-
Fraunhofer CSE to Host German Energy Scorecard Expert for June 12th Residential Scorecard Event
Massachusetts’ Baker-Polito Administration and College paper writing service recently announced their intention on becoming the first state in the nation to require residential energy scores. The ‘scorecards’ would be made available to potential homebuyers after January 1, 2021…
-
Issue Brief: Fraunhofer CSE Grid Mod Event 4/25/18
Last week, Fraunhofer CSE was excited to kick off the first event in our new speaker series on grid modernization in Massachusetts, called “International Insights to Meet 2050 Carbon Goals.” The “Roundtable Speaker…
-
Fraunhofer CSE To Host Massachusetts Grid Modernization Talks
This Wednesday, we will kick off the first session of Fraunhofer CSE’s “Grid Modernization in Massachusetts” speaker series help. With these talks, Fraunhofer CSE will bring together industry experts, researchers, policy makers, and thought…
-
Issue Brief: NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) was pleased to participate in last month’s BuildingEnergy Boston Conference and Trade Show, organized by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). BuildingEnergy Boston is the…
-
Massachusetts State Reps Visit Fraunhofer CSE’s Living Lab in South Boston
Last month, Fraunhofer CSE was honored to host Massachusetts State House Representatives Jon Hecht (29th Middlesex District) and Solomon Goldstein-Rose (3rd Hampshire District) as they toured our Living Lab in South Boston. We were excited to provide…
-
Consumer Electronics in 2017: Fewer TVs, Less Energy
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems has completed a study, “Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2017,” the fourth in a series commissioned by the Consumer Technology Association, to…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Opens Energy Storage Integration Lab
Fraunhofer CSE celebrated the inauguration of its Energy Storage Integration Lab on December 5th, 2017. The CEO of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Stephen Pike, joined us to officially “cut the ribbon” to open…
-
Truck Rooftop Solar Study Results on Cabot Creamery Cheese Trucks in the U.S.
A three-month study phase has ended for solar photovoltaic (PV) integrated reefer truck rooftops in the United States. Fraunhofer CSE (in Boston, MA) and Fraunhofer ISE (in Freiburg Germany) worked in cooperation with…
-
Building Tech Forum 2017 Hosted at Fraunhofer CSE
On February 16, Fraunhofer CSE hosted the U.S. Green Building Council’s Building Tech Forum 2017: The Rise of the Smart Cities at CSE’s office and “Living Laboratory” for sustainable energy systems in South…
-
Fraunhofer TechBridge Launches SunRISE Challenge II in Partnership with DSM and Greentown Labs, Seeking Innovations in Solar Energy
Fraunhofer TechBridge is now accepting applications for SunRISE TechBridge Challenge II, in partnership with Royal DSM and Greentown Labs. The SunRISE TechBridge Challenge II is seeking solutions to increase the performance of solar…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Presents New Building Materials at BAU 2017, Munich
Fraunhofer CSE exhibited and presented results of its latest building energy efficiency research at BAU 2017, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials, and systems. The trade fair was held at Messe…
-
Leaders in Energy Innovation Meet at TechBridge Innovation Showcase
Representatives from industry, state, and non-profit clean energy organizations gathered at the TechBridge Innovation Showcase at Fraunhofer CSE’s office on December 6, 2016 for an event that highlighted awardees of TechBridge—a program by…
-
State Representative Tom Golden Visits Fraunhofer CSE
Massachusetts State Representative Tom Golden, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, visited Fraunhofer CSE’s office on November 15. On a tour of the labs with the Center’s Executive Director…
-
Truck PV Study on Cabot Creamery Trucks
The study phase is beginning for solar PV integrated reefer truck rooftops. Fraunhofer CSE (in Boston, MA) and Fraunhofer ISE (in Freiburg Germany) are working in cooperation with Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery Cooperative, based in…
-
Digitizing Electricity
LED lighting has a long lifetime and is highly efficient. Its initial cost, however, is approximately two times higher than the price for equivalent compact fluorescent lamps, which makes it difficult to replace…
-
Alliance to Save Energy, Congressional Staff Members Visit Fraunhofer CSE
In August a group of congressional staff members from Washington D.C. visited Fraunhofer CSE as part of a multi-day, energy efficiency-focused visit to Boston. The trip was organized by the Alliance to Save…
-
SunRISE TechBridge Challenge Winners Announced by DSM, Fraunhofer TechBridge and Greentown Labs
On June 16 2016, the TechBridge Challenge partners DSM, Fraunhofer CSE, and Greentown Labs announced five early-stage companies as winners of the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge, which was designed to identify innovations in solar…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Presents Live Demo of Plug and Play PV to Advance Residential Solar
The Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE successfully demonstrated two installations of Plug and Play PV (photovoltaic solar) systems at its “2016 Demo Day” on June 16 at MassCEC’s Wind Technology…
-
MassCEC Announces Winners of Boston 2016 Clean Web Haccelerator
This article is provided by Katie Dobbins from Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). MassCEC is one of Fraunhofer CSE’s founding partners. MassCEC announced CivicArena as the grand prize winner of the 2016 Boston…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Has Been Selected for a Building America Project!
