A technical study visit and training were organized as part of the bilateral BMZ-funded project entitled Promotion of Quality Assurance Services for Sustainable Energy that is being undertaken in Viet Nam. PTB is implementing this project in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the Directorate of Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ).…
Clarity and quality are luxury goods that are often taken for granted. However, a functioning quality infrastructure can turn quality into a public good. Human ingenuity lets us innovate, create and shape the future we will all inhabit. But to make sure the entire world can work together for innovation, we need a consistent system…
Approximately 1,000 participants from all over the world are expected at the IMEKO 2024 World Congress from 26 to 29 August 2024 The city and state of Hamburg will welcome approximately 1,000 scientists from all over the world with the typical local greeting “Moin!” at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) from 26 to bis 29…
For the past decade, the International Cooperation group of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) has played a pivotal role in enhancing quality infrastructure (QI) for photovoltaics (PV) through bilateral cooperation projects with various countries, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The time has come to recognize that partners can learn…
As more and more solar systems are reaching the ends of their life cycle in India, the issues of reuse and recycling are playing an increasingly important role. To address this, the National Physical Laboratory of India (CSIR-NPL) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) joined forces to organize and host a two-day Calidena workshop on Improving Circularity…
Viet Nam currently has an installed solar energy capacity of 16 GW and, therefore, holds a top position in Southeast Asia. With the recently signed Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Agreement, this capacity will presumably increase further, which will increasingly require targeted quality assurance. Against this background, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) engaged…
The 30th Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Meeting took place in November 2023. For the first time in three years, the participants were able to meet in person again. The Philippines were the host country and invited the participants to the island of Panglao in the Province of Bohol. Representatives from more than 20 countries…
In light of new collaboration opportunities, the German Embassy, together with STAMEQ, seeks to amplify awareness around the mostly underestimated topic of Quality Infrastructure (QI) for Solar Energy. On April 12th, 2024, the third steering committee meeting of the Promotion of Quality Assurance Services for Sustainable Energy project, led by the German Metrology Institute, Physikalisch…
The Regional Days Africa and Middle East took place at PTB in Braunschweig from 4 to 8 March 2024. This event, which had been organized on a regular basis from 2008-2019, has now come back after a break of five years due to the pandemic. Dr. Annette Röttger, member of PTB’s Presidential Board, opened the…
The QuISP Alumni Network successfully conducted a highly anticipated kick-off webinar on 11 December 2023. Alumni from various courses and countries joined the virtual event, marking a significant step towards the reactivation of the network. The QuISP Alumni Network is an initiative of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), which comprises quality practitioners who have undergone training…