Fraunhofer ISE - New> 30% solar cell and colored, highly efficient car solar roof
Fraunhofer ISE sets two efficiency records for monolithic triple solar cells based on silicon August 29.8.2019, XNUMX - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in further increasing the efficiency of monolithic triple solar cells made from III-V semiconductors and silicon. Thanks to the combination of several absorber materials, these multi-junction solar cells use the solar spectrum significantly better than conventional silicon solar cells. The world record [...]
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Fraunhofer ISE sets two efficiency records for silicon-based monolithic triple-junction solar cells
Fraunhofer ISE sets two efficiency records for monolithic triple solar cells based on silicon Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in further increasing the efficiency of monolithic triple solar cells made from III-V semiconductors and silicon. Thanks to the combination of several absorber materials, these multi-junction solar cells use the solar spectrum significantly better than conventional silicon solar cells. The world record for a [...]
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First development of process parameters for 3D printing of heavy metals and special materials
Initial development of process parameters for the 3D printing of heavy metals and special materials. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has developed rapidly in recent years and is increasingly being used for small series production in industry. Due to the wide variety of fields of application, the material portfolio of the various 3D printing technologies is growing steadily. The particularly pronounced material flexibility of the powder-bed-based laser process LBM (Laser Beam Melting) [...]
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ECO COM'BAT opens up new possibilities for improving the sustainability of high-voltage batteries
Electromobility places high demands on new high-performance batteries - range, service life, safety and charging times, to name just a few. The real challenge is the resource requirements for a growing number of large lithium-based car batteries. Ten partners from industry and research have therefore come together in the EU-funded ECO COM'BAT project to create a sustainable next generation of high-voltage lithium-ion batteries [...]
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MinSEM - Research project for the closure of recyclable material cycles Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC
Over the next three years, a consortium of seven scientific institutions and companies, headed by the Fraunhofer project group IWKS, will develop innovative processes for the recovery of rare earth elements and platinum group metals from mineral processing and production residues. As part of the MinSEM project, research is being carried out on processes that make it possible to process a wide range of mineral materials in such a way that [...]
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Invitation to the workshop - Fraunhofer project group IWKS
On October 15, 2015, a workshop on the subject of "Electro-hydraulic shredding - New method for processing material composites" will take place in the premises of the Fraunhofer project group IWKS in Alzenau. The workshop is organized in cooperation with ImpulsTec GmbH, a young high-tech company that builds and sells high-voltage pulse systems and components for high-voltage pulse technology. In the half-day workshop [...]
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Recycling the next generation
Press release April 23.4.2014, 70 Around 1970 billion tons of raw materials are extracted worldwide every year. That is twice as much as in the late XNUMXs. The trend is still increasing - and with finite resources. One way of ensuring that enough materials are available for new goods in the future is consistent recycling. In the “Molecular Sorting” project after tomorrow, Fraunhofer researchers are working on the circular economy of the [...]
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Coveted Metals
Sought-after metals The researchers set up their workplaces. Photo: Monika Müller Source: FR In the Wolfgang Industrial Park in Hanau, a new Fraunhofer project group is researching how valuable materials such as rare earths can be replaced or better recycled. Bacteria can get the most out of old cell phones. Microbiologist Stefan Ratering treats - already dismantled - disused mobile phones with microorganisms in order to [...]
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