Equity Solar, Inc. Hires CSE to Provide Commercial Validation
Equity Solar, Inc., a company specifically established to commercialize a leading-edge solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, today announced that it has entered into a validation agreement with Fraunhofer USA's Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE).
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Nth Power and Fraunhofer CSE Release Report on Innovating for Better Buildings
Nth Power, LLC, the veteran cleantech venture capital firm, and the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) released a detailed report on the massive market opportunities for innovation within the US building construction industry. The detailed report gives a comprehensive description of the market dynamics creating the opportunities and explains the contrarian view that the current residential and commercial market meltdowns are a positive ‘springboard for innovation.'
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German Ambassador Opens CSE PV Module Innovation Lab
This afternoon, Fraunhofer USA, Inc.'s Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) officially opened its first laboratory, a PV module innovation facility, at a high-profile ribbon cutting ceremony headlined by German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth and Massachusetts Energy Secretary Bowles.
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CSE Speaks at National Academies Symposium
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne was a guest speaker at the National Academies' Symposium "Partnering for Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the United States" in Washington DC on July 29th, 2009. Mr. Browne's presentation, entitled "Industry-University Partnerships for Photovoltaics", was delivered as part of a larger panel on advancing photovoltaic manufacturing through intermediary organizations. The event drew several significant speakers, including representatives from IBM, Sunpower, Applied Materials, and the US Department of Energy.
Entech Solar Enters Into Agreement with CSE
Entech Solar, a leader in concentrating solar energy systems, announced today that it has entered into a research contract with Fraunhofer USA's Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating high-efficiency back-contact silicon solar cells into Entech's 20x concentrating solar systems.
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Fraunhofer Joins Forces with Abu Dhabi
The Fraunhofer Society has announced that it will be partnering with the government of Abu Dhabi to explore technologies and concepts for Masdar City, a groundbreaking urban project designed to be both carbon-neutral and entirely powered by renewable energy. The collaboration, led by the Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Building Physics (IBP), and Solar Energy Systems (ISE), ultimately intends to establish a close cooperation in the fields of sustainable urban development and building planning.
President Hockfield Visits Fraunhofer HQ
During her recent trip to Germany, MIT President Susan Hockfield took the opportunity to tour the Fraunhofer Society's headquarters in Germany, meeting with a number of senior personnel including Professor Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Society.