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…
Mass Clean Energy Center Visits Fraunhofer CSE
Our friends at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center came to visit on Friday, January 20, to tour our labs and hear about our clean energy R&D and initiatives. MassCEC is the Commonwealth’s agency…
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…
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...
Growing the Clean Energy Sector in 2012
In his recent column on the Massachusetts clean energy sector’s prospects for 2012, Jon Chesto gets it right: “The truth is, the green energy industry is still thriving in Massachusetts” – Mass. Market…
