June 29th, 2009 Fraunhofer to Open Research Center in Masdar City
The Fraunhofer Society has announced that it will be partnering with the government of Abu Dhabi to establish a new research center to explore technologies and concepts for sustainable cities. The center, a cooperation between the Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Building Physics (IBP), and Solar Energy Systems (ISE), will be sited in Masdar City, a groundbreaking urban project designed to be both carbon-neutral and entirely powered by renewable energy -- the first of its kind in the world. For more information, please see the accompanying press release.
(Image: Masdar)
June 3rd, 2009 Fraunhofer CSE at 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Several members of the CSE's research teams will be attending the upcoming IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference in Philadelphia. The conference, scheduled to run from June 7th to 12th, focuses on technical innovation and development in the PV sector, and includes an accompanying trade show and exhibition. For more information, please visit the conference's official website.
(Image: IEEE)
May 29th, 2009 Nolan Browne Panelist at IdeaStream 2009
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne will be a featured panelist at the Deshpande Center's upcoming IdeaStream 2009 event. The panel, entitled "More for Less: Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability", runs from 2:00 to 3:30 PM on Tuesday, June 9th, also features contributions from CSE advisor Carmichael Roberts, Jeff Andrews of Atlas Venture, and Professor Sarah Slaughter of the MIT Sloan School of Management.
(Image: MIT/Deshpande Center)
April 14th, 2009 Nolan Browne to Speak at Thin Film Solar Conference
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne will be a featured speaker at Green Power Conferences' forthcoming Thin Film Solar Conference, running April 28th and 29th at the Le Meridien Hotel in San Francisco. His presentation, entitled "Thin Film’s Competitiveness with Crystalline Silicon", will be delivered as part of the keynote session on the morning of the 28th. Registration information and additional event details can be found on the conference's official website.
(Image: Green Power Conference)
March 26th, 2009 Fraunhofer CSE at BIPV Summit
Dr. Kurt Roth, the CSE's group leader for building efficiency, will be representing our Center at InfoCast's inaugural BIPV Summit, taking place from April 6th through 8th at the Hilton Del Mar in San Diego. Dr. Roth's panel, entitled "Transforming PV Materials into Disruptive Building Products", will be running from 3 to 4:30 PM on the 7th. Registration information and additional event details can be found on the summit's official website.
(Image: InfoCast)
March 23rd, 2009 Nolan Browne Panelist at TiE's Green Chips II Panel
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne will be a featured panelist on TiE Boston's forthcoming Green Chips II Panel. The event, which runs from 6 to 9 PM on March 25th, will also feature contributions from a number of up-and-coming Massachusetts solar companies. Registration information and location details are available on the TiE website.
(Image: TiE)
March 13th, 2009 Fraunhofer CSE Signs Agreement with Entech Solar
The Fraunhofer CSE is pleased to announce that it has entered into a research contract with Entech Solar to simulate, design, and test prototype high-efficiency back-contact silicon solar cells for Entech's line of 20x concentrating solar systems. For more details, please see the accompanying press release. (Image: Entech)
February 17th, 2009 Nolan Browne to Participate in University Research Center Panel
Fraunhofer CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne will be a featured panelist at the NESEA's Building Energy 2009 conference. The panel, entitled "The University Perspective - Research & Development Programs", will run from 2 to 3:30 PM on March 12th, 2009, and also features contributions from Michael Wright of UMass Amherst's Center for Fueling the Future and John Miller of UMass Dartmouth's Marine Renewable Energy Center. (Image: NESEA)
February 4th, 2009 Fraunhofer CSE at CERA Week
Fraunhofer CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne and Dr. Ryan Williams, the Center's Director of Business Development, will be attending the forthcoming CERA Week 2009 event in Houston, Texas on February 12th and 13th. They will be joined by Dr. Eicke Weber, Director of the Fraunhofer ISE.
(Image: CERA)
January 30th, 2009 President Hockfield Visits Fraunhofer HQ
During her recent trip to Germany, MIT President Susan Hockfield took the opportunity to tour the Fraunhofer Society's headquarters in Germany, meeting with a number of senior personnel including Professor Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Society. (Image: Fraunhofer)
January 15th, 2009 Fraunhofer ISE Achieves World Record in Solar Cell Efficiency
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, sister institute to the Fraunhofer CSE, announced Wednesday that it had succeeded in achieving an efficiency of 41.1% for the conversion of sunlight into electricity, a world record for multi-junction cells. More information can be found in the accompanying press release. (Image: Fraunhofer ISE)
December 31st, 2008 The CSE Extends Best Wishes for 2009
The members of the MIT-Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems would like to wish everyone a safe and happy new year. The Center will be closed on January 1st and 2nd. (Image: sxc.hu)
December 9th, 2008 Nolan Browne to Address AURP Gathering
On Thursday, December 11th, CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne will join Fraunhofer USA Executive Vice President Dr. William Hartman in addressing the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) at its 2008 Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Image: AURP)
November 20th, 2008 Nolan Browne Featured Speaker at Thin Film Solar Summit
Nolan Browne will be a featured speaker at the forthcoming Thin Film Solar Summit in San Francisco. Mr. Browne's presentation, entitled "Emerging Technologies in the Solar Landscape: Can Thin Films Play a Major Role", will be delivered on December 3rd, and offers an overview of new and innovative companies and technologies in the thin film field. For more information, please contact Martin Sachs at . (Image: First Conferences Ltd.)
