Energy

Operate heat pump with solar power and solar heat

05 May, 2025 12 mins read

PVT modules combine photovoltaics and solar thermal energy. Together with a heat pump, they can efficiently heat homes.

Chinese inverters from solar systems pose a risk of hacker attacks.

05 May, 2025 7 mins read

Most of the inverters behind German solar panels are of Chinese production. A study now finds that they have a variety of vulnerabilities for a hacker attack.

OPES Solar Mobility develops shockproof PV modules for vehicle roofs.

04 May, 2025 10 mins read

The company OPES advertises that even smaller two-tonne class transporters equipped with 800 watts of solar power on the roof can save up to 9% of fuel in practice.

Longi's back-contact solar cell achieves a new record efficiency

03 May, 2025 6 mins read

A new rear contact solar cell from Longi achieves a confirmed efficiency of 27.81%. And a crystalline silicon perovskite tandem solar cell reaches 34.85%.

30 percent more: these 3 shredding techniques increase biogas yield

03 May, 2025 4 mins read

Agricultural residues are becoming increasingly popular as cost-effective substrates for biogas plants.

Electricity from solar energy surpasses brown coal.

02 May, 2025 8 mins read

Solar power plants are expected to provide more electricity to private and industrial consumers this year than domestic brown coal power plants.

Novel approach to acoustic cleaning of large photovoltaic surfaces discovered.

02 May, 2025 6 mins read

Touchless, efficient, sustainable: Researchers present a new approach to cleaning large photovoltaic systems using body sound at the Intersolar trade fair.

Fenecon presents new commercial and industrial energy storage models.

02 May, 2025 11 mins read

Fenecon presents a new battery energy storage system in a container. It is intended to be able to compete in terms of price with typical Asian systems.

Solar power in Spain: salvation or curse for agriculture

01 May, 2025 5 mins read

Spanish farmers must realign their farms. Many are leasing their land for solar parks or wind turbines.

Oil price falls: Slight relief in fuel prices

30 Apr, 2025 3 mins read

The oil price has dropped, causing the price of heating oil to fall significantly as well. It is also finally getting cheaper at the gas station. Here are the current weekly prices.

Verbio is building a new ethenolysis plant in Bitterfeld.

30 Apr, 2025 9 mins read

The ethenolysis based on rapeseed methyl ester is of strategic importance for Verbio. Therefore, the company has started construction of a new plant in Bitterfeld.

Biomethane liquefaction plant of Erdgas Südwest Bio-LNG GmbH starts operation.

29 Apr, 2025 5 mins read

One of the largest biomethane liquefaction plants in Germany is going into regular operation. This will provide various industries with access to individual toll liquefaction.