Quickly Expanding Rooftop PV In Germany
Rooftop Solar Systems Of Up To 30 kW Growing In Popularity In Germany As More States Adopt Solar, According To Fraunhofer ISE Study
Popularity of residential and small commercial rooftop solar PV systems with up to 30 kW capacity appears to be increasing in Germany along with interest in PV home storage systems.
Building Case For BIPV To Mass Production
Germany Can Achieve Successful Energy Transformation With 150 GW To 300 GW Installed PV For Building Area: Time & Opportunity For European Manufacturers To Take BIPV Seriously: Fraunhofer ISE Solar
Fraunhofer ISE is experimenting with colored BIPV solar panels, for example, coloring it green for its integration into the façade of a new laboratory building at its campus. These modules produce nominal power of 195 Wp, i.e.
35% Cost Drop For BIPV Modules
Fraunhofer ISE And Schmid Group Say 35% Cost Reduction Possible For BIPV Modules With New Production Concepts
A research team comprising PV equipment manufacturer Schmid Group and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have concluded that new production concepts can help bring down costs of building-integrated PV (BIPV) modules by 35%.
Fraunhofer 33.3% Si-MJ Cell Efficiency Record
Fraunhofer And EV Group Surpass Previous 2 Achievements To Demonstrate 33.3% Efficiency For Silicon-Based Multi-Junction Solar Cell
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and the EV Group have developed a new silicon-based multi-junction solar cell. It can convert exactly a third of incident sunlight into electricity.
Fraunhofer 31.3% Cell Efficiency Record
Fraunhofer ISE Breaks Its Owns 31.3% Efficiency For Silicon-Based Multi-Junction Solar Cell
Germany based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has announced that it has achieved a record efficiency of 31.3% for a silicon-based multi-junction solar cell made of III-V and silicon material.
Eicke Weber Retires From Fraunhofer ISE
Professor Weber To Step Down After 10 Years At Top of Leading Solar R&D Institute Fraunhofer ISE
After a decade a the top of one of the world’s foremost solar research institutes, Professor Eicke Weber will step down as head of Fraunhofer ISE at the end of the year.
