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Climate Friendly Refrigerants for Heat Pumps
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Heat Pumps as Part of the Energy System
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Tandem Photovoltaics – The Road to Higher Conversion Efficiencies
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Heat Pumps – A Key Technology for the Energy Transition
Heat Pumps in New Single-Family Homes
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Project "HV-MELA-BAT": High-Voltage Megawatt Charging System for Heavy-Duty and Passenger Vehicles
Fraunhofer-Bessel Award Winner on Research Stay at Fraunhofer ISE
Fraunhofer ISE To Support PV Module Manufacturer Emmvee with New Solar Cell Production Line
Electric Truck with Integrated Photovoltaics Passes Practical Test Phase
Hydrogen from Australia to Germany via Rotterdam: Fraunhofer ISE and Port of Rotterdam Jointly Sign Letter of Intent
New IEA Task: Identifying Sustainable and Economical Heating Technologies.
Durable Grid-forming PV Inverters for Stable Grid Operation
Project FEDECOM: Flexible and Interoperable Energy Communities
No more dead spots in buildings: Fraunhofer ISE develops insulating glass transparent to radio waves
Technology Platform for the Scale-Up of Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Photovoltaics Gets the Go-Ahead
Future Hydrogen Infrastructure: From early islands of hydrogen to a networked hydrogen economy
Fraunhofer ISE Has a Revised Organizational Structure as of July 2023
World Record Efficiency of 15.8 Percent Achieved for 1 cm² Organic Solar Cell
New Project “HybridKraft” Launched: PV Electricity Shall Increase Efficiency of Solar Thermal Power Plants
Efficient Mass Production of Fuel Cells
Fraunhofer ISE To Support Setup of PV Production Site in France
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy sign a memorandum of understanding for future research projects on expanding the hydrogen sector
Laboratory cell demonstrates the huge potential of perovskite-based triple-junction solar cells
Silicon-based Multijunction Solar Cell Reaches Record Efficiency of 36.1 Percent
News 2022
Elisa Kaiser from Fraunhofer ISE receives Young Scientist Award at CPV-18 Conference
Stringer for Manufacturing Matrix Shingle Modules Goes into Series Production
3rd Terawatt Workshop
International Energy Workshop in Freiburg: Modeling Future Energy Systems
Özde Seyma Kabakli from Fraunhofer ISE Receives Poster Prize at the 14th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Fraunhofer ISE signs Open Letter regarding the REPowerEU Plan
Juan Francisco Martínez Sánchez Wins the Gips-Schüle Young Scientist Award for his Development of a High-Efficiency PV Hybrid Concentrator Module
Ammonia as a hydrogen vehicle: New integrated reactor technology for the energy transition
Fraunhofer ISE Develops Solar-Powered Ice Maker and Solar Dryers for Fishermen and Farmers in Kenya
Fraunhofer ISE and GHD are developing the National Hydrogen Strategy of the United Arab Emirates
Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling receives the Global Excellence Award by Energy and Environment Foundation
Team consisting of ADS-TEC and Fraunhofer ISE among the Top Three Finalists of the German Future Award 2022
Project SOLARX: Production of Heat, Electricity and H2 from Solar Energy
First Green Solar Modules Integrated into Façade of the Center for High Efficiency Solar Cells
Large Potential for Floating PV on Pit Lakes in the Upper Rhine Valley in Baden-Wuerttemberg
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Net Electricity Generation in Germany in 2022: Signifi-cant Increase in Generation from Wind and PV
Key Stakeholders in the PV Industry Call for Measures to Re-establish Upstream Solar Manufacturing Value Chain in Europe
Non-residential Buildings as Flexible Players in the Energy System
Solar-Powered Ice Production and Solar Drying in Ken-ya: Fraunhofer ISE Hands Over Plant to Local Fishermen and Farmers
Fraunhofer ISE Develops Cost-effective Industrial Thermal Storage with Additional Filler Materials
On the road towards nitrogen oxide reduction: CatVap® technology is ready for series development
Prof. Dr. Adolf Goetzberger, Founder of Fraunhofer ISE Has Died
Fraunhofer researchers hand over mobile medical care platform to NGO for field tests
Low Exergy Concepts for the Heat Supply of Existing Multifamily Houses
Development of a pilot plant for the production of sustainable synthetic aviation fuels based on methanol
