The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS) has developed a dry coating process that eliminates the need for toxic solvents in the production of battery electrodes. This should make the production process noticeably more environmentally friendly.
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The research project “SoLiS – Development of Lithium-Sulphur Solid State Batteries in Multilayer Pouch Cells”, which started in July 2021 and is funded by the German government with almost 1.8 million euros, aims to transfer a promising battery concept from basic research to industrial application.
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Fuel cell production for hydrogen-powered vehicles has so far been complex and too slow. A Fraunhofer team aims to change that and is working on a continuous production line. The pledge: the line shall process fuel cell components in cycles lasting just seconds.
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The UTILITAS project addresses a weak point of electric waste vehicles: since they have heavy batteries or fuel cells on board, they can usually transport less waste than conventional refuse collection vehicles. A special collection container is intended to remedy this.
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Researchers at Monash University in Australia say they are close to commercialising the world’s most efficient lithium-sulfur battery. It could give electric cars a range of more than 1,000 kilometres and smartphones a runtime of five days.
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Researchers at the Dresden ExcellBattMat Center at the Fraunhofer IWS want to contribute key components to the large-scale “Research Production Battery Cell” project in Münster. The research object is electrodes made of silicon or lithium layers.
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