Fraunhofer ISE spin-off launches heat pump information platform
Heat Pumps Watch will work to change consumer attitudes towards heat pump adoption by delivering evidence-based information on the technology aimed at professionals, policymakers and homeowners.
Fraunhofer ISE defining test procedure for grid-forming inverters
The evaluation process, developed in collaboration with four German transmission system operators, has been carried out on seven European companies whose inverters range from kW to MW in size.
A better understanding of UV degradation
Performance loss from ultraviolet (UV) light has become a concern for new PV cells, though earlier lab tests may have overstated the issue. Paul Gebhardt, photovoltaic module reliability scientist at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), outlines a mechanism that may have distorted earlier results.
Fraunhofer ISE developing InP-on-GaAs substrates for III-V solar cells
Fraunhofer ISE researchers say their newly fabricated gallium arsenide substrates (InP-on-GaAs wafers) can replace prime indium phosphide wafers and offer a scalable pathway to lower costs.
Fraunhofer ISE and Freesuns launch PV roof tile pilot line
The flexible, automated production allows Swiss project partner Freesuns to produce its newly developed matrix shingle roof tiles on a pilot scale before moving into mass production.
Fraunhofer develops contactless method for measuring back-contact solar cells
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a contactless method to measure the performance of back-contact solar cells, enabling in-line assessment of key parameters such as efficiency, fill factor, and current-voltage characteristics.
Fraunhofer ISE research finds solar module output ‘often overstated’
A longitudinal research project from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE reveals that since 2017, the institute has measured less power on average in a solar module than promised by the manufacturer.
Fraunhofer ISE developing lithium extraction processes in Germany
The ThermIon project is intended to take into account the entire process chain from the pretreatment of the brine to lithium extraction and lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide crystallization to the controlled return of the brine. The new process is intended to be both environmentally friendly and economical.
Germany: New PV records in July
Energy Charts and Agora Energiewende both report a production of 10.3 TWh of solar power last month. Almost 9.5 TWh of this was fed into the grid. In addition, there were more than 80 hours in July with negative electricity prices.
Soltec announces tracker for concentrated photovoltaics
It will be integrated with Fraunhofer ISE’s micro-CPV module technology, with 36.5% efficiency. A first prototype will be installed in Spain before the end of 2024.