Novel heat-transfer medium and air wall increase efficiency of solar thermal tower power plants
Half-cell composite: New cell concepts for the large-scale mass production of PEM electrolyzers
Next Decade Decisive for PV Growth on the Path to 2050
Façade panels as heat sources for heat pumps
Colored PV modules with Fraunhofer ISE patent achieve market maturity
Fraunhofer ISE Researchers Receive Research Award from the Werner Siemens Foundation for their Vision to Develop Highly Efficient Solar Energy Systems
Hydrogen production at sea: Fraunhofer ISE is developing a concept for producing hydrogen on an offshore platform
New Test Field for Solar Technologies Combines Laboratory and Field Measurements
Safe PV Systems: Fraunhofer ISE Tests Arc Fault Detectors
Accurately Determine Efficiency of Perovskite-Silicon Tandem PV Modules
Climate-friendly Heating: Fraunhofer ISE Develops Low Charge Refrigeration Circuit for Propane Heat Pumps
German Net Power Generation in First Half of 2023: Record Renewable Energy Share of 57.7 Percent
Solar cells integrated into car hoods
Fraunhofer ISE Study: Where Germany’s imports for hydrogen and Power-to-X products could come from
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PERC Solar Cells from 100 Percent Recycled Silicon
Fraunhofer ISE Successful in Patent Infringement Process for Inverter Technology
Towards a GW industry - Fraunhofer ISE provides a deep-in cost analysis for water electrolysis systems
π -COMET technology: First European OME production in industrially relevant environment
Fraunhofer ISE develops mobile test stand for high-resolution Power-to-X kinetic analysis
Rotary screen printing boosts cycle times
High Speed Processing on Large Wafers with Newly Developed On-the-Fly Laser Equipment
Fraunhofer ISE Develops the World's Most Efficient Solar Cell with 47.6 Percent Efficiency
AVUSpro: Sensor Autonomously Measures Soiling on Solar Power Plants
Fraunhofer ISE Demonstrates First Long-Term Operation of Methanol Synthesis from Blast Furnace Gas with Miniplant
Thomas Speidel, Dr. Thorsten Ochs of ADS-TEC Energy and Stefan Reichert, Fraunhofer ISE, are nominated as a team for the Deutschen Zukunftspreis 2022
Promoting the Expansion of Photovoltaics by Cutting Production Times for High-Efficiency Solar Cells by Half
Propane-based Refrigeration Circuit for Heat Pumps Achieves New Efficiency Record
Kalyon and Fraunhofer ISE Sign MoU for Research on Integrated Photovoltaics and PV Storage Technologies
Fraunhofer ISE Supports Energy-Intensive Industries in Identifying Energy-Saving Potential
Advancing Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell and Module Technology to Industrial Maturity
New Project to Replace Gas and Oil Heating Systems in Multi-Family Buildings with Propane Heat Pumps
2021
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Fraunhofer ISE develops highly compact inverter for direct connection to medium-voltage grid
Dual Yield on Arable Land: Guideline for Agrivoltaics Published
Fraunhofer ISE Sets New World Record of 26 Percent Efficiency for Both-Sides-Contacted Solar Cell
European Photovoltaics Industry is Booming – Fraunhofer ISE Collaborates in Andalusian 5-Gigawatt Project
Tandem Photovoltaics Enables New Heights in Solar Cell Efficiencies – 35.9 % for III-V//Silicon Solar Cell
The Center for High Efficiency Solar Cells – Fraunhofer ISE Inaugurates New Lab Building
How the Building Sector Can Achieve Its Climate Targets After All
Monitoring Validates Energy Targets of Freiburg’s New Administration Building “Rathaus im Stühlinger”
Installed PV Capacity Grows For Large Rooftop Systems That Face East-West with Small Tilt Angles
Levelized Cost of Electricity: Renewables Clearly Superior to Conventional Power Plants Due to Rising CO2 Prices
Record Efficiency of 68.9% for GaAs Thin Film Photovoltaic Cell Under Laser Light
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Opens the ENIQ Showroom on the EUREF Campus in Berlin
Solar Systems Learn To Swim: Research and Industry Join Forces to Perform Long-Term Tests On Different System Designs
German Net Electricity Generation in First Half of 2021: Decline in Renewables due to Weak Winds
Photovoltaics Report Delivers Facts about Solar Energy Worldwide
Project PV-Live: New solar irradiance data set published
First agrivoltaic system for carbon-neutral orcharding being tested
European Glass-Glass Photovoltaic Modules Are Particularly Climate-Friendly
Study: Technological Learning is Key for Resource Efficient Terawatt Scale Photovoltaics
Staggered and Arrayed: M10 Industries AG and Fraunhofer ISE Develop Matrix Shingle Technology to Industrial Maturity
