Energy for Antarctica: solar hydrogen as an alternative to crude oil?
In addition to penguins, it is mostly researchers that live in Antarctica – collecting neutrinos, analysing glaciers and ice cores, and... [mehr]
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Knowledge Transfer: Independent consulting office for integrating photovoltaics into buildings
In order to achieve the climate targets, the building stock must be designed to be almost climate-neutral by 2050. That's ambitious, but feasible.... [mehr]
Molecules that self-assemble into monolayers for efficient perovskite solar cells
In recent years, solar cells based on metal halide perovskites have achieved an exceptional increase in efficiency. These materials promise... [mehr]
„Make our Planet great again“: New Research Group at HZB
Following the Paris Climate Agreement, the German and French governments launched the "Make our Planet great again - German Research Initiative"... [mehr]
HZB researchers are used to boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells
The trick: they incorporate layers of organic molecules into the solar cell. These layers utilise a quantum mechanical process known as singlet... [mehr]
Machine learning helps improving photonic applications
Nanostructures can increase the sensitivity of optical sensors enormously – provided that the geometry meets certain conditions and matches the... [mehr]
Patented nanostructure for solar cells: Rough optics, smooth surface
"It is not enough simply to bring more light into the cell," says Christiane Becker. Such surface structures can even ultimately reduce the... [mehr]
GRECO kick-off in Madrid: advancing photovoltaics through “open science”
The kick-off meeting took place in Madrid end of June 2018. The Institute for Solar Energy at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) is... [mehr]
Perovskite-silicon solar cell research collaboration hits 25.2% efficiency
"Perovskite-based tandem solar cells can use light particularly efficiently and therefore offer the opportunity to achieve even higher... [mehr]