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Over the past 40 years we have built up extensive expertise in the four fields of <a href=\"\/en\/the-4-es\/e-for-energy-provision\/\"><b>energy provision<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/the-4-es\/e-for-energy-distribution\/\"><b>energy distribution<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/the-4-es\/e-for-energy-storage\/\"><b>energy storage<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/the-4-es\/e-for-energy-utilization\/\"><b>energy utilization<\/b><\/a>. We would like to share our knowledge with you \u2013 interested persons from industry, science, politics and the media as well as the general public \u2013 on our science blog \u201cInnovation4E\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE is the largest solar energy research institute in Europe. Every day our experts are researching to find innovative solutions for the \u201cEnergiewende\u201d. 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