Series of talks: Technologies for the Energy Transition

Energy researchers at DLR are developing the technologies required to implement the energy transition and contain climate change. In three talks on 1 July 2019, they will present their current projects:

• 17:00: Alternative fuels are one way to make aviation much more sustainable in the future. Tobias Schripp from the DLR Institute for Combustion Technology will speak on current developments in the area of aviation fuels and explain how those new fuels are already being investigated in real test flights.
• 18:00: Dr Peter Kutne, also from the DLR Institute for Combustion Technology, will explain what lies behind so-called micro gas turbines. The talk will describe the simple principle underpinning these small gas turbines for residential buildings, which could play an important role in the energy transition. He will also summarise the development opportunities for this cogeneration technology.
• 19:00: Dr Reiner Buck from the DLR Institute of Solar Research will explain how solar power is generated at night from hot desert sand. His talk will show how solar energy can be stored at low cost and used when needed – including at night – to generate power.

Registration is requested.