Power and Electrical Engineering

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Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power

Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel.   The researchers,…

Safe PV Systems: Fraunhofer ISE Tests Arc Fault Detectors

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed a unique modular test stand for photovoltaic inverters with integrated arc fault detection. These integrated warning systems in inverters increase…

HotSense – new thin-film measurement techniques for high-vacuum and high-temperature processes

In cooperation with SURAGUS GmbH, the Fraunhofer FEP has succeeded in realizing non-contact in-situ measurements under high vacuum conditions at temperatures of up to 220°C within the HotSense project (grant…

New Test Field for Solar Technologies Combines Laboratory and Field Measurements

Rigorous tests on photovoltaic (PV) modules, integrated PV systems, solar thermal collectors, inverters and other solar technologies are carried out, for the most part, in an indoor laboratory environment. Accompanying…

Modelling results of optimal biomass use in the energy transition

What is the optimal role of limited biomass in the national energy transition and what are the priority target markets for bioenergy sources? These questions were addressed by a team…

New concept for lithium-air batteries

Research project in Germany aims to improve the stability of this novel battery type. Lithium-air batteries, also known as lithium-oxygen batteries, are candidates for the next generation of high-energy electricity…

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