Unique Measurement Campaign Launched to Reduce Refrigerant Charge in Heat Pumps With Propane
Electric Truck with Fully Integrated Photovoltaics Picks Up Speed
Four Decades of Research for the Energy Transition: Fraunhofer ISE Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Fraunhofer ISE: Germany’s Tightened Climate Targets Can Be Met by 2045 with Extensive and Rapid Measures
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New Record Efficiency for Tandem Solar Cell Technology
Institute Director Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning appointed to Expert Council on Climate Issues
HelioControl Project Completed: Determination and control of aim points for heliostat fields in operation
Higher and Faster with Tandem Photovoltaics – The Focus of Fraunhofer ISE at the EU PVSEC Conference
The Energy Charts: Online Data Platform Relaunched Today with New Features
Higher Efficiencies in Organic Photovoltaics – New Record for 1 cm² Solar Cell
HighLine Technology GmbH – New Fraunhofer ISE Spin-Off for Sustainable Solar Cell Production
Fraunhofer ISE Receives f-cell Award 2020
C³PO Project: New Laser-Based Contacting Process Developed For Solar Cells
Consortium Develops Compact Refrigeration Circuit for Heat Pumps Using Propane
Material Analysis for the Global Energy Transition
Ensuring Medical Care in Crises and Emergencies
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Project "HV-MELA-BAT": High-Voltage Megawatt Charging System for Heavy-Duty and Passenger Vehicles
Fraunhofer-Bessel Award Winner on Research Stay at Fraunhofer ISE
Fraunhofer ISE To Support PV Module Manufacturer Emmvee with New Solar Cell Production Line
Electric Truck with Integrated Photovoltaics Passes Practical Test Phase
Hydrogen from Australia to Germany via Rotterdam: Fraunhofer ISE and Port of Rotterdam Jointly Sign Letter of Intent
New IEA Task: Identifying Sustainable and Economical Heating Technologies.
Durable Grid-forming PV Inverters for Stable Grid Operation
Project FEDECOM: Flexible and Interoperable Energy Communities
No more dead spots in buildings: Fraunhofer ISE develops insulating glass transparent to radio waves
Technology Platform for the Scale-Up of Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Photovoltaics Gets the Go-Ahead
Future Hydrogen Infrastructure: From early islands of hydrogen to a networked hydrogen economy
Fraunhofer ISE Has a Revised Organizational Structure as of July 2023
World Record Efficiency of 15.8 Percent Achieved for 1 cm² Organic Solar Cell
New Project “HybridKraft” Launched: PV Electricity Shall Increase Efficiency of Solar Thermal Power Plants
Efficient Mass Production of Fuel Cells
Fraunhofer ISE To Support Setup of PV Production Site in France
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy sign a memorandum of understanding for future research projects on expanding the hydrogen sector
Laboratory cell demonstrates the huge potential of perovskite-based triple-junction solar cells
Silicon-based Multijunction Solar Cell Reaches Record Efficiency of 36.1 Percent
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Elisa Kaiser from Fraunhofer ISE receives Young Scientist Award at CPV-18 Conference
Stringer for Manufacturing Matrix Shingle Modules Goes into Series Production
3rd Terawatt Workshop
International Energy Workshop in Freiburg: Modeling Future Energy Systems
Özde Seyma Kabakli from Fraunhofer ISE Receives Poster Prize at the 14th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Fraunhofer ISE signs Open Letter regarding the REPowerEU Plan
Juan Francisco Martínez Sánchez Wins the Gips-Schüle Young Scientist Award for his Development of a High-Efficiency PV Hybrid Concentrator Module
Ammonia as a hydrogen vehicle: New integrated reactor technology for the energy transition
Fraunhofer ISE Develops Solar-Powered Ice Maker and Solar Dryers for Fishermen and Farmers in Kenya
Fraunhofer ISE and GHD are developing the National Hydrogen Strategy of the United Arab Emirates
Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling receives the Global Excellence Award by Energy and Environment Foundation
Team consisting of ADS-TEC and Fraunhofer ISE among the Top Three Finalists of the German Future Award 2022
Project SOLARX: Production of Heat, Electricity and H2 from Solar Energy
First Green Solar Modules Integrated into Façade of the Center for High Efficiency Solar Cells
Large Potential for Floating PV on Pit Lakes in the Upper Rhine Valley in Baden-Wuerttemberg
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