripe for the Market - The German Federal Ministry for the Environment sponsors the Testing of Solar Air-Conditioning Units in the Practice
Air-conditioning with solar power? This may sound paradoxical at first but is actually technologically feasible today. By combining solar thermal energy and adsorption technology, heat can be used to cool buildings. The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety BMU is promoting a widespread test for solar air-conditioning systems in the practice. The partners involved - Solvis GmbH & Co. KG, SorTech AG, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg - are presently looking for participants for this test.
more InfoMar 04, 2010
CPV Consortium elects Dr. Andreas Bett as new board member - Concentrator photovoltaics on its way to commercialization
The CPV Consortium, a non-profit concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar industry organization, has elected Dr. Andreas Bett, Department Head and Deputy Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, as a member of its board. Dr. Bett is also the chair and main organizer of the upcoming 6th international Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaics, which will be held from April 7- 9, 2010 in Freiburg, Germany.
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