Fraunhofer Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:08:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 DIY Installation of Rooftop Solar Becoming Reality, Thanks to Fraunhofer https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-installation-rooftop-solar-becoming-reality-thanks-fraunhofer-20141009/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-installation-rooftop-solar-becoming-reality-thanks-fraunhofer-20141009/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:08:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49572 OK, let’s say you have now definitely decided to invest in solar panels to go on your house rooftop. You have calculated how much each one costs, you have found the best deal to suit your budget, and just as you are about to place your order, the cost for installation appears, forcing you to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-installation-rooftop-solar-becoming-reality-thanks-fraunhofer-20141009/feed/ 0 49572 Fraunhofer Team Invents Printed Thermoelectric Device https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fraunhofer-team-invents-printed-thermoelectric-device-20121116/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fraunhofer-team-invents-printed-thermoelectric-device-20121116/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:06:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28203 At the Electronica trade fair in Munich (13 – 16 November), researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen is presenting a striking innovation. A printed thermogenerator, manufactured by the team, which deposits functional structures containing ink or paste base, and has electrical circuit boards and sensors that can […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fraunhofer-team-invents-printed-thermoelectric-device-20121116/feed/ 0 28203 Captured Carbon Dioxide Could Be Used as Solvent for Plastic Materials, Scientists Prove https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-solvent-20110103/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-solvent-20110103/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:38:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=16525 The carbon dioxide that's to be captured from the atmosphere by various innovative means has proved itself of having multiple uses, from producing fertilizers to aspirin. Now, German from the Fraunhofer Institute researchers found that it also can be used as a non-toxic solvent for dyes.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-solvent-20110103/feed/ 1 16525 First Biogas Plant That Runs on Waste Biomass Feedstocks https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-biogas-plant-that-runs-on-waste-biomass-feedstocks-20090208/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-biogas-plant-that-runs-on-waste-biomass-feedstocks-20090208/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:26:51 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=2120 Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden have recently developed a biogas plant that utilizes waste materials such as corn stalks and other agricultural waste.

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