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Reaching climate targets with building integrated Photovoltaics
There is now a wide range of façade elements that generate photovoltaic electricity. So far, however, such building-integrated PV modules have rarely been installed. The Advisory Centre for Building Integrated PV (BAIP) wants to change this.
HZB Researcher on the Board of Directors of the Materials Research Society
In September 2019, Prof. Dr. Catherine Dubourdieu was elected into the Board of Directors of the Materials Research Society (MRS). The MRS is one of the largest scientific associations and has almost 14000 members from various areas of the natural sciences ...
In Memoriam: Charles S. Fadley, Longstanding Collaboration Partner, Power User,...
Charles ‘Chuck’ S. Fadley, a pioneer in photoemission spectroscopy, passed away on the 1st of August 2019. He remained an active and avid researcher until a few weeks before his death at age 77. We will miss him as a brilliant colleague and friend.
Stellungnahme des FVEE: Ausbaudeckel für Photovoltaik behindert erfolgreiche...
Der im EEG von 2012 festgelegte Stopp der Einspeisevergütung durch den 52 GW-Deckel läuft dem erforderlichen massiven Ausbau der Photovoltaik diametral entgegen. Der Forschungsverbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) empfiehlt eine Änderung dieser Praxis.
Physicists develop "time machine" for materials research
Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität München will develop fast electronics for data acquisition at BESSY II. This will enable researchers to evaluate the data more extensively - ...
Steve Albrecht wins the 2019 Karl Scheel Prize
This year's Karl Scheel Prize from the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin honours Steve Albrecht of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie for his work in the field of highly efficient tandem solar cell absorbers made of metal-halide ...
Support for the sheep at Campus Wannsee
Since mid-May, sheep have been grazing on the Wannsee campus and contributing to landscape conservation. They have now been reinforced: Since 14 June 19, five sheep and five goats have been supporting the existing herd in its "work". Since the goats prefer to ...
1300 visitors at the HZB location Wannsee at the Long Night of Science
Despite high summer temperatures, the HZB was able to welcome more than 1300 people to the Long Night of Science at Wannsee. This is about 15 percent more than the last time (2017) when the location took part. Visitor magnets were the guided tours through ...
Long Night of Science at HZB's Wannsee site: Solar cells, environmentally...
The sun provides an enormous amount of energy. But can we really use it to cover our energy needs? Can solar energy actually be stored? And how powerful will innovative batteries be? During the Long Night of Science on 15 June 2019 (17:00 - 24:00) at the ...
Photovoltaics are growing faster than expected in the global energy system
Not only the electricity sector, but also transport, heating, industry and chemical processes will in future be supplied primarily by solar power, because it is already the cheapest form of electricity generation in large parts of the world.
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has new scientific management
As of 1 June 2019, Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech and Prof. Dr. Jan Lüning are the new scientific directors of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie. Bernd Rech is responsible for the "Energy and Information” department and Jan Lüning heads the ...
Adolfo Velez Saiz is a professor of accelerator physics at TU Dortmund
Technische Universität Dortmund and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have jointly appointed Prof. Adolfo Velez Saiz as a professor of accelerator physics. He heads the Cavity Development workgroup at the HZB institute SRF – Science and Technology. With this ...
Energy for Antarctica: solar hydrogen as an alternative to crude oil?
Solar hydrogen could be produced from sunlight in summer as an alternative. Hydrogen has a high energy density, is easy to store, and can be used as fuel when needed later without polluting the environment. Matthias May (HZB) and Kira Rehfeld (Heidelberg ...
Hörtipp: Die wissenschaftlichen Geschäftsführer im Interview des rbb-Inforadios
"Physik made in Berlin": Mitten in Berlin betreibt das HZB einen Forschungsreaktor und einen Teilchenbeschleuniger. Thomas Prinzler vom rbb-Inforadio spricht mit den wissenschaftlichen Geschäftsführern Prof. Bernd Rech und Prof. Jan Lüning darüber, was ...
