CleanTechnica » fraunhofer http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 3rd Annual Fraunhofer IWS Lithium-Sulfur Battery Workshop Begins November 12 In Dresden http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/third-annual-fraunhofer-iws-lithium-sulfur-battery-workshop-begins-november-12-dresden/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/third-annual-fraunhofer-iws-lithium-sulfur-battery-workshop-begins-november-12-dresden/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2014 13:59:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72868 The third annual Fraunhofer IWS lithium-sulfur battery workshop will be held November 12–13 this year in Dresden, Germany, according to a recent press release. The workshop aims to advance the cause of lithium-sulfur batteries — which are the most promising choice for future energy storage systems, according to Fraunhofer — amongst the international audience of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/third-annual-fraunhofer-iws-lithium-sulfur-battery-workshop-begins-november-12-dresden/feed/ 0 Cleantech Leaders (Zayed Future Energy Prize Videos & Call For Applications) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/cleantech-leaders-zayed-future-energy-prize-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/cleantech-leaders-zayed-future-energy-prize-videos/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:03:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69040 There are a lot of cleantech leaders out there. Numerous cleantech industries are growing in leaps and bounds, and numerous people and companies are to thank for that. I don’t envy the Zayed Future Energy Prize panels who have to narrow down numerous applications to choose just a handful of winners each year. But I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/cleantech-leaders-zayed-future-energy-prize-videos/feed/ 0 6 German Renewable Energy Charts http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/25/6-german-renewable-energy-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/25/6-german-renewable-energy-charts/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64278 One of our readers, Kanaga Gnana, recently sent along a November report from the Fraunhofer Institute that has a number of interesting charts in it. I pulled out 6 for sharing here. Have a look. In this first one, you can see CSP vs PV vs CPV levelized cost of energy (LCOE) estimates for Germany:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/25/6-german-renewable-energy-charts/feed/ 8 Effective Wood-Foam Insulation Developed By Researchers At Fraunhofer http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/11/effective-wood-foam-insulation-developed-researchers-fraunhofer/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/11/effective-wood-foam-insulation-developed-researchers-fraunhofer/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:50:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63631 An effective new form of insulation created entirely from wood has been created by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, WKI in Braunschweig. The new insulation — which is essentially foamed wood — could serve as a petrochemical-free, environmentally friendly alternative to the toxic insulations currently in widespread-use, according to the researchers. “Our

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/11/effective-wood-foam-insulation-developed-researchers-fraunhofer/feed/ 2 2014 Zayed Future Energy Prize Winners (+ Exclusive Interview With ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/20/2014-zayed-future-energy-prize-winners-exclusive-interview-abb-ceo/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/20/2014-zayed-future-energy-prize-winners-exclusive-interview-abb-ceo/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:03:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61564 I attended the amazing Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony tonight (for the second year in a row). The Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony is sort of like the Academy Awards of cleantech — quite a show. This year, the event actually included a performance from The Human Orchestra, which has performed at the Academy Awards.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/20/2014-zayed-future-energy-prize-winners-exclusive-interview-abb-ceo/feed/ 0 Solar Dropping Wholesale Electricity Prices Like A Bad Habit (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/12/solar-dropping-wholesale-electricity-prices-like-bad-habit-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/12/solar-dropping-wholesale-electricity-prices-like-bad-habit-charts/#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:00:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61237 Originally published on Solar Love. A reader recently shared some great Fraunhofer reports on renewable energy in Germany with me. One of them I had already written a pretty long article about back in November, but the second I don’t think I’d seen. It’s an extensive look at electricity prices and production data in 2013.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/12/solar-dropping-wholesale-electricity-prices-like-bad-habit-charts/feed/ 87 Germans Living In Small Cities Would Most Benefit From Electric Cars http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/26/electric-car-owners-germany-live-small-cities-implications/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/26/electric-car-owners-germany-live-small-cities-implications/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:42:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59392 One of the studies presented at EVS27* in Barcelona last week was a study regarding the segments of the German population that would most benefit (economically) from switching to an electric car. The study, conducted by Patrick Plötz and Till Gnann of Fraunhofer ISI, used a German nationwide travel survey and then broke up the population into 24 subgroups based

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/26/electric-car-owners-germany-live-small-cities-implications/feed/ 0 Germany Solar PV Report — A Must-Read For Any Energy Reporter http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/07/germany-solar-pv-report-must-read-energy-reporter/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/07/germany-solar-pv-report-must-read-energy-reporter/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58664 One of our Dutch readers, Remco van der Horst of Better Energy, recently passed along an excellent report on various aspects of Germany’s solar power boom. The report actually reads more like a fact-checking of common claims (in media and politics) regarding Germany’s rapid energy transition. It is easy to read, organized by common questions/claims, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/24/new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-of-44-7-set/feed/ 24 Cattails As Building Insulation — New Research Brings To Light The Great Advantages Of The Material http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/cattails-as-building-insulation-new-research-brings-to-light-the-great-advantages-of-the-material/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/cattails-as-building-insulation-new-research-brings-to-light-the-great-advantages-of-the-material/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:00:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52731 Cattails — Typha sp — are a very useful material, one that can be effectively employed for a variety of very different purposes. Throughout history, they have served as a nutritious food source, a source of downy material for bedding, a raw material for wickerwork, a means of cleaning wastewater at sewage treatment plants and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/cattails-as-building-insulation-new-research-brings-to-light-the-great-advantages-of-the-material/feed/ 4 Energy Storage Breakthrough: Large And Powerful Redox Flow Battery Developed http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/19/energy-storage-breakthrough-large-and-powerful-redox-flow-battery-developed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/19/energy-storage-breakthrough-large-and-powerful-redox-flow-battery-developed/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:49:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49770 A breakthrough has been made in the field of renewable energy battery storage. Researchers have developed a redox flow battery that reaches a stack power of up to 25 kW. This breakthrough in battery technology is important because it will allow the energy from intermittent sources of power, such as most renewables, to be more

