Henning Helmers

Dr. Henning Helmers heads the III-V Photovoltaics and Concentrator Technology department at Fraunhofer ISE. His expertise includes high-efficiency solar cells, photonic power converters, and optical wireless power transfer. Helmers earned his physics doctorate from University of Oldenburg and has authored over 100 scientific publications.

Key research areas:

• III-V multi-junction solar cell design
• Micro-concentrator photovoltaics
• Power-by-light systems
• Combined power/data transmission
• Thin-film processing technologies

Recent work established a world record 68.9% photovoltaic conversion efficiency for monochromatic light. His team develops applications for spacecraft power transfer and IoT devices requiring simultaneous optical power and data transmission.