Multifocus tower Jülich
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Solar thermal power plants
New DLR solar tower extends the Jülich research facility for solar thermal energy

New multifocus tower of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) goes into operation.

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Funding
Indian a new partner in third call for proposals for ERA-NET ACT

The ERA-NET ACT funds research projects dealing with the capture, storage and utilisation of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Funding
Survey on the European Partnership "Clean Energy Transition" launched

The European partnership "Clean Energy Transition" is intended to accelerate the energy transition. An online survey on the strategy run until August.

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In the perovskite laboratory of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), scientists have been investigating the record-setting tandem solar cell.
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Photovoltaics
New record efficiency for CIGS tandem solar cells

An optimised contact layer has produced an efficiency of 24.3 per cent for thin-film solar cells made of the materials CIGS and perovskite.

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Erecting the already standing measuring masts for the wind energy test field in mountainous terrain.
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Wind power
First wind energy test field in mountainous terrain worldwide approved

Here, researchers can optimise the plant engineering and control system of wind turbines for use in complex terrain.

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Funding
More than 510 million euros for applied energy research

In 2019, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy funded over 4,400 projects with around 510 million euros.

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Offshore wind farm
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Wind power
SETWind helps with transnational applications for funding for offshore wind power

The European SETWind project team helps from the very start with transnational funding concepts in the offshore wind sector.

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PTB has developed drones with precision navigation whose eight rotors enable steady-state hover flights.
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Wind power
Determining the impact of wind turbines on flight navigation systems

Researchers are developing a forecasting tool that calculates the impact of wind turbines on aviation navigation aids.

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Funding
Green power as a basis for hydrogen strategy

In the long run, only hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources is sustainable. This is stated in the Hydrogen Strategy of the Federal Governmen

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