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/19/energy-storage-breakthrough-large-and-powerful-redox-flow-battery-developed/feed/ 53 Solar News: Solar At 11 Euro Cents In Germany, Solar Benefits Residents, Polish Feed-In Tariff Reviewed… http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/04/solar-news-solar-at-11-euro-cents-in-germany-solar-benefits-residents-polish-feed-in-tariff-reviewed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/04/solar-news-solar-at-11-euro-cents-in-germany-solar-benefits-residents-polish-feed-in-tariff-reviewed/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:16:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48021 If you’re solar obsessed, beyond our own solar power stories from the past week or so, you may also want to check out some of these pieces: Germany Altmaier Paper on Renewable (1): No Need for Cost Reduction Altmaier Paper on Renewable (2): Irresponsible Undermining of Trust in Germany Altmaier Paper on Renewable (3): Reducing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/04/solar-news-solar-at-11-euro-cents-in-germany-solar-benefits-residents-polish-feed-in-tariff-reviewed/feed/ 0 India Identifies 54 Solar Cities, Drivers In UK Sleeping In Cars To Save Fuel, Raleigh 1st US City To Adopt Wireless EV Charging… (Cleantech News Of The Day) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/17/india-identifies-54-solar-cities-drivers-in-uk-sleeping-in-cars-to-save-fuel-raleigh-1st-us-city-to-adopt-wireless-ev-charging-cleantech-news-of-the-day/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/17/india-identifies-54-solar-cities-drivers-in-uk-sleeping-in-cars-to-save-fuel-raleigh-1st-us-city-to-adopt-wireless-ev-charging-cleantech-news-of-the-day/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:42:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46271   Other than our own stories (and have a few more of those coming shortly), here’s some top cleantech and climate news from the past day or so: Solar Power Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Selected to Lead U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Project: “The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) has been

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/17/india-identifies-54-solar-cities-drivers-in-uk-sleeping-in-cars-to-save-fuel-raleigh-1st-us-city-to-adopt-wireless-ev-charging-cleantech-news-of-the-day/feed/ 2 News Bonanza: Clean Energy News, Climate Change News, and Clean Energy & Climate Policy News Link Love http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/20/news-bonanza-clean-energy-climate-change-and-clean-energy-climate-policy-news-link-love/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/20/news-bonanza-clean-energy-climate-change-and-clean-energy-climate-policy-news-link-love/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:09:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45273   Here’s some more clean energy, climate change, and policy news from the past couple weeks: Clean Energy (In General) & Climate Change Policy Iowa Scientists Warn of Need for Climate Change Action: “A group of scientists in the top U.S. grain-growing state of Iowa said on Monday that this year’s harsh drought was a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/20/news-bonanza-clean-energy-climate-change-and-clean-energy-climate-policy-news-link-love/feed/ 0 Solar Still a Draw: Intersolar North America Attracts Double the Visitors http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/15/solar-still-a-draw-intersolar-north-america-attracts-double-the-visitors/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/15/solar-still-a-draw-intersolar-north-america-attracts-double-the-visitors/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:19:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2787 [social_buttons] More than 17,000 solar industry insiders are gathering in San Francisco this week for the annual Intersolar North America conference. Conference organizers say the event is bigger this year, attracting more than double the attendees as the inaugural event last year – when the industry saw the solar-technology market grow 80 percent, with 5.5

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/15/solar-still-a-draw-intersolar-north-america-attracts-double-the-visitors/feed/ 2 China Heating Up Global Competition for Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/24/china-heating-up-global-competition-for-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/24/china-heating-up-global-competition-for-solar/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:45:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2698 There’s no question that China is a force to be reckoned with in the solar industry. The country is the largest silicon-based solar-cell producer in the world, with Chinese and Taiwanese production accounting for 39 percent of global production last year, compared with 28 percent from Europe, according to a report the Worldwatch Institute released

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/24/china-heating-up-global-competition-for-solar/feed/ 0 Is a Feed-In Tariff a good FIT for the U.S.? http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/22/is-a-feed-in-tariff-a-good-fit-for-the-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/22/is-a-feed-in-tariff-a-good-fit-for-the-us/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:30:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2683 As U.S. policymakers debate the best renewable policy for the country, many German experts are already convinced they know the answer: a feed-in tariff. Germany’s feed-in tariff, which offers generous set prices for renewable electricity fed into the grid, stimulated 1.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity last year, and similar programs also have boosted markets

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/22/is-a-feed-in-tariff-a-good-fit-for-the-us/feed/ 3 German Researchers Break Solar Cell Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/20/german-researchers-break-solar-cell-efficiency-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/20/german-researchers-break-solar-cell-efficiency-record/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:03:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1919 A new year, a new solar cell efficiency record is broken. German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have built a solar cell with 41.1% efficiency, besting the previous record of 40.8% efficiency set by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The three-layer gallium-indium-phosphide, gallium-indium-arsenide, and germanium cell broke the record when

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