Developing future super-batteries

A world moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy will rely more and more on energy storage and in particular on batteries. Better batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector, stabilise the power grid, and much more. The new "Battery 2030+" large-scale research initiative supported by the European Commission will gather leading scientists in Europe, as well as the industry, to achieve a leap forward in battery science and technology. The first "Battery 2030+" project kicks off in March 2019 and will lay the basis for this ten-year research initiative. Currently, 17 partners from nine European countries are involved, including the University of Münster and the Helmholtz-Institute Münster (HI MS). The vision for "Battery 2030+" is to invent the batteries of the future, providing European industry with cutting-edge technologies. Since batteries are among the key technologies to achieve a deep local and global decarbonisation of the European energy system, in the near future, new generations of ultrahigh-performance, reliable, safe, sustainable and affordable batteries will be needed.