Solar companies can count on the support of Thuringia's dynamic research institutions for basic research and development work.

One major player located at the site is the SolarCenter Erfurt, part of the CiS Institute for Micro Sensors. The SolarCenter leverages synergies between microsensors and photovoltaics for industry. Its specialty: developing processes and equipment relating to silicon wafers and solar cells.

Other hard-hitting research partners are located within one hour's drive. They include:

• Institute for Physical High Technology (IPHT) in Jena
• Thuringia Institute for Textile and Plastics Research in Rudolstadt
• Friedrich Schiller University with its Institutes of Solid State Physics and Organic Chemistry
• Technical University of Ilmenau 

The Technical University of Ilmenau has been exploring the possibilities of solar technology since 1997. Seven institutes and departments at TU Ilmenau conduct interdisciplinary research with 40 partners in more than 20 solar energy projects.

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