A newly developed solar thermal venetian blind uses the heat generated by solar radiation and feeds it via heat pipes to the hot water storage tank of the building. …
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Building bridges between India and Germany: One year as a Chancellor Fellow
It is not every day you meet the Federal Chancellor of Germany. However, for the current German Chancellor’s Fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, this visit is on program every year. Recently, as the...
Kumar Abhishek
Innovation 4EWire Structure Heat Exchangers: A Better Design for Air Cooled Condensers?
Air cooled condensers for dry heat rejection are generally enlarged on the air side by different kind of fins, such as louvered fins, wavy fins or offset strip fins. These fins are manufactured by metal sheets and...
Hannes Fugmann
Major Event for Innovation: MATS Power Plant Officially Opens in Egypt
At the end of February the MATS power plant (Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar) was officially inaugurated in Borg El Arab near Alexandria in Egypt. The solar thermal power plant is the first of its kind...
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Thermal Comfort for Electric Vehicles – Longer driving range for electric vehicles through optimized battery management
What is the ideal operating temperature for electric cars? At what temperature do they perform best? The participants of the European research project JOSPEL are addressing just these questions by assessing the...
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Thomas KroyerAgrophotovoltaics: Harvesting the Sun for Power and Produce
An old German saying says that the dumbest farmer produces the biggest potatoes. Today we can say in contrast that the clever farmer harvests solar electricity. In Germany, solar electricity is about ten times more...
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Episode 03: An Espresso with… SOLAR-TRAIN scholars
In our series “An Espresso with …” we regularly carry out interviews with engaging people from the field of renewable energy. In this episode we welcomed three young scientists at our coffeetable. Ismail Kaaya, Djamel...
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