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New generation of lasers from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut
Diode lasers bars with 2 kW output power for ultra-high power laser applications:
The FBH presented the latest results from their project CryoLaser at CLEO 2015, demonstrating for the first time that a single 1-cm laser bar can deliver at least 2 kilowatt (kW) of optical output power, when cooled…

Financial stimulus for Helmholtz Research
Joint Lab BeJEL receives 1.4 million EUR grant:
The Berlin Joint EPR Laboratory (BeJEL) operated by HZB and Freie Universität Berlin has pulled in six of 27 subprojects within a DFG priority program to address “New Frontiers in Sensitivity for EPR Spectroscopy –…

Younicos achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification
One of the first companies in the energy storage industry to reach this level of standardized excellence:
Younicos, a global leader in intelligent grid-scale energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that it has received ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems certification from the international certification…

Cluster for the transition to clean energy - Adlershof at Intersolar Europe
June 10 to 12, 2015, Neue Messe, Munich, Hall A3, Booth 260:
WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH will showcase the Science and Technology Park Adlershof’s expertise in the field of photovoltaics and renewable energies at the Intersolar Europe in Munich. Nearly 60 companies and scientific…

CRC 951 “Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Systems for Opto-Electronics (HIOS)” successful to launch second funding period
CRC 951 scientists perform cutting-edge research on hybrid systems that unite inorganic semiconductors, metal nanostructures, and conjugated organic materials, with the aim to realize and tailor novel opto-electronic…

Total flexibility for multi-single emitter diode laser modules
Lumics‘ LuOcean™ Mini Series now with Largely Increased Number of Features:
Lumics GmbH - Berlin is re-setting the benchmark for its LuOcean™ Mini series offering the currently widest and most innovative product range for diode laser based devices for medical and industrial applications.…
Cash capital increase of Heliocentris Energy Solutions AG fully placed
Fresh capital of around EUR 18.7 million:
Heliocentris Energy Solutions AG (ISIN DE000A1MMHE3) has successfully placed all 3,250,289 new shares from the cash capital increase announced on 27 April 2015 with an indirect subscription right of shareholders at…

New options for spintronic devices
Switching between 1 and 0 with low voltage succeeds at HZB:
Scientists from Paris and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have been able to switch ferromagnetic domains on and off with low voltage in a structure made of two different ferroic materials. The switching works slightly…

Charité Entrepreneurship Summit, Berlin, May 28-29, 2015
Over 400 entrepreneurs, clinicians, top-notch researchers, investors, policy makers, and senior executives in the healthcare industry will once again meet in Berlin to discuss the latest innovations during the 8th…

New opportunities for CIGS solar cells
Experts predict higher efficiencies and lean production technologies:
More than 90 participants from industry and academia from Europe, Asia and USA exchanged latest results in the field of CIGS solar cells, during the “IW-CIGSTech 6” organised by PVcomB at HZB in Berlin-Adlershof…

EU funding strengthens solar cell research at HZB
The aim is to push the performance of solar cells towards 25 % conversion efficiency:
Marcus Bär and his team are participating in two international projects being funded under the EU Horizon 2020 research programme. Both research projects are concerned with development and optimisation of…

Adlershof at the 21. International Energy and Environment Fair and Conference ICCI in Istanbul
6.-8. May 2015:
The Science and Technology Park Adlershof has become an important partner for Turkish companies and research institutions in the field of renewable energies. It has been exhibiting at the International Energy and…

BESSY II changes over to solid state RF amplifiers
Advantages: improved beam quality and need-based energy consumption:
BESSY II storage ring has four cavity resonators that are excited with high-power oscillating electromagnetic fields to compensate for the energy lost by the electron beam. Four Klystrons, as they are called (large…

Adlershof Special 39
Paving the way for future energies:
Solar at full steam ahead! // Baiting with aha effects // Air conditioning systems of the future //

Visible, tangible, understandable
Editorial by Hermann Falk, Management director German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE):
If we want to stop global warming effectively, we’ll need a completely renewable energy supply in the next twenty to thirty years at the latest. The challenges are huge. First, we must accelerate the energy transition…

Home for sunrise technologies
The Centre for Photovoltaics and Renewable Energies has made a name for itself as a think tank for the energy transition :
The architecture says it all: The glass facade of the Centre for Photovoltaics and Renewable Energies (ZPV) spots an array of solar modules that not only supply the building with electricity and give shade to the…

Solar at full steam ahead!
In Adlershof, companies and researchers boasting outstanding expertise have fought ahead in transforming the difficult solar energy field into a profitable business:
Technologies thrive on innovative ideas, not give-away prices. This is confirmed by the undiminished growth of Adlershof solar energy enterprises and the productive research work on campus. For example, the…

Let’s talk about ENERGY
We’re not only doers, we’re talkers too: about how we communicate location knowhow for the energy transition and demonstrate best practice:
What are the new legal regulations for the energy transition? How can I achieve energy efficiency? How can I save energy costs? Where can I find cooperation partners for my energy technologies? In order to answer…

Baiting with aha effects
Energy manager Simon Hamperl arises enthusiasm for energy efficiency in Adlershof:
Energy managers are active in many fields. At their companies, they analyse the energy supply from the supply contract to waste disposal. Simon Hamperl’s arena is considerably more extensive – 420 hectares, 1,000…

Flex package Adlershof
BTB’s thermal power station enhances the flexibility and stability of local heat and power generation:
“The major issues posed by the energy transition and grid stability are also the domain of BTB GmbH Berlin, which has been supplying this science location with electricity and heat for many years,” explained Johannes…