DLR Portal - News Archive

A solar research and test centre for Morocco

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:15 +0200

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) is devising plans for a solar power research and test centre in Morocco on behalf of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen).

TerraSAR-X image of the month – A game of mirrors

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:57:34 +0100

2153 mirrors twist and turn at DLR Experimental Solar Thermal Power Plant in Jülich, directing sunlight onto a 22-square-metre receiver. TerraSAR-X, the German radar satellite operated by DLR, can also detect the mirrors as they follow the Sun – from more than 500 kilometres above Earth.

2013 – international collaborations and diverse research projects

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0100

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is using knowledge for tomorrow to shape the future of our society today. DLR is a world-renowned partner for research and will continue to develop its international network in 2013 by establishing new collaborations with research institutes and universities.

More efficient solar power plants – DLR test facility for direct steam generation now operational

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:10:00 +0100

At the Plataforma Solar de Almería in southern Spain, researchers from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have put a test facility for solar thermal power plants into operation.

Global online atlas for solar and wind power

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0100

During its Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) made the world's first global atlas for renewable resources public.