DLR makes the economy successful through research There is no innovation without business partners. Valuable technological knowledge and expertise is acquired at DLR every day. However, commercial products, services or ...

Prototype quantum computers of different architectures Quantum computers are a key technology for the future. Not only are they significantly faster in specific fields of application, but they also open ...

Emission-free and congestion-reducing delivery in city centres The EU project Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) is testing Fuel Cell Cargo Pedelecs (FCCP). The focus is on using them to deliver packages ...

Technologies for low-carbon industrial processes – Process heat using renewable sources Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is an extremely complex task, especially in industrial processes. This is because most plants and ...

HiFlex project generates solar heat for industrial processes In the EU HiFlex (High storage density solar power plant for Flexible energy systems) project, DLR is developing and constructing a special ...

Rotating ceramic particles for higher temperatures in solar tower power plants In a solar tower power plant, numerous flat, sun-tracking mirrors – referred to as heliostats – focus sunlight onto ...

Sustainable aviation fuels for climate-neutral air transport Power-based fuels are indispensable for sustainable aviation. Particularly on medium- and long-haul routes, there are currently no technological alternatives to liquid fuels. At ...

What forces act on a wind energy rotor blade? Rotor blade research at the Krummendeich Wind Energy Research Farm DLR’s Krummendeich Wind Energy Research Farm (WiValdi), which is currently under ...

Full-scale research makes wind power more efficient, cheaper and quieter Together with partners from the Research Alliance Wind Energy, DLR is constructing a Wind Energy Research Farm referred to as ...

AI-based platform for the development of sustainable materials The company ExoMatter is setting out to revolutionise materials development. The cloud-based platform combines data from public databases with its own scientific ...

The next generation of solar thermal parabolic trough power plants Parabolic trough power plants convert solar energy into heat and then into electricity. To do this, they concentrate the sunlight ...