KROENERT GmbH & Co KG (Hamburg, Germany), a leader in the manufacture of customised coating and laminating systems, has expanded its service portfolio and conducted its first open training session for customers. The training sessions, each of which focuses on a single topic, are held at the KROENERT premises. They are designed for all customers who use KROENERT systems and are interested in expanding their knowledge to increase productivity and the competitive advantage of their production plant.
Scientists at Solliance (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), in collaboration with MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp., fabricated a flexible solar cell with a record breaking power conversion efficiency of 21.5%. The solar cell combines two thin-film solar cell technologies into a 4 terminal tandem solar cell stack: a top flexible semi-transparent perovskite solar cell with a bottom flexible copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) cell.
Whether used for power supply or in electric cars, current battery systems are based on a series of interconnected individual cells, which has certain disadvantages in terms of efficiency and manufacturing. Bipolar battery setups, in contrast, comprise compact stacks of individual cells. A new type of flexible and extremely thin bipolar plate allows batteries to be manufactured cost effectively. At the Hannover Messe from 1 to 5 April 2019, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT will be presenting the development of this technology.
