Urban Innovation Forum 2023
Urban Innovation Forum UIF 2023 brings together a diverse group of urban innovators, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and advocates to explore how breakthroughs in urban tech can accelerate the sustainable transformation of urban spaces.
Join the Session on 30 March 2023
02:45 - 03:30 pm GREEN BUILDINGS & PROPTECH
How do we decarbonize the energy system of the building stock, infrastructure, and cities? How do we create Business showcases in a decentralized and sustainable energy generation. How do we reach the energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings?
Speakers:
// Samira Aden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin // Karolina Attspodina, WeDoSolar // Fabian Reetz, Everyone Energy //Gerrit Peters, Below2 // Moderation: Totinia Hörner
The UIF 2023 is a partner event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) from the Federal Goverment.
- HySPRINT Photovoltaics Lab inauguratedAfter around four years of renovation, photovoltaics research groups moved into their offices in Kekuléstraße on 20 June 2024. With the reopening, the building has also been given a new name that makes the research more visible: it is now called HySPRINT Photovoltaics Lab.
- Chilean President visits Helmholtz-Zentrum BerlinThe President of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font, visited HZB on 11 June with a delegation of 50 people. Among the highlights of the evening were the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Chilean Corporation for the Promotion of Production (CORFO) and HZB and a visit to BESSY II light source.
- Watching indium phosphide at workIndium phosphide is a versatile semiconductor. The material can be used for solar cells, for hydrogen production and even for quantum computers – and with record-breaking efficiency. However, little research has been conducted into what happens on its surface. Researchers have now closed this gap and used ultra-fast lasers to scrutinise the dynamics of the electrons in the material.