Helmholtz Institute Münster

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The Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS) with the denomination "Ion conduction in energy storage" (IEK-12) is an institute of the Jülich Research Center founded in 2014 that researches battery technologies based on electrolytes. The HI MS is operated as a branch of the Research Center Jülich at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster). The core of the research is the electrolyte - a basic component of a battery.

history

The HI MS was founded in 2014 by the Jülich Research Center, the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster) and the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH Aachen University). It is assigned to the Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK) at Forschungszentrum Jülich and is operated as a branch of the research center (as IEK-12). Around 75 people are employed at the HI MS. Martin Winter is the managing director .

research

The focus of research at the HI MS is on electrolytes as a central component of the battery cell.

The institute develops electrochemical energy storage systems based on five electrolyte classes: anion and cation conducting solid-state electrolytes, polymer, liquid and hybrid electrolytes. Research encompasses the theory, chemistry and technology of electrolytes and batteries, and ranges from basic research to technology transfer. Applications tracked include a. stationary storage and electromobility.

At the HI-MS location in Münster, the focus is on research on battery cells with polymer, liquid and hybrid electrolytes. The focus is on electrochemical material and cell research and is supplemented by work at Forschungszentrum Jülich in the field of materials research, processing and in-operando characterization. Research, synthesis and development of cation and anion conductive ceramic materials for solid-state batteries are in the foreground.

RWTH Aachen specializes in the characterization of large-format cells and in anion-conducting ceramic electrolytes. The HI MS works closely with the "Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology