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18.11.2024

Battery research with the HZB X-ray microscope

New cathode materials are being developed to further increase the capacity of lithium batteries. Multilayer lithium-rich transition metal oxides (LRTMOs) offer particularly high energy density…

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24.10.2024

Rutger Schlatmann re-elected as ETIP PV Chair

The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) was created by the European Commission in order to promote photovoltaic technologies and industries in Europe. Now, the…

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22.10.2024

Perovskite solar cells: TEAM PV develops reproducibility and comparability

Ten teams at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin are building a long-term international alliance to converge practices and develop reproducibility and comparability in perovskite materials. The TEAM PV project…

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27.09.2024

Photovoltaic living lab reaches the 100 Megawatt-hour mark

About three years ago, the living laboratory at HZB went into operation. Since then, the photovoltaic facade has been generating electricity from sunlight. On September 27, 2024, it reached the…

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09.09.2024

Green hydrogen: MXenes shows talent as catalyst for oxygen evolution

The MXene class of materials has many talents. An international team led by HZB chemist Michelle Browne has now demonstrated that MXenes, properly functionalised, are excellent catalysts for the…

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31.07.2024

Green hydrogen: ‘Artificial leaf’ becomes better under pressure

Hydrogen can be produced via the electrolytic splitting of water. One option here is the use of photoelectrodes that convert sunlight into voltage for electrolysis in so called photoelectrochemical…

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29.07.2024

Green hydrogen from direct seawater electrolysis- experts warn against hype

At first glance, the plan sounds compelling: invent and develop future electrolysers capable of producing hydrogen directly from unpurified seawater. But a closer look reveals that such direct…

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09.07.2024

BESSY II shows how solid-state batteries degrade

Solid-state batteries have several advantages: they can store more energy and are safer than batteries with liquid electrolytes. However, they do not last as long and their capacity decreases with…

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01.07.2024

From waste to value: The right electrolytes can enhance glycerol oxidation

When biomass is converted into biodiesel, huge amounts of glycerol are produced as a by-product. So far, however, this by-product has been little utilised, even though it could be processed into more…

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20.06.2024

HySPRINT Photovoltaics Lab inaugurated

After around four years of renovation, photovoltaics research groups moved into their offices in Kekuléstraße on 20 June 2024. With the reopening, the building has also been given a new name that…

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19.06.2024

Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications (HIPOLE Jena) Inaugurated

On June 17, 2024, the Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications (HIPOLE Jena) was officially inaugurated in Jena in the presence of Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister for Economy, Science,…

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19.04.2024

Clean cooking fuel with a great impact for southern Africa

Burning biomass for cooking causes harmful environmental and health issues. The German-South African GreenQUEST initiative is developing a clean household fuel. It aims to reduce climate-damaging CO…

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08.04.2024

BESSY II: How pulsed charging enhances the service time of batteries

An improved charging protocol might help lithium-ion batteries to last much longer. Charging with a high-frequency pulsed current reduces ageing effects, an international team demonstrated. The study…

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21.02.2024

Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin is a bicycle-friendly employer

Since 2017, the German Cyclists' Federation (ADFC) has been awarding the EU-wide "Bicycle-Friendly Employer" certification. The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has now been awarded the coveted silver seal…

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07.06.2023

Green Deal Ukraina: HZB launches an Energy & Climate Project

Green Deal Ukraina, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, is working with partner institutions in Ukraine and Poland to establish an energy and climate think tank in the…

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15.05.2023

Calculating the carbon footprint of publications

Prof. Dr. Jens Eisert heads the Quantum Computation and Simulation research group, which is jointly funded by Freie Universität Berlin and HZB. The theoretical physicist recently received an Advanced…

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13.03.2023

Superstore MXene: New proton hydration structure determined

MXenes are able to store large amounts of electrical energy like batteries and to charge and discharge rather quickly like a supercapacitor. They combine both talents and thus are a very interesting…

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27.01.2023

Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone

Perovskite semiconductors promise highly efficient and low-cost solar cells. However, the semi-organic material is very sensitive to temperature differences, which can quickly lead to fatigue damage…

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19.12.2022

World record back at HZB: Tandem solar cell achieves 32.5 percent efficiency

The current world record of tandem solar cells consisting of a silicon bottom cell and a perovskite top cell is once again at HZB. The new tandem solar cell converts 32.5 % of the incident solar…

