Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy

The Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) investigates and develops material- and process-based solutions for a climate-neutral, sustainable, and cost-effective utilization of renewable energies. The institute works on the structural and functional characterization, modeling, and processing of materials relevant to hydrogen and solar technology. The common goal is the understanding of structure-performance-process relationship on the mesoscale.

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Recent News

Nature Energy releases HI-ERN-article on Perovskite Solar Cell with ultralong stability

12/2021 Nature Energy publishes Dr. Yicheng Zhao's article on Perovskite Solar Cell with ultralong stability

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We congratulate Dr. Florian Speck on receiving the Jülich Excellence Award 2021!

Florian Speck of Forschungszentrum Jülich was honored for his outstanding dissertation on materials for electrocatalysis.

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HI ERN mourns the death of Professor Harald Bolt

Professor Bolt was a long-standing member of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich and in this function also played a formative role in shaping HI ERN.

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Inauguration of new HI-ERN Headquarter

On July 14, 2021, we proudly celebrated the inauguration of our new building in Erlangen.

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Nature Energy releases HI-ERN-article on Perovskite Solar Cell with ultralong stability

12/2021 Nature Energy publishes Dr. Yicheng Zhao's article on Perovskite Solar Cell with ultralong stability

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Construction diary

Construction diary of the planned institutional building Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) in Erlangen, Cauerstraße 1.

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