Europe supports Jena’s energy storage research

Prototype of a redox flow battery developed at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Chemistry. Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena) - Light Awards and Personnel - Published: Chemist and materials scientist Ulrich S. Schubert receives an "ERC Advanced Grant". The energy turnaround can only succeed if the electricity, which is produced in an ecological way, is also available at any time of the day or night. For this purpose, suitable storage systems must be developed, which can store the energy in different sizes and can be discharged on demand. The Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry (CEEC Jena) at the University of Jena, Germany has been working successfully on this "battery of the future" for years. Now the research can be advanced with European help: The new research project "FutureBAT" by Prof. Ulrich S. Schubert is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with a so-called "Advanced Grant". In the next five years, the chemist and materials scientist will receive around 2.5 million Euros.