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14.12.2022

On the way to mass production: perovskite silicon tandem cells

In order to transfer tandem solar cells from laboratory scale to production, HZB is cooperating with the solar module manufacturer Meyer Burger, which has great expertise in heterojunction technology…

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23.11.2022

European pilot line for innovative photovoltaic technology based on tandem solar cells

PEPPERONI, a four-year Research and Innovation project co-funded under Horizon Europe and jointly coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Qcells, will support Europe in reaching its renewable…

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07.11.2022

A perfect match: perovskite meets perovskite

Tandem solar cells, which combine two different perovskite semiconductors, promise high efficiencies and can be produced with very little energy input. Such modules could even be bendable. Together…

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26.10.2022

Batteries without critical raw materials

The market for rechargeable batteries is growing rapidly, but the necessary raw materials are limited. Sodium-ion batteries, for example, could offer an alternative. A joint research group from HZB…

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21.10.2022

The market itself will push this issue - Interview on the role of synthetic kerosene for aviation

In the research consortium CARE-O-SENE, scientists are looking for more efficient ways to produce synthetic kerosene for use in aviation. We interviewed Tobias Sontheimer of HZB and Dirk Schär of the…

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12.10.2022

Prof. Rutger Schlatmann is Chair of the European Platform for Photovoltaics

Rutger Schlatmann is a solar expert from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and professor at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences. At the HZB he heads the Competence Centre for Photovoltaics,…

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12.10.2022

40-million-euro sustainable kerosene research project CARE-O-SENE receives funding

The international research project CARE-O-SENE (Catalyst Research for Sustainable Kerosene) was granted 30 million euros in funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)…

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11.07.2022

Environmental impact of perovskite-on-silicon solar PV modules lower than silicon alone

Solar photovoltaics is a reliable and sustainable way to generate energy. A study has evaluated for the first time the lifecycle environmental impact of industrially produced perovskite-on-silicon…

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15.06.2022

Hannover Messe ein großer Erfolg

Wir konnten verschiedene Zielgruppen Einblicke in den Arbeiten des Süddeutschen Klimabüros geben.

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24.05.2022

International consortium to advance decarbonisation of the aviation sector

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 24 May 2022: CARE-O-SENE research project will develop advanced catalysts for sustainable aviation fuels The company Sasol and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) will lead a…

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14.04.2022

Presse-Preview Hannover Messe

Inhalte des KIT-Auftritts auf der Messe Hannover 2022 wurden im Presse-Preview vorm Globus des IMK-TRO vorgestellt.

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Summer School on Net-Zero-2050

Further news from Helmholtz

Battery research with the HZB X-ray microscope

Rutger Schlatmann re-elected as ETIP PV Chair

Perovskite solar cells: TEAM PV develops reproducibility and comparability

Photovoltaic living lab reaches the 100 Megawatt-hour mark

Green hydrogen: MXenes shows talent as catalyst for oxygen evolution

Green hydrogen: ‘Artificial leaf’ becomes better under pressure

Green hydrogen from direct seawater electrolysis- experts warn against hype

BESSY II shows how solid-state batteries degrade

From waste to value: The right electrolytes can enhance glycerol oxidation

HySPRINT Photovoltaics Lab inaugurated

Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications (HIPOLE Jena) Inaugurated

Clean cooking fuel with a great impact for southern Africa

BESSY II: How pulsed charging enhances the service time of batteries

Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin is a bicycle-friendly employer

Green Deal Ukraina: HZB launches an Energy & Climate Project

Calculating the carbon footprint of publications

Superstore MXene: New proton hydration structure determined

Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone

World record back at HZB: Tandem solar cell achieves 32.5 percent efficiency

On the way to mass production: perovskite silicon tandem cells

European pilot line for innovative photovoltaic technology based on tandem solar cells

A perfect match: perovskite meets perovskite

Batteries without critical raw materials

The market itself will push this issue - Interview on the role of synthetic kerosene for aviation

Prof. Rutger Schlatmann is Chair of the European Platform for Photovoltaics

40-million-euro sustainable kerosene research project CARE-O-SENE receives funding

Environmental impact of perovskite-on-silicon solar PV modules lower than silicon alone

Hannover Messe ein großer Erfolg

International consortium to advance decarbonisation of the aviation sector

Presse-Preview Hannover Messe