Everyone is talking about batteries and hydrogen - they are undoubtedly the key technologies for a successful energy transition and the mobility of the future. In recent decades, they have steadily gained in importance and are now developing a tremendous momentum in times of growing supply insecurity and the phasing out of fossil and nuclear energy sources. The fem has been developing innovative and application-oriented solutions for fuel cells, electrolysis and new types of batteries for over twenty years.
In order to further intensify R&D work and technology transfer in this field, the new Electrochemical Energy Systems (EES) department was founded at the research institute in Schwäbisch Gmünd. Under the leadership of Dr. Seniz Sörgel and her deputy Dr. Reinhard Böck, seven researchers are working on new materials, coatings and processes for the aforementioned key technologies. The aim is to strengthen Germany and Baden-Württemberg as business locations: thanks to cooperation with companies within the framework of publicly funded research projects, the results flow directly into industrial practice.
"Almost one hundred years of expertise in the field of electrochemistry, excellent laboratory and equipment facilities and a dedicated team - these are the best prerequisites for our research work in the field of energy systems, which we will also be substantially expanding in our new K15 building in the near future," says Dr. Seniz Sörgel.
