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Because of the inherent inertia of the energy system, any decisions taken in the energy sector have particularly long term impacts. Opportunities offered by new technologies and potential negative consequences on the environment and on society can be identified in time by provident and pro-active decision making. A pre-requisite for such a course of action is a thorough understanding of complex systems, which allows decision makers to find a balance between the technical and economic possibilities of to-day, and the long term development perspectives. |
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With some 50 employees the Solar Research division of DLR's Institute of Technical Thermodynamics is one of the world's leading research groups in the field of concentrating solar thermal systems. Together with our industrial partners we have the ambition to develop concentrating systems for heat, power and fuel generation for a sustainable energy supply. Besides the German test facilities and laboratories in Cologne and Stuttgart, we have access to the biggest European test center for concentrating solar technologies, the Plataforma Solar in Almería, Spain, through a permanent delegation of ten researchers. Solar Research is part of the energy program of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres. |
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Implementation of innovative concepts for thermal and chemical energy storage for effective injection of solar and process heat into power plant cycles. Development of high-performance and high-temperature heat exchanger for novel energy transfer processes and efficient use of energy in power, systems and process engineering. |
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Schwerpunkt ist die Entwicklung der Brennstoffzellentechnik einschließlich regenerativer Brennstoffversorgung und Markteinführung kompletter Nutzungssysteme. Basierend auf Grundlagenuntersuchungen zu Elektroden-Elektrolyt-Einheiten werden neuartige Herstellverfahren, Diagnosetechniken und Systemkonzepte entwickelt. Typische Aufgaben sind: Schutz- und Funktionsschichten mit DC- und HF-Vakuumplasmaspritzen für die SOFC, Stacks für den mobilen Einsatz; Entwicklung, Diagnose, Test von Wasserstoff- und Methanol- Brennstoffzellen und Stacks; Entwicklung mobiler und portabler Systeme. |
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