A Fraunhofer CSE project, entitled “Physics-based Interval Data Models to Automate and Scale Home Energy Performance Evaluations“, has been selected for an award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program. Building…
-
Fraunhofer USA Exhibits at Hannover Messe in Germany
Fraunhofer USA exhibits at the world’s largest industrial technology fair, Hannover Messe, Germany, from April 25 to April 29, 2016. Fraunhofer CSE’s Executive Director, Christian Hoepfner, presented Plug and Play PV for American…
-
2016 NEWIEE Gala Awards Recognize Women’s Achievements in Energy and Environment
Fraunhofer CSE was a sponsor for the 2016 New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) Gala Awards, which took place on April 14th, 2016, at the Colonade Hotel in Boston. NEWIEE…
-
Veteran Solar Panels Give Rare Insight into Durability
Professor Tonio Buonassisi and his team at the MIT Photovoltaics Research Laboratory are testing two veteran solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, which give the researchers a rare insight into the durability of panels that…
-
The Human Aspect of Electric Grid Operation
Extreme weather events, technical and human failure, or sabotage (e.g., with weapons of mass destruction), can disrupt human infrastructure and impact the electrical grid, provoking cascading failures or blackouts that can affect millions…
-
MassCEC Hosts 5th Annual Boston Cleanweb Hackathon
Fraunhofer CSE partner Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) organizes and hosts the 5thAnnual Boston Cleanweb Hackathon at LogMeIn in Boston’s Seaport District from April 1 to April 3. The Hackathon is a weekend-long…
-
Truly Moving Solar
Europe’s largest solar research institute, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany and Fraunhofer CSE in Boston plan to integrate solar modules into trucks’ trailers. These modules will power…
-
Fraunhofer TechBridge launches SunRISE Challenge, seeking innovations in solar energy
The SunRISE TechBridge Challenge to Realize Innovation in Solar Energy is seeking innovations in materials and technologies that will reduce the cost of energy for photovoltaic (PV) systems, and consequently increase the penetration…
-
Fraunhofer CSE to Lead U.S. Department of Energy’s SHINES Project on Grid Management
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a Fraunhofer CSE-led team to carry out a $3.5M research project to design, develop, and deploy a sustainable and holistic system for grid integration of solar…
-
Solar Photovoltaics Manufacturers Publish Their Ratings in Fraunhofer’s Durability Test
Buyers of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and solar PV manufacturers alike have a vested interest in the quality and the expected lifetime of a PV module. Rooftop modules will be exposed to a…
-
TechBridge Challenge Seeks Solutions for Advanced Industrial Surfaces
Fraunhofer TechBridge has announced its latest Challenge on novel surface technologies that improve energy efficiency (press release). The TechBridge Challenge is an open platform that seeks emerging technologies to address specific innovation gaps,…
-
Fraunhofer CSE’s Boston Office Receives LEED Gold Certification
Fraunhofer CSE has received LEED Gold certification for its Boston office building – a 100-year-old former warehouse, which was retrofitted by Fraunhofer and its partners from 2010 to 2013. The $27m retrofit turned…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Kicks-Off $10M Clean Energy Technologies Fundraising Initiative at Liquid Art House
Fraunhofer CSE kicked off its 3-year, $10m fundraising campaign with an evening at the Liquid Art House in Boston on November 10. Fraunhofer CSE’s Center Director, Dr. Christian Hoepfner, and Director of Strategy…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Center Director Discusses Democratization of Solar Energy at German American Conference 2015
Fraunhofer CSE’s Center Director, Dr. Christian Hoepfner, joined other panelists, including Richard Morgenstar, former U.S. Ambassador, and Philipp Steinberg, Chief of Staff to German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, to discuss energy policies at…
-
Hit “Run” to Go Back to the Schedule! Fraunhofer CSE Behavioral Research Featured at BECC 2015
The 2015 Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) gathered experts from across the energy industry to discuss behavior and decision-making of individuals and organizations related to energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, climate…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Hosts Installers, Municipality Reps at Plug & Play PV Systems Progress Demo
On October 22nd, Fraunhofer CSE welcomed representatives of inspection services from various towns, utilities, and solar installation companies to the MassCEC Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown, MA, for the Plug & Play…
-
Fraunhofer CSE to Collaborate with University of New Mexico on 2015 NSF CRISP Grant
On September 14, 2015, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the twelve Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP) Project winners at the White House Smart Cities Week kick-off event. The CRISP awards…
-
Energy Savings for an AC and Refrigeration Compressor Control Retrofit
According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Energy Data Book, space cooling and refrigeration comprise close to 15% of commercial building site energy use. For the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), this…
-
Fraunhofer CSE Develops First Bio-Based Phenolic Foam Samples
This past January, Fraunhofer CSE was selected by the U.S. Energy Dept. Building Technology Office to develop a new bio-based phenolic foam to be used in building insulation. Working with partners from the…
-
Fraunhofer TechBridge winner of the 2015 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
On August 4th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Fraunhofer TechBridge as one of eighty winners of the 2015 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition at the first-ever White House Demo Day. “The entrepreneurial…
-
Fraunhofer CSE, Jacobs to Develop Building Energy Retrofit for Holyoke Community College Buildings
Fraunhofer CSE will be working with Jacobs and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) to identify at least one building envelope retrofit strategy for the Holyoke Community…
-
Smart Meter Data Analytics: Predicting the enrollment in energy efficiency programs
According to a 2012 report by the Edison Foundation, more than 65 million residential smart meters will be deployed by 2015 in the US. These smart meters record electricity used at least every…
-
Fraunhofer CSE selected to develop new bio-based phenolic foam
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO) to develop a new bio-based, nonflammable, inexpensive phenolic foam for use as…
-
Motivating customers towards energy savings
An increasing number of states have announced ambitious energy savings goals. From utility incentives to adoption of renewable energy resources, states are exploring new ways to influence customers to reduce their energy consumption…
-
Can you put solar on your roof in 75 minutes? We can.
