DLR Portal - News Archive

Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy launched

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0200

The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) presented the first Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy at the Clean Energy Ministerial Forum, which took place in London on 25 and 26 April 2012.

Biokerosene proven in flight operations

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:56:04 +0100

Lufthansa AG has conducted a long-term test of biokerosene on 1187 scheduled flights. This involved one of the engines of an Airbus A321 being powered by a fuel mixture containing 50 percent biosynthetic kerosene.

"We need energy storage for the energy transition"

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Until now, energy storage has mainly been used in devices such as mobile phones or notebook computers. Energy experts say this is going to change. As the use of renewable energy sources expands, the electricity grid will change and energy storage facilities will be required to take on an important role in this process.

DLR 2012 – Research is an important investment for the future

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

As one of Europe's leading research institutions, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will continue to align its research work with key issues concerning environmental protection, mobility, energy supply and security in 2012.

First solar thermal power plant in Southeast Asia is fully operational

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:50:00 +0100

The solar thermal power plant fed its full output of five megawatts into the grid for the first time on 25 January 2012. This power plant went into operation at the end of last year, and is the first parabolic trough collector array in which steam is generated directly in the collectors.

EASAC study on solar thermal power

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:20:00 +0100

As a dependable technology, solar thermal power stations can play an important role in transitioning the power grid to renewable energy sources. In contrast to other renewable sources, they supply electricity on demand and can stabilise the grid.