Fraunhofer ISE Inaugurates New Research Center for Batteries

Research Focus: Sustainability, Safety, Performance

24-Oct-2024 - Batteries are a key building block for a successful energy transition, whether for the electrification of transport, the stabilization of the power grid or balancing fluctuations in green electricity. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has been conducting research along the ...

Digitalized, Sustainable Battery Cell Production

First battery cell winding system of its kind

04-Oct-2024 - The further development and evolution of existing storage systems is a key prerequisite for the energy transition. The Center for Digitalized Battery Cell Manufacturing (ZDB) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA and acp systems AG have joined forces to ...

Faster charging with diamonds

Increasing the road performance and service life of electric cars and significantly reducing charging times

05-Mar-2024 - Diamond is known for its outstanding thermal conductivity. This makes the material ideal for cooling electronic components with high power densities, such as those used in processors, semiconductor lasers or electric vehicles. Researchers at Fraunhofer USA, an independent international affiliate ...

Innovation Potential of Sodium-Ion Batteries

New Environment Report Analyzes Opportunities and Risks Along Possible Future Value Chains

17-Oct-2023 - A new environmental report from Fraunhofer FFB focuses on sodium-ion batteries as an alternative battery technology. The researchers examine the technological characteristics of the battery as well as the activities in research and industry related to this technology - from the production of ...

Nature Study Takes a Close Look at the Optimization of the Energy Consumption of Battery Cell Factories

Battery cell production plays a key role in the transformation of mobility and thus in achieving national climate protection goals

05-Oct-2023 - With the current state of product and production technology, the electricity demand of all battery factories planned worldwide in 2040 will be 130,000 GWh per year, equivalent to the current electricity consumption of Norway or Sweden - this is the conclusion of a study by the research team led ...

Ecological Revolution: Zinc batteries with double efficiency and the ability to produce hydrogen

27-Jul-2023 - The renewable energy revolution wants to build a climate-friendly future for the world. But the move away from fossil fuels will remain a challenge as long as efficient means to store green energy are still lacking. A research consortium has set itself the goal to tackle exactly this problem with ...

Longer life for lithium-ion batteries through AI

Fraunhofer HHI launches KI2L project

26-Apr-2023 - The Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) is coordinating the new project KI2L (real-time detection of health-state-relevant processes in lithium-ion batteries through AI-supported characterization for the resource-efficient development of after-use potential). As part of the project, ...

Laser technology for energy-efficient production of battery cells coupled with improved performance

Save energy in production while also making it possible to create battery cells with higher power density and a longer service life

05-Apr-2023 - High-performance battery cells are a crucial prerequisite for electrifying the mobility sector. With this in mind, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen have developed innovative laser-based technologies for producing lithium-ion batteries — which, in ...

With new measurement methods for a longer service life of battery cells

More sustainability in electromobility and Co

14-Mar-2023 - The aging of battery cells cannot be easily determined under real conditions. However, an accurate statement about the aging state of the cells in operation forms the basis for a better understanding of the aging mechanisms of a battery and for extending its lifetime. In order to be able to ...

Energy-efficient, environmentally friendly manufacturing of electrodes in lithium polymer batteries

New solvent-free dry coating process

31-May-2022 - Lithium-ion batteries have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives. They supply power to our cell phones, are installed as an energy source in electric vehicles and, as large stationary battery systems, provide the power supply and storage for many industrial applications. Conventional ...