Nacelle of a wind turbine with worker on the turbine.
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Wind power
Wind Day: Research projects strengthen expansion

Good news for sustainable climate protection on today's Global Wind Day: The cost of electricity from wind power keeps getting cheaper.

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Quadruple solar cell with anti-reflective coating
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Photovoltaics
Made in Germany: Most efficient solar cell in the world

With a record efficiency of 47.6 per cent, scientists have reclaimed the title of the world's most efficient solar cell for Germany.

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A sampling system to evaluate the thermal stability of storage materials based on nitrate salts.
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Solar thermal power plants
Liquid salt storage for high temperatures increases efficiency

Scientists are researching liquid salt storage tanks for solar thermal power plants that are suitable for high temperatures until 620 degrees Celsius.

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The solar thermal testing ground Plataforma Solar de Almería in Spain
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Solar thermal power plants
Solar thermal test system with liquid salt heat transfer medium inaugurated

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and its partners in Portugal inaugurated one of the world's first parabolic trough plants operated with liquid salt.

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The solar thermal testing ground Plataforma Solar de Almería in Spain
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Solar thermal power plants
Uniform REPA testing standards for solar thermal power plants

The scientists in the REPA research project are working on uniform testing standards for flexible pipe connections in solar thermal power plants.

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The photo shows an industrial photovoltaic system with high-voltage transmission lines in the background.
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Photovoltaics
Powerful inverters for photovoltaic systems

Teams of scientists are developing new semiconductors based on gallium nitride for the next generation of efficient photovoltaic inverters.

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Interior view of the Bruchsal geothermal power plant.
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Geothermal energy
Thermal water as a source of lithium: Using geothermal plants for raw material production

Raw material for the expansion of e-mobility: Teams of scientists are investigating how lithium can be extracted from thermal waters in Germany.

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Rotating blade for small turbines
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Thermal power plants
Ceramic turbine components for higher efficiency

New powerful micro gas turbines with corrosion-resistant ceramic components enable turbine inlet temperatures of up to 1,400 degrees Celsius.

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Tandem solar cell with record efficiency
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Photovoltaics
Perovskite tandem solar cell ready for series production achieves efficiency record

28.7 per cent efficiency is the new world record for a solar cell ready for series-production.

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