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Excellent
Electrochemical
Energy Storage
Helmholtz
Institute
Ulm (HIU)
We
store the
future
www.hiu-batteries.de
Efficient
batteries are the
most important key
to success of the
Energiewende and
the electro-
mobility
Facts & Figures
Name
Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Founded
2011
Executive Director
Prof. Dr. Stefano Passerini
Über uns Board of Directors
Prof. Dr. Maximilian Fichtner (vice
director), Prof. Dr. Joachim
Ankerhold, Prof. Oliver Kraft,
Prof. Dr. Arnulf Latz, Dr. Margret
Wohlfahrt-Mehrens
Managing Director
Dr. Heribert Wilhelm
Postal Address
Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081 Ulm
Staff
Total: 139 (August 2019)
Principal Investigators: 23
Scientists: 42
PhD Candidates: 59
Administration: 15
Professors: 3
Staff in Karlsruhe: 24
Staff in Ulm: 115
Partners
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
(KIT)
Ulm University
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Center for Solar Energy and Hydro
gen Research Baden-Württemberg
(ZSW)
www.hiu-batteries.de
HIU
makes Ulm
the leading The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) is de-
battery center dicated to the study and development of
the next and future generations of elec-
in Germany trochemical energy storage concepts. Effi-
cient batteries are the most important key
to success of the energy transformation –
Energiewende – and of electromobility. At
HIU, an international team of approxima-
tely 120 scientists is conducting fundamen-
tal research to further develop the sustain-
able energy storage for both, stationary
and mobile use.
About us HIU was founded in January 2011 by the By bringing together the unique exper- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). As tise of each of these four partners, HIU a member of the Helmholtz Association, is well-positioned to achieve in the medi- KIT initiated the new institute in collabo- um and long term a substantial progress ration with the Ulm University and further in energy storage research. Through the strengthened battery research in Ulm. Also integration of basic and applied research two strong associated institutions, the Ger- under one roof, HIU has the ability to make man Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Cen- a significant contribution to a societally ter for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research relevant problem of guaranteeing the sup- Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) were integra- ply of energy from renewable sources. ted as partners.
www.hiu-batteries.de
Energy from intermittent re- while also being lighter, lon-
newable resources has to be ger lasting, safer, and cheaper.
stored as it cannot always be
used immediately. Similarily, To reach these aims, HIU com-
electric vehicles have to have bines the knowledge of four
an onboard storage of the leading research organiza-
electrical energy required for tions under one roof. Unlike
driving. The most efficient so- any other research institute in
lution for this requirement are Germany, it – together with
batteries that can effectively the expertise of its partners –
store and release electrical covers virtually every aspect of
energy with very little losses. battery research.
HIU addresses the basic is- Perspectively, the HIU strives
sues of electrochemical stor- to combine excellent basic
age and, on the basis of new research with the real-world
knowledge, develops funda- needs. At the same time, it
mentally new materials and expands its Young-Reseracher
cell concepts. Fellowship program to inte-
The aim of HIU is to develop grate highly qualified young
sustainable electrochemical scientists in this strategical im-
energy storage with higher portant field for research and
capacity and greater efficiency industry.
Aims & Strategies
Batteries with
higher capacity,
greater efficiency,
being lighter, longer
lasting, safer and
cheaper
www.hiu-batteries.de
Future
batteries
do not require
lithium
Research
The currently most important battery types that are promi-
type of rechargeable high-per- sing candidates for innovations.
formance batteries is the lithi- These post-lithium batteries are
um-ion battery. On one hand, based on sustainable elements,
the maximum storage capaci- such as sodium, magnesium or
ty of conventional lithium-ion aluminum. The currently most
batteries is nearly reached. promising technology is the so-
However, the extraction of the dium-ion battery.
constituents of such batteries,
such as cobalt, graphite, and For this purpose, experimenta-
lithium, represents a challenge, lists and theorists work closely
as it is associated with high en- together at HIU to achieve im-
vironmental impact, a scarcity provements in the development
of resources exists or the corres- of materials as well as in battery
ponding deposits are located in architecture. In HIU‘s laborato-
authoritarian states. ries, battery cells made of diffe-
rent combinations of materials
Scientists at HIU conduct funda- are tested to precisely determi-
mental research into lithium-ion ne their energy density, lifespan,
batteries for their further optimi- and performance. The smallest
zation. To enhance performance details, such as the behavior
and sustainability, new storage of newly added elements, can
concepts are indispensable. Re- have an enormous influence on
search at HIU therefore focuses the processes of battery char-
on next generation lithium-me- ging and discharging.
tal batteries and entirely new
www.hiu-batteries.de
HIU‘s unique structure is also reflected
in its Board of Directors: it includes a
representative from each partner. As
the governing body of HIU, it meets
regularly, takes important strategic de-
cisions, and is responsible for external
relations and the assessment of the Ins-
titute’s performance.
Research at HIU is organized into the
five areas electrochemistry, materials,
theory, systems, and methods, which
in turn are divided into various research
groups. These are led by renowned
scientists who are also head of insti-
tutes or research groups at one of the
four partner institutions. Furthermore,
HIU has also defined four interdiscip-
linary topics – metal deposition, inser-
tion materials and electrode structure,
lithium-based conversion materials,
and batteries beyond lithium – which
enable and foster collaborative rese-
arch. In addition, two Young Investiga-
tor Groups work on topics related to
electrochemistry.
HIU
benefits greatly
from the expertise
of its four partner
organizationsOrganization
www.hiu-batteries.de
Within the framework of the demic education, development,
Excellence Strategy launched by and technology transfer. CELEST
the federal government and the is a platform to enhance commu-
states, KIT, Ulm University, ZSW, nication and to coordinate and
and Gießen University successfully further develop joint activities
acquired the cluster of excellence with other universities, research
“Energy Storage beyond Lithium institutions, and industry in Ger-
– New Concepts for a Sustainable many and abroad. With its 29
Future.” HIU played a leading role partner institutes working in the
in the proposal phase and during area of electrochemical energy
the seven-year funding period, storage, CELEST represents the
HIU will receive annually a part biggest research platform of this
of the allocated funding of up to kind in Germany.
seven million Euros.
HIU has also been a major contri-
In addition, HIU is partner of butor to the outstanding KIT acti-
the Center for Electroche- vities in the topic of „Electroche-
mical Energy Storage Ulm- mical Energy Storage” within the
Karlsruhe (CELEST), established Helmholtz Association. This top
1st January, 2018, that facilitates rating was awarded only to three
new joint efforts in research, aca- out of 15 research units.Excellence
Largest
research platform
for electrochemical
energy storage in
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