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Solar TAP Research Featured Among Poster Award Winners at EU PVSEC 2025
We are proud to highlight the excellent scientific contribution of Marie-Louise Schubert, PhD researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in the group of Prof. Carsten Rockstuhl, whose work…
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Solar TAP at the Western Balkans Energy Conference
Solar TAP at the Western Balkans Energy Conference – Connecting Ideas & Driving Collaboration On July 10, 2025, Solar TAP Researcher Niklas Albinius from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin proudly participated in the…
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Solar TAP Digital Twin Workshop for Emerging PV
Workshop Review: Towards a Digital Twin for Emerging Photovoltaics From June 30 to July 1, 2025, over 25 researchers, students, and industry professionals gathered virtually across two afternoons to explore…
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Solar TAP at the 6th AgriVoltaics World Conference
Solar TAP Showcases the Future of Sustainable Farming at the 6th AgriVoltaics World Conference in Freiburg The 6th AgriVoltaics World Conference has wrapped up after three vibrant days of scientific…
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Pocket-Sized Tool for Rapid In-Field Analysis of PV Polymers
Solar TAP Researchers Unveil Pocket-Sized Tool for Rapid In-Field Analysis of PV Polymers As part of its mission to bring advanced materials science into real-world solar applications, the Solar TAP…
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Solar TAP Enables Industry Training at SFF
Advancing Printed Electronics: Solar TAP Supports Industry Training at Solar Factory of the Future Through the initiative of Solar TAP Network Member Automatic Research, a collaborative training session was held…
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Solar TAP Booth at the Agri-PV NRW Meeting
Solar TAP Showcases Climate-Smart Agri-PV Innovation at NRW Conference On May 27, Solar TAP participated in the Agri-PV Conference in Bad Sassendorf hosted by Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen and NRW.Energy4Climate at Haus…
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Joint Solar TAP/Hi-Acts Workshop
Accelerator Meets Application: Solar TAP and Hi-Acts Host First Joint Industry Workshop at HZB On May 22, 2025, Solar TAP and Hi-Acts — two Helmholtz Innovation Platforms — co-hosted their…
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5th Solar TAP Industry Day
5th Solar TAP Industry Day Unites Research and Industry in Berlin On May 21, the 5th Solar TAP Industry Day brought together leading minds from industry, academia, and innovation at…
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Pascal Friederich Receives Manfred-Fuchs-Prize 2025
Pascal Friederich Wins Manfred-Fuchs-Prize 2025 for Groundbreaking Work in AI-Driven Solar Materials. Dr. Pascal Friederich, Tenure-Track Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has been awarded the prestigious Manfred-Fuchs-Prize…
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Kretschmann visits KIT Solar TAP exhibit at HMI
KIT welcomes Minister President Kretschmann to its Solar TAP exhibit at Hannover Messe. At the world´s leading trade fair Hannover Messe 2025, Minister President Kretschmann of Baden-Württemberg visited the Karlsruhe…
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Bavarian Academy of Sciences honors Christoph Brabec
Prof. Christoph Brabec honored with membership in the Bavarian Academy of Science. Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec, Director at HI ERN and member of the Solar TAP Steering Committee, has been named…