Powerful batteries are the key component in mobile and stationary electrically powered applications. They are often the system component that proves most difficult to master. This is particularly true when dealing with the demands placed on service life and operational reliability of the systems used in the high-end energy and output ranges, which pose formidable technical challenges for the batteries that are used.
For industrial customers, the extensive research infrastructure and cross-institute pooling of expertise offers numerous points of contact along the circular battery value chain, from materials and cell production through to battery systems and battery recycling, including overarching activities such as battery testing, simulations, digitalization and techno-economic assessments. The holistic approach, coupled with our applied battery research, bridges the divide between scientific findings and their practical application in industry.
Our research work focuses on lithium-based battery technologies – established or next-generation – such as lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur and solid-state batteries. In addition, sodium-based batteries such as sodium-ion and sodium high-temperature batteries, as well as redox-flow and metal-air batteries, are under research.