On November 19, 2014, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE successfully installed and commissioned their Plug and Play Photovoltaic (PV) System in front of a public audience for the first time. Held…
Fraunhofer CSE to Host German Energy Scorecard Expert for June 12th Residential Scorecard Event
Massachusetts’ Baker-Polito Administration recently announced their intention on becoming the first state in the nation to require residential energy scores. The ‘scorecards’ would be made available to potential homebuyers after January 1, 2021…
Issue Brief: Fraunhofer CSE Grid Mod Event 4/25/18
Last week, Fraunhofer CSE was excited to kick off the first event in our new speaker series on grid modernization in Massachusetts, called “International Insights to Meet 2050 Carbon Goals.” The “Roundtable Speaker…
Fraunhofer CSE To Host Massachusetts Grid Modernization Talks
This Wednesday, we will kick off the first session of Fraunhofer CSE’s “Grid Modernization in Massachusetts” speaker series. With these talks, Fraunhofer CSE will bring together industry experts, researchers, policy makers, and thought…
Issue Brief: NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) was pleased to participate in last month’s BuildingEnergy Boston Conference and Trade Show, organized by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). BuildingEnergy Boston is the…
Issue Brief: ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit 2018
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) was pleased to participate in the recent ARPA-E (Advanced Research Products Agency-Energy) Energy Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., with several staff members, and a booth at…
Issue Brief: Solar Power Northeast 2018
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) was pleased to participate in this month’s Solar Power Northeast conference in Boston. We presented our research, development and demonstration work in photovoltaic modules, grid…
Massachusetts State Reps Visit Fraunhofer CSE’s Living Lab in South Boston
Last month, Fraunhofer CSE was honored to host Massachusetts State House Representatives Jon Hecht (29th Middlesex District) and Solomon Goldstein-Rose (3rd Hampshire District) as they toured our Living Lab in South Boston. We were excited to provide…
Consumer Electronics in 2017: Fewer TVs, Less Energy
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems has completed a study, “Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2017,” the fourth in a series commissioned by the Consumer Technology Association, to…
Fraunhofer CSE Opens Energy Storage Integration Lab
Fraunhofer CSE celebrated the inauguration of its Energy Storage Integration Lab on December 5th, 2017. The CEO of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Stephen Pike, joined us to officially “cut the ribbon” to open…
Fraunhofer CSE Hosts Inaugural Meeting of Phase Change Materials Industry Association
On October 5th 2017, Fraunhofer CSE hosted the inaugural meeting of the Phase Change Materials Industry Association of North America, whose mission it is to promote the development and use of phase change…
COOLNOMIX® Retrofit Technology for Vapor-Compression Systems is designed to improve the energy efficiency of space cooling and refrigeration systems. By installing COOLNOMIX® technology, space cooling and refrigeration system users can reduce their energy consumption and save money on their utility bills. Additionally, by helping to reduce emissions associated with space cooling and refrigeration systems, COOLNOMIX® technology can help businesses and organizations meet sustainability goals. The COOLNOMIX® retrofit technology is easy to install and requires minimal disruption to space cooling and refrigeration operations. With its proven energy efficiency benefits, the COOLNOMIX® retrofit technology is an essential solution for space cooling and refrigeration systems.
By making space cooling and refrigeration systems more energy efficient, COOLNOMIX® Retrofit Technology for Vapor-Compression Systems helps users save money on their energy bills while doing their part to reduce environmental emissions. This is a win-win solution that provides energy efficiency benefits, cost savings, and improved sustainability goals. With COOLNOMIX®, space cooling and refrigeration system users can easily improve energy efficiency without having to write my essay for me. Install COOLNOMIX® today to start saving money and helping the environment!
