electrive.com, Oct. 23, 2024 –
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has opened a new battery research centre in south-west Germany. The main focus of the scientists now working at the centre is on improving the sustainability, safety and performance of battery storage systems.
n the new competence centre in the Haid industrial park in Freiburg, Fraunhofer ISE will conduct research into innovative battery materials and cells in over 3,700 square metres of laboratory space. The institute also states that the new centre will also develop optimised solutions for battery systems, promote their integration into various applications and carry out comprehensive quality assurance tests on batteries. The new facility is officially called the 'Centre for Electrical Energy Storage'.
Fraunhofer ISE has been conducting research along the battery value chain for many years. With the new facilities in Freiburg, the scientists are primarily aiming to make progress in the sustainability, safety and performance of batteries. Specifically, the institute wants to use the centre to offer 'development and testing services from a single source for a wide range of customers, from material and battery manufacturers to machine builders, integrators and operators for use in electromobility or as stationary storage systems'. The institute also co-operates with industrial partners on recycling and issues relating to the further use of disused batteries ('2nd life').