Fraunhofer, VDE Institute and CSA Group lay corner stone for new solar PV module test lab

Fraunhofer Institute has joined VDE Institute and the Canadian Standards Association Group (CSA) in laying the corner stone for the new solar photovoltaic module test facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA). The sunny city is now home to an international test laboratory that will try to contribute to increasing the efficiency and finding improvements in [...]

Q-Cells Sets CIGS 13.0% Efficiency Record

Q-Cells has set an efficiency record for mass-produced CIGS thin-film modules. The Fraunhofer ISE has confirmed a total area efficiency of 13.0% for a Q-Cells Q.SMART UF solar module manufactured by Solibro GmbH. The record efficiency was measured on June 1 by the Fraunhofer Institute.

Fraunhofer IWES integrates eleven wind farms on Iberian peninsula using power management software

As part of the EU's initiative "Wind on the Grid", to integrate wind farms into the existing power grid in Europe, several companies and institutions, including Fraunhofer Institute, have successfully created a wind farm network on the Iberian peninsula and connected it to the power grid. Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy Systems (IWES) [...]

Dead battery? Just refill it

The Fraunhofer Institute is developing redox flow batteries for electric cars.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog