A truly sustainable energy turnaround. Efficient environmental protection. Reliable warning of natural disasters. Humans and machines, literally hand in hand. Long-term weather forecast. All that is feasible – but inconceivable without space.
Hot topic: “Harvesting” sun – the way it should be
Regenerative energies play the lead in a “green” energy mix of tomorrow. Solar energy, for example. Since the sun sometimes makes itself scarce in our region, we have to get more out of it when it happens to show up. And we must “harvest” it wherever possible. With the solar cells of the future, both will be feasible.
Inexhaustible energy: the true “cell material”
In the energy mix of the future, regenerative energies are supposed to take the lead. However, the sun and the wind won’t work at the touch of a button. Hydrogen complements the assortment of green energies. The fuel cell makes it an almost inexhaustible source of energy – and an ideal reservoir for other types of energy. At home and on the go.
Weather observation from space
For decades, satellite images have assisted us in making reliable weather forecasts. Not only the image quality but also the quality of the forecast is constantly getting better.
Working with the “third arm”
The latest generation of lightweight robots literally “lends humans a hand”. Humans and machines are working together. The foundations for it were laid in the 1990s at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
When the water rises ... or the Earth subsides.
Flood waters occur more and more frequently and get increasingly stronger. At what spots are the impacts particularly severe? Where are dams at risk of bursting or did already burst? Where should helpers tackle first, where are access roads to the place of action blocked? The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X keeps track of flood waters – and supports helpers and rescuers. But radar satellites can see even more …
Agriculture with the “view from above”
If fields could “talk”, this would enable truly sustainable agriculture. Satellites make fields talk. One of the technologies making that possible keeps living rooms clean on Earth, or results in archaeological sensations.