We spent the day at the Fraunhoffer Institute for Solar Energy. We saw presentations and demonstrations covering topics in photovoltaic electricity production, biomass conversion to generate syn gas and bio coal, and a hydrogen fueling station. The hydrogen fueling station generates electricity from PV cells and uses it to make hydrogen from water. We saw a new Mercedes B class powered by a fuel cell power plan and fueled by high pressure hydrogen.
Andi and I got up early and walked around a bit in the old city as they were setting up the market. We also rode the tram with this group for the first time today. After Fraunhoffer, a few of us went to climb the stairs of the church tower. We found a nice restaurant down by the river and met up with some of our students to have some dinner. We ran into some other students as we were headed in and they had the chance to try some Hanuta German cookies.
Fraunhoffer would not allow pictures in some areas due to their industrial research collaborations so there are fewer pictures today. We are looking into a way to put all of our photos online from the group together...
