Power and Electrical Engineering

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Fraunhofer tool helps prevent fires and explosions

Lines in natural gas grids have to be maintained and serviced regularly. This entails using flares to vent the natural gas. With FlareSimulator, research scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for…

This ‘Harry Potter’ light sensor achieves magically high efficiency of 200 per cent

Using green light and a double-layered cell, Riccardo Ollearo of the Eindhoven University of Technology has come up with a photodiode that has sensitivity that many can only dream of….

Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon

– just got a lot more efficient. University of Rochester researchers use substrates of metal and dielectrics to boost the light conversion efficiency of perovskites by 250 percent. Silicon, the…

Solar-Powered Ice Production and Solar Drying in Kenya

Fraunhofer ISE Hands Over Plant to Local NGO. In the SolCoolDry project, funded by the German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems…

New injector makes gas injection system for internal combustion engines more efficient

A newly developed system for gaseous fuels makes it possible to inject hydrogen directly into the combustion chamber. A special control system can increase torque by 20 percent. The system…

Cost-effective Industrial Thermal Storage with Additional Filler Materials

Many industrial processes produce waste heat that is often released unused into the environment. With rising energy prices, waste heat recovery and storage are becoming increasingly attractive for companies as…

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