Dr. Tanja Behrendt has happily re-joined the PPRE team after a five-years break, and Astrid Bohemann has newly joined the PPRE team in the areas of administration and application support.

Dedan Kimathi University / Centre for Biomass Energy Studies in Kenya and University of Oldenburg / Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy in Germany jointly develop a universal, open source data logging system meeting their requirements in teaching as well as in system analysis.

Dr. Sunil Lohani, Nepal (PPRE 2006-08), Ass. Professor at Kathmandu University and Mr. Zobayer, Bangladesh (PPRE 2004-06) from Asian Development Bank (ADB) both took part in a Training on Energy…

The International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA-PVPS) Task 13 has published new guidelines to help PV asset owners with operation and maintenance for utility-scale PV plants…

Strong changes in wind speed within time periods of less than half an hour - these are so-called wind ramps. If they occur unexpectedly, they pose problems for electricity traders and grid operators. To improve the prediction of wind ramps, ForWind scientists want to use laser beams to measure the…

Since September 2020 the new book of our PPRE Lecturer (Bioenergy) and OFFIS member Dr.-Ing. Alexandra Pehlken is available at Elsevier. The Material Basis of Energy Transitions explores the socio-technical intersection between critical raw material provision and the energy system.