Industrial area from the bird's eye view
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Thermal power plants
Decentralised gas turbine plants support the energy transition

New technologies for small industrial gas turbines in the 8-megawatt class have successfully passed tests and achieved CHP efficiencies above 85 %.

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Bioenergy plant in the countryside
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Bioenergy
Flexible power production through bioenergy plants

The power production of bioenergy plants such as biogas plants is aligned more closely with current demand through a bonus/malus system.

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The picture shows the team members of the start-up NexWafe.
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Photovoltaics
NexWafe wins Fraunhofer Founder Award for pioneering photovoltaic technology

The start-up NexWafe has developed a novel method to produce silicon wafers. This has earned the company the Fraunhofer Founder Award 2020.

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Wood chips
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Bioenergy
New deadline for project ideas on biomass use

Project outlines in the funding area "Energy-efficient use of biogenic residual and waste materials" can be submitted until 1 September 2021.

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Drilling tower of a geothermal plant in Bavaria
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Geothermal energy
GeotIS - geothermal information system supports planning

GeotIS provides companies and research institutions with a reliable database for assessing the feasibility of geothermal projects.

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Cycle symbol
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Photovoltaics
New funding call for resource efficiency in the context of the energy transition

The call aims to reduce primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

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Solar cell manufacturing
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Photovoltaics
Research goals for digitisation in photovoltaics

From rapid quality gains to maximum efficiency - a new research roadmap shows the goals of digitisation in photovoltaics.

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Rotor blade bearings with a diameter of 3 - 6.5 m for offshore wind turbines are tested at Fraunhofer IWES in the innovative large bearing test stand BEAT6.1.
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Wind power
Accelerated testing of rotor blade bearings

The BEAT6.1 large bearing test rig in Hamburg enables better knowledge of damage and damage progression on the highly loaded bearings...

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The picture shows a river surrounded by trees
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Hydropower and Marine Energy
H2-Wyhlen at the start as a real-world laboratory for the energy transition

Green electricity is turned into green hydrogen at the Grenzach-Wyhlen hydroelectric power plant.

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