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03 May 2023
Sun Day: 240 gigawatts of newly installed photovoltaic capacity worldwide in 2022

In 2022, the photovoltaic sector again recorded significant growth. Globally installed photovoltaic capacity currently hits around 1.2 terawatts.

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The photo shows the brick-red photovoltaic system on the roof of a gymnasium in Eppingen, which was developed as part of the PVHide research project.
© Fraunhofer ISE | Foto: Sarah de Carvalho

06 April 2023
Photovoltaic modules turn red

In the PVHide research project, a team of scientists has developed a brick-red photovoltaic system, and together with industrial partners, the team installed it - in a matching colour - on the roof of a historic building in Eppingen.

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The Lausward steam turbine power plant in Düsseldorf at night.
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Thermal power plants
Turbomachines indispensable even in a climate-neutral world

Away from fossil fuels towards hydrogen. The ECOFlexTurbo project provides support here by researching combustion systems and developing them.

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The picture shows a III-V//silicon tandem solar cell, the nano-structured rear side shimmers in rainbow colours.
© Fraunhofer ISE - Michael Schachtner

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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Digester of the Gussenstadt biogas plant
© Ludger Eltrop

Bioenergy
The role of bioenergy in the energy system

Bioenergy has a special role to play among renewable energy sources. To achieve this, it must be able to fit flexibly into a complex energy system.

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