Posterprize for HZB postdoc Prince Saurabh Bassi
Dr. Prince Saurabh Bassi was awarded the poster prize at “International Bunsen-Discussion-Meeting on Fundamentals and Applications of (Photo) Electrolysis for Efficient Energy Storage”. He is a postdoctoral fellow working with Prof. Sebastian Fiechter in the ...
Obituary for Prof. em. Dr. Hans-Joachim Lewerenz
We are mourning the death of Prof. em. Dr. Hans-Joachim Lewerenz, who passed away on 24 April 2019 at the age of 70. From 1981 to 2014 he worked as a scientist and as department head in the field of renewable energies at our research institute. He was a ...
Sheep graze the Lise-Meitner-Campus in Wannsee
On 15 May 2019 they arrived at the campus in Berlin-Wannsee: Seven female sheep and two lambs of the domestic sheep breed "Skudde". By autumn, they will graze the semi-natural campus and thus contribute to biodiversity. By doing without extensive mowing, ...
LAUNCH OF EPKI: European Perovskite Initiative for the development of...
With the HySPRINT project and the recruitment of highly talented young scientists, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has built up a considerable research capacity in the field of perovskite materials in recent years and is participating in the European Perovskite ...
Bernd Stannowski is Professor at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Prof. Dr. Bernd Stannowski has received and accepted a call for a joint S-Professorship for "Photovoltaics" at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin. The physicist heads the working group "Silicon Photovoltaics" at the Competence Center Thin Film ...
Register now for the international summer school Quantsol
It is already the twelfth time that the International Summer School on Photovoltaics and New Concepts of Quantum Solar Energy Conversion (Quantsol) will be held from 1 to 8th September 2019 in Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria. The school is organized by the ...
Godehard Wüstefeld receives the Horst Klein Research Prize
The physicist Dr. Godehard Wüstefeld was awarded the Horst Klein Research Prize at the annual conference of the German Physical Society. The award recognizes his outstanding scientific achievements in accelerator physics in the development of BESSY II and ...
Recipe book "Sciencefood" available for download
In the current HZB newspaper "lichtblick" we already advertised our new Sciencefood cookbook. On 60 pages we have published the recipes of our colleagues from all over the world. Whether Pierogi, Quesadillas, Crêpes or Tiramisu: In the recipe book, ...
Marcel Risch to form research group at the HZB with an ERC Starting Grant
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) will be further strengthened in its research on solar fuels. Dr. Marcel Risch, who recently obtained an ERC Starting Grants, is moving from Georg August Universität, Göttingen to the HZB. Starting in March 2019, the ...
Industry day with focus on optoelectronics and photovoltaics at HZB in Adlershof
On 28 March 2019, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin kindly invites you to an Industry Day in Adlershof. We will provide information on cooperation opportunities and show laboratories that are available for joint research projects. Participants can expect a varied ...
10 Years of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin: A strong partner in the scientific...
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) is celebrating its tenth anniversary on 18 February 2019 with around 250 invited guests from science, politics and industry. The Centre is one of the world's top institutions and makes a decisive ...
Application open: HZB International Summer Student Programme from 8 July to 30...
Eight weeks of research: Take your chance to work on your own research project in close contact with our scientists and get deep insights into the work at the HZB laboratories. Apply now until the 15th of February for the international summer student ...
Video: Was machen eigentlich Metallographen?
"Am Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin kommen wir an die richtig krassen Elektronenmikroskope ran", sagt Toni. Er ist gelernter Metallograph und erklärt im Video des LETTE Vereins Berlin, was man in dem Beruf alles können muss und welche Werkzeuge dafür nötig sind.
D-Lecture on 30th November 2018: Undulators for existing and future light...
Prof. Efim Gluskin from the Argonne National Laboratory will present on 30th November 2018 his thoughts on Undulators for existing and future light sources. After the presentation we will have time for informal discussion with "mulled wine and gingerbread" in ...
Alexander Petsch awarded the Young Investigators Prize of the German...
Alexander Petsch from the HZB Department Methods and Characterization of Transport Phenomena in Energy Materials was awarded the Young Scientist Prize 2018 of the German Thermoelectrics Society e.V. (DTG) for his outstanding Bachelor thesis.