November 10th, 2008 Nolan Browne Featured Speaker at Innovation Norway Event
On Monday, November 17th, CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne will be addressing select members of the Oslo Renewable Energy and Environment Cluster (OREEC) on the topic of sustainable energy research in the MIT ecosystem. The event, one of a series organized by Innovation Norway, will feature additional talks by Nicholas d'Arbeloff of the New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC), Bill Aulet of the MIT Sloan Entrepreneurship Center, and Justin van Rooyen, Director of Business Development at the Mascoma Corporation. (Image: Nils-Erik Bjørholt/Innovation Norway)
October 15th, 2008 Nolan Browne Featured Speaker at German-American Business Panel
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne was a featured speaker at the German American Business Association's
panel discussion "Solar Power: Winning PV Partnerships: A Bright Future
for the US-German Model" at the Solar Power 2008 Conference in San
Diego. The panel, which ran on October 14th, gathered a range of German
and American cleantech leaders to discuss various business models based
on transatlantic cleantech partnerships.
October 9th, 2008 Roland Schindler to Speak at Reception for German State Secretary
CSE Executive Director Roland Schindler will be a featured speaker at Invest In Germany's upcoming invitation-only reception for German State Secretary Dr. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup (pictured above).
The reception will be held on October 14th at the Le Méridien Hotel in
Cambridge, and will feature additional remarks from Michael J. Ahearn,
CEO and Chairman of First Solar, Inc. (Image: Invest In Germany)
October 2nd, 2008 Tonio Buonassisi to Speak at Inaugural Solar Summit Freiburg
CSE Scientific Director Tonio Buonassisi will be a featured speaker at the upcoming ISE-sponsored Solar Summits Freiburg.
The event, which runs from October 22nd to 24th, is the first in a
planned series of annual congresses discussing new research findings
and their applications in the renewable energy field.
September 23rd, 2008 CSE at Solar Power International 2008
Members of the CSE will be attending the upcoming Solar Power International conference in San Diego, California from October 13th through 15th. For more details, please contact Martin Sachs at . (Image: Owen McGoldrick / SDCCC)
September 18th, 2008 Tonio Buonassisi in Technology Review
CSE Scientific Director Tonio Buonassisi is featured in the Technology Review's
September/October MIT News insert. The article, entitled "Bright Days
for Solar", examines the recent resurgence in cutting-edge solar
research at MIT, and can be found here. (Image: Asia Kepka / MIT Technology Review)
August 8th, 2008 Fraunhofer CSE at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
CSE Scientific Director Tonio Buonassisi and Managing Director Nolan Browne will be representing the CSE at the upcoming 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Valencia, Spain, from September 1st to 5th. For more details, please contact Martin Sachs at . (Image: WIP-Renewable Energies)
July 30th, 2008 Weil Gotshal to Provide Legal Counsel to CSE
Internationally renowned law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges
will be providing the MIT-Fraunhofer CSE with legal counsel in regards
to contracts and IP agreements under the terms of a new partnership
drawn up earlier this month. Weil Gotshal joins the CSE's larger
network of existing sponsors, including National Grid and the
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. (Image: Weil Gotshal)
July 1st, 2008 Fraunhofer CSE at Intersolar San Francisco
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne and Scientific Director Tonio
Buonassisi will be representing the CSE at the forthcoming Intersolar North America conference in San Francisco from July 17th to 20th. Please contact Martin Sachs at for details. (Image: Solar Promotion International GmbH)
June 1st, 2008 Nolan Browne Keynote Speaker at PV Annual 2008
CSE Managing Director Nolan Browne delivered the keynote at Greentech Media's PV Annual 2008
event on May 28th. Mr. Browne's speech focused on the value added by
the CSE to Massachusetts's solar community as well as opportunities for
collaboration between the two. (Image: Alex Lewin)
May 21st, 2008 Tonio Buonassisi Featured Speaker at Intersolar San Francisco
CSE Scientific Director Tonio Buonassisi will be a featured speaker
at the upcoming Intersolar 2008 conference in San Francisco,
California, joining a panel of leading solar industry veterans. For
more information, please contact Martin Sachs at .
April 12th, 2008 National Grid Joins CSE Industry Alliance
Utilities provider National Grid
has joined the CSE as the first member of the newly-created CSE
Industry Alliance. Under the terms of the partnership, Jennifer
Zschokke, National Grid's Vice President of Sustainable Development,
will also be joining the CSE's Board of Advisors.
April 12th, 2008 MTC Becomes Founding Sponsor for CSE
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
has signed an agreement with the CSE, making it the first official
sponsor of the new Center. Under the terms of the agreement, the MTC
will provide the CSE with a grant of $5 million over the course of the
next four years.
April 12th, 2008 Welcome to the Fraunhofer CSE!
Welcome to the official homepage of the MIT-Fraunhofer Center for
Sustainable Energy Systems. As we continue to develop this page, you
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