Contents - Editorial

Energy research at the University of Oldenburg Hans-Jürgen Appelrath, Christoph Böhringer, Detlev-Heinemann, Jürgen Parisi

Constraction and Convergence: On the economics of climate protection Christoph Böhringer, Heinz Welsch

Thin-film photovoltaics in Oldenburg Ingo Riedel, Jürgen Parisi

Turning moving air into electricity: current research into the use of wind energy Detlev Heinemann, Joachim Peinke

Turbulence and wind energy Joachim Peinke, Julia Gottschall

The influence of weather and climate on energy supply Annette Hammer, Detlev Heinemann, Elke Lorenz, Abha Sood

Grid technologies for energy meteorology Wilhelm Hasselbring, Detlev Heinemann

HyWindBalance: Hydrogen storage system for new markets Hans-Peter Waldl, Detlev Heinemann

IT systems for sustainable energy management Hans-Jürgen Appelrath, Christoph Mayer

Information and communication technology for efficient power consumption Wolfgang Nebel, Michael Sonnenschein, Jens-E. Appel

Limits to the conversion efficiency of polycrystalline thin-film solar cells Levent Gütay, Gottfried Heinrich Bauer

Global Renewable Energy Network: pioneering role in teaching too Michael Golba

GEKKO: Buildings, climate protection and communication Niko Paech

EWE Institute for Energy Technology Interviews with Werner Brinker, Jürgen Parisi

Focus News, academic appointments, calls