Jan 4, 2023 - 03:48 pm
TransnetBW completes field tests for BEVs as reserve batteries
Together with the partners in the EV-Fleet project, the transmission system operator TransnetBW has completed a large field test on the provision of balancing power by e-mobility. A total of 155 electric vehicles took part in the field test between June 2021 and June 2022.
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Sep 14, 2022 - 02:35 pm
Fraunhofer Institutes receive €80 million for fuel cell production
A consortium of 19 Fraunhofer institutes has received a funding decision of 80 million euros from the German Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) for the project ‘H2GO – National Fuel Cell Production Action Plan’. With this, the BMDV wants to promote the ramp-up of fuel cell production for heavy-duty transport in Germany.
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Jul 5, 2022 - 03:01 pm
Fraunhofer Institute looks at recycling magnets
In a project called FUNMAG, researchers from the Fraunhofer IWKS want to show that commercial magnet recycling is worthwhile on a large scale. Funded by the Hessen Agentur, the team is working to prove that electric motors with recycled old magnets can deliver the same performance as with their original new magnets.
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Jun 9, 2022 - 04:21 pm
ICCT study shows PHEV fuel consumption has risen
Fraunhofer ISI and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have analysed extensive data on the real-world use of 9,000 plug-in hybrids from all over Europe. The core result: The fuel consumption of PHEVs is on average significantly higher than the official test cycles.
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Mar 16, 2022 - 01:59 pm
Rock Tech Lithium to examine supply chains
Rock Tech Lithium has agreed to collaborate with the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT and supply chain tracking provider Circulor. The goal of the cooperation is to obtain comprehensive transparency of the lithium value chain.
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Mar 12, 2022 - 03:23 pm
Fraunhofer study: Hydrogen will not play a major role in road transport
The Traton Group sees an analysis by the Fraunhofer Institute as confirming its strategy with its focus on battery-electric drives. According to the study, electric drives will also dominate the heavy-duty sector, and fuel cells will remain a niche application. On the other hand, Daimler Truck continues to rely consistently on both technologies.
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Nov 9, 2021 - 03:54 pm
Bosch wants to build European supply chain for semiconductors
A new project called ‘Transform’ is dedicated to building a resilient European supply chain for silicon carbide semiconductor technology. Under the leadership of Bosch, 34 companies, universities and research institutions from seven European countries are working together on this project.
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Sep 10, 2021 - 01:51 pm
OPES & Fraunhofer present standardized solar module for vehicles
The technology company OPES Solutions and the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP have developed a flexible standard solar module for integration on vehicle surfaces. The partners advocate transport vehicles and buses in particular as areas of application.
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Sep 2, 2021 - 01:43 pm
Fraunhofer develops cleaner electrode dry coating process
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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Aug 6, 2021 - 12:16 pm
SoLiS battery research project to develop solid-state battery concept
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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Jun 2, 2021 - 12:08 pm
Fraunhofer working on fuel cell virtual technology kit
In Germany, the Fraunhofer Institutes IWU and IPT have started the development of a “virtual technology kit” for fuel cells. The intention is to provide users and interested parties with an overview of existing systems and technologies and to enable them to identify the appropriate production process according to their own needs.
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Apr 1, 2021 - 12:34 pm
Research: ‘RoSiLIB’ to develop high energy silicon anodes
Partners in the ‘RoSiLIB’ project are developing new anodes for lithium-ion batteries. This is to enable the manufacturing of large-format high-energy battery cells in the future, which cannot be produced with the previous anode materials with high energy density.
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Mar 4, 2021 - 03:50 pm
Fraunhofer is working on fuel cell systems for ships
The Fraunhofer Institute is working with 13 European partners to develop the world’s first ammonia-based fuel cell for ships in the ShipFC project. Ammonia is mainly known for its use as a fertiliser, but is also suitable as a high-quality energy source, the institute says.
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Dec 28, 2020 - 04:23 pm
Year in review: 2020s most electrifying moments
As the virus called an almost complete halt to the world this year, the newsreels continued to turn. You kept returning to our pages in greater numbers than ever, and these are the most read articles in each month of 2020.
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Nov 10, 2020 - 05:14 pm
German-Dutch research for 1,000-km battery
A new type of battery technology called ‘Spatial Atom Layer Deposition’ (SALD) is to enable higher capacities and charging performance for electric cars for “well over 1,000 kilometres range.” A company has now been founded for the series production of such cells.
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Nov 4, 2020 - 05:16 pm
eLoaded presents plans for ‘e-Mobility hubs’
The German Charging infrastructure specialist eLoaded has presented plans for energy and mobility hubs that the company plans to build throughout Europe. One of these projects is an innovation centre for energy and mobility with “Europe’s most extensive charging infrastructure”.
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Apr 7, 2020 - 01:59 pm
BReCycle project to analyse fuel cell recycling
The BReCycle project now launched, sees five research and industrial partners working on a closed-loop economic concept for PEM fuel cells. The aim is to develop a sustainable process for the treatment of fuel cells.
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Apr 3, 2020 - 04:56 pm
Battery 2030 – smart, sustainable & chemistry-neutral
The European large-scale research initiative Battery 2030+ presents its roadmap to inventing the green batteries of the future. The Fraunhofer R&D Center for Electromobility at the Fraunhofer ISC in Wuerzburg coordinates the project that defines three key areas.
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Sep 3, 2019 - 01:42 pm
Fraunhofer develops solar roofing for EVs
To improve the range of electric vehicles, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed a car solar roof with highly efficient solar cells. However, the greatest effects only occur over short distances.
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Aug 1, 2019 - 03:25 pm
ECO COM’BAT: High power battery by Fraunhofer
As part of the EU-funded ECO COM’BAT, ten partners from industry and research have been working on more sustainable high-voltage lithium-ion batteries since April 2016. As the project coordinator Fraunhofer ISC now communicates: apparently with success.
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Jul 16, 2019 - 02:09 pm
Siemens to set up hydrogen centre in Görlitz
Two years ago, the Siemens plant in Görlitz, Germany, was on the verge of collapse. Now Siemens, the State of Saxony and the Fraunhofer Institute have signed a declaration of intent to strengthen the site in the long term and support structural change in the region.
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Jun 29, 2019 - 09:03 pm
German battery cell production research centre situated
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has announced that its battery production research centre (FFB) will be located in Münster and will be set up at MEET (Electrochemical Energy Technology centre at Uni Münster). The German government funds the project with 500 million euros.
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Apr 2, 2019 - 02:05 pm
Fraunhofer presents fuel cell bicycle
In Germany, the Fraunhofer ISE is undertaking the LiteFCBike project, which is developing a compact fuel cell system offering a fully-fledged replacement for a pedelec battery. The Fraunhofer ISE is currently presenting this hydrogen technology at the Hannover Messe.
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Jan 25, 2019 - 05:35 pm
Researchers adapt flexible bipolar plates in batteries
Researchers from the German Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT) have announced a new development in battery technology, using a “new type of flexible and extremely thin bipolar plate allows batteries to be manufactured cost-effectively.”
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