Through the Eyes of an Intern: Data Acquisition, Building Technology and Field Deployments
[Editor’s Note: Today we've got a guest post from former CSE intern Angela Qin, who reflects on her time at Fraunhofer and explains how her research into thermostat usability helped pave the way...
The 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards
Yesterday, the Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and Siemens announced the winners of the fifth Siemens Sustainable Community Awards, a program aimed at recognizing cities for their outstanding sustainability efforts….
Industry Collaboration in Troubling Times Strengthens the Solar Supply Chain
I’ve experienced an interesting combination of conversations, events, and “aha” moments related to the solar PV sector in the past few weeks, starting with the PV Rollout Conference in Boston in early February…
Partnerships for Sustainable Energy R&D, Commercialization, and Adoption: Fraunhofer CSE’s “Living Laboratory”
This week marks an important milestone in the development of Fraunhofer CSE’s future “living laboratory” and headquarters in Boston’s Innovation District. As the Boston Globe reported, we have announced the names of nearly…
How Presentation Medium and Design Influences Energy-Saving Technology Adoption
Over the last few years many display technologies have come onto the home energy management (HEM) market that aim to provide feedback on residential energy consumption. You may have heard of some of…
Home Energy Management at IEEE’s International Conference on Consumer Electronics
At the recent IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics in Las Vegas, energy management was a major topic of discussion. As the session organizer and chair for home energy management, I wanted to…
Moral Licensing: Side Effects of an Efficiency Campaign
A recent field study I conducted with colleagues at Fraunhofer CSE showed interesting potential side effects of an efficiency / environmental program. Last summer, we carried out a water conservation campaign at a…
Fraunhofer CSE Receives Visit from Mass. State Legislators
Yesterday, we were honored to receive a visit from Senator Anthony Petruccelli, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Tim Toomey, and Liam Holland of the office of Representative John Keegan. Our guests heard from Fraunhofer…
CSE’s Kosny Explains Phase Change Materials in ‘New Scientist’
In the January 7 issue of New Scientist, writer Phil McKenna describes advances being made in phase change materials for regulating temperatures of buildings, clothing, refrigeration, and solar power. Fraunhofer CSE’s Jan Kosny,…
Solder On: Improving PV Module Manufacturing Practices with a Little Friendly Competition
[Editor's Note: Here, former Fraunhofer CSE intern Ed Cahill shares his experience creating an internal contest to determine best practices in hand soldering for PV modules, and how his work prepared him for...
