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Electrochemical Energy Carriers and Storage Systems
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We are committed to making batteries more sustainable while educating and inspiring the next generation of battery experts.

We are working on developing novel materials and cell concepts for sustainable batteries and supercapacitors at INATECH, Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), and Fraunhofer ISE.

News

Talk by Oghenegare Eyankware

Oghenegare gave a talk at the 12th Lithium Sulfur Battery Workshop at Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS on November 17th, 2025. He presented on Cathode Engineering for limiting Polysulfide Shuttling in Lithium Sulfur Batteries

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EXIST Business Start-up Grant

EDENenergy – Bringing Circularity to the Battery Industry

Closing the battery loop: Enabling sustainable second-life use of lithium-ion modules through AI-driven energy management, advanced power electronics and patented safety systems

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1st AluSym 2026 Symposium on Aluminum in Energy Conversion and Storage


Date: March 4–5, 2026
Registration opens: December 2025

Place: Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Jena


Organized by Sonia Dsoke, the symposium will bring together scientists to tackle major challenges in aluminum technologies.

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Projects

From advanced batteries to supercapacitors, our projects aim to enhance efficiency, scalability, and sustainability. We are focused on overcoming key challenges to enable a cleaner, more reliable energy future.

Research

Our research focuses on the development of novel advanced functional materials for supercapacitors, lithium, and post-lithium-ion batteries, with a special focus on tackling challenges of novel battery concepts such as Na, K, Zn, Al batteries and sulfur-based systems. 

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Teaching

Our objective is to interconnect teaching and research and give the students the instruments to bridge and transfer science to society and to industry. With respect to energy storage systems, it is crucial to teach the students the fundamentals of electrochemistry and how to apply the techniques required to evaluate the specific system.

Team

Our team is made up of passionate researchers, engineers, and scientists dedicated to advancing electrochemical energy storage technologies.