Year: 2023

The quest for the perfect material in photovoltaics is ongoing, with a focus on overcoming the limitations of traditional silicon-based modules. i-MEET team is leading the charge to establish organic photovoltaics (OPV) as a viable alternative. OPV modules, known for their flexibility and transpare...

Silicon solar panels have become a part of everyday life in Germany, providing us with green energy. But what happens to the solar cells and the valuable raw materials they contain when they reach the end of their service life? Currently, nearly 10,000 tons of decommissioned solar modules are proce...

NGSE is a global conference on solar energy organized by FAU and HI ERN, held annually in December, and a bi-monthly PhD-Postdoc series. NGSE 8, in collaboration with LBNL, takes place on December 12-14, 2023, in Erlangen, featuring a hybrid format. The focus is on "High-throughput Synthesis and AI...

Dr. Jens Hauch of the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energies has been unanimously elected as the new Chairman of ENERGIEregion Nürnberg e.V. during the recent members' assembly on November 21, 2023. He will lead the board for the term 2023-2025, succeeding Dr. Michael Fraas, w...

Joint workshop between FAU, FZJ, SCUT and Jinan University on “Printable Thin-Film Photovoltaics & Applications”, was held on the 21st of November at Jinan University. Christoph and Hans presented research in Erlangen and the last achievements of i-MEET in printing of organic photovoltaics. Als...

Attaining Fellow status denotes to the wider community a high level of accomplishment as a professional chemist. To qualify for Fellow status, individuals must have demonstrated an exceptional contribution either to the progression of the chemical sciences, the enhancement of the chemical sciences profession, or have exhibited distinction in managing a chemical sciences organization.

Christoph has been honored as a "Highly Cited Researcher" by the Web of Science Group, a part of Clarivate Analytics for the eleventh time in a row! Meaning he is in the top 1% of the scientists for over decade now. The Highly Cited Researchers List of 2023 features 7,127 outstanding researcher...

Our printed solar cells make the world more sustainable and drive us towards a greener future. This was also highlighted by RTL Aktuell, who produced a news report about the Solar Factory of the Future and their work on organic printable solar cells. The factory is approaching a future where solar ...

CARBON CLUB CONFERENCE 2023 (Online) is the first international conference on carbon electrode-based perovskite solar cells. It was organized by the group of the Solar Energy Conversion Group at the University of Marburg. This conference was held on 11~12.10.2023 and had 36 talks total including in...

2022 was another year full of surprises and big events. The fight against Corona was so successful that the worldwide regulations could be taken back. Scientific exchange at conferences has become possible again, refueling our passion and fire for academic and applied research. Just when we started...