FAU Solar News
The Photochemistry Community Convenes in Aachen – Strong Presence from FAU Solar
The 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry (ICP 2025) is currently underway, taking place from July 13 to 18, 2025, in…
Welcome to Erlangen: Humboldt Research Award for Prof. Sang Il Seok
Prof. Sang Il Seok is one of the world’s leading pioneers in perovskite solar cell research, setting global standards in…
Rethinking Solar Design: The Ideal Recyclable Solar Cell
How can we design solar cells that are not only efficient but also truly recyclable? A new perspective article, “The…
FAU Solar Team Reviews Pathways to Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Solar Cell Materials
What makes a semiconductor truly defect-tolerant—and could this lead to lead-free perovskite solar cells? In a recent review article, researchers…
SAOT Student Award 2025 for Albert These
We are proud to share that Albert These has been awarded the SAOT Student Award 2025 for his outstanding publication:…
“Make the Energy Transition a Global Success” with Dr. Marius Peters
How much effort does it take to reshape the world’s energy system – and is success within reach? In the…
Prof. Guldi visits McGill University Montreal
In May 2025, Professor Dirk M. Guldi visited McGill University in Montreal, Canada, to engage in a dynamic scientific exchange and…
Prof. Dirk M. Guldi’s Presentations at the ECS Meeting in Montreal
We are thrilled to report that Prof. Dirk M. Guldi recently represented FAU Solar at the prestigious Electrochemical Society (ECS)…
FAU Solar at “überMorgen – The Future Talk” in Nuremberg
As part of the series “überMorgen – The Future Talk” at the Deutsches Museum Nuremberg, three experts from academia discussed…
Christoph Brabec Visits Institute for Clean Energy at City University Hong Kong
Our FAU Solar speaker, Prof. Christoph Brabec, recently visited the Institute for Clean Energy at the City University of Hong…
Prof. Christoph Brabec Elected to the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
We warmly congratulate our speaker, Prof. Christoph J. Brabec, on his election as an ordinary member of the Bavarian Academy…
Workshop at Jinan University Highlights Sino-German Collaboration
The recent workshop at Jinan University, graciously hosted by Prof. Fei Guo and Prof. Ning Li—both distinguished alumni of i-MEET…
Recognition for Pablo Isaí Jiménez Calvo in Hydrogen Research
We are pleased to share that Pablo Isaí Jiménez Calvo’s research continues to gain international recognition. For the third consecutive…
icp2025 – the 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry is coming!
We are excited to announce that the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations is now open on our…
Research of the FAU Solar is highlighted in the PV Magazine
Our recent research led by the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), FAU Solar, KIT has been featured…
Closing the Loop: Faster Discovery of High-Performance Perovskite Materials
A team of researchers led by Prof. Christoph Brabec, spokesperson of the FAU Solar Profile Center and Chair of Materials…
NGSE9 in Nürnberg from 10th to 12th December!
This year, the NGSE9 conference will take place from December 10th to December 12th at EnCN in Nürnberg, with attendance…
Congratulations to Prof. Brabec on Achieving Highly Cited Researcher for the 11th Consecutive Time!
We are proud to announce that Prof. Brabec has once again been recognised as a Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) by…
Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi Honored with Robert Bunsen Lecture
We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi has been awarded the prestigious Robert Bunsen Lecture Award.…
Visit of Andrew Hufton, Editor-in-Chief of Patterns, to FAU Solar
On November 12th, FAU Solar will have the honor of welcoming Andrew Hufton, Editor-in-Chief of Patterns, a Cell Press journal…
SCUT Delegation Visit Paves the Way for Future Research Collaborations
FAU Solar had the pleasure of hosting delegation from South China University of Technology (SCUT), that consistent headed by Dr.…
Congratulations to Dr. Juan Pedró on His ETI Award for Chiral Nanographene Research
The Perez-Ojeda group is proud to announce that our postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Juan Pedro Mora Fuentes, has been awarded the…
Establishing Standards for Flexibility in Photovoltaic Technologies
Flexible and lightweight PV devices are becoming an essential direction in photovoltaics. Driven by the progress in organic and perovskite…
ENLIGHTENED: Official Project Kick-off Meeting
In the last week of September, the ENLIGHTENED consortium convened in Linköping, Sweden, to officially kick off the project. This…
13th SolTech Conference 2024 in Nürnberg (25 – 27 Sept. 2024)
The 13th SolTech Conference is organized by FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and will take place from Sept. 25 (noon) – 27, 2024…
New YouTube Channel by Mario Liebensteiner Makes Energy Markets Fun and Accessible
Mario Liebensteiner, Assistant Professor of Energy Markets at FAU and member of FAU Solar, has recently launched a YouTube channel…
Transforming Solar Power: Helmholtz Spearheads Breakthroughs in Printed PV
Prof Brabec is initiator of the Helmholtz Association’s Solar Technology Acceleration Platform (Solar TAP) and serves as the spokesperson for…
Congratulations to Dr Lingpeng Yan for successfully completing his academic visit to FAU Solar
Dr. Yan Lingpeng, an Associate Professor at Taiyuan University of Technology in China, focuses on the stability of organic solar…
Dirk presents pioneering talk at the 29th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry
We are thrilled to announce that Prof Dirk Guldi, a leading expert in the field of photochemistry, recently delivered an…
Prof. Christoph Brabec at the IPVF Scientific Day
Prof. Christoph Brabec participated in the recent IPVF Scientific Day. He presented insights on leveraging AI and automation to accelerate…
Link to Conference Updates