May 2023

Photovoltaics: More color 

Colored photovoltaic modules can now not only be a visual highlight, but also offer high efficiency. To this end, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed a new technology, MorphoColor® technology. This makes it possible to color PV modules in different colors without significantly reducing the efficiency of the module, as was previously the case.

Energy: funding opportunities for renewable heating presented 

From January 1, 2024, every newly installed heating system must be powered by at least 65% renewable energy. This mandatory switch to renewable energies will also be enshrined in law in a new Building Energy Act. In this context, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) points out various funding opportunities. If private owners...

Decision: Housing right can be deleted 

A creditor can extinguish a landowner's right of residence if the landowner is insolvent. This was recently decided by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH, V ZB 64/21). In the case in question, a property owner of a developed plot of land contributed it to a civil law partnership (GbR). The GbR was in turn entered in the land register and an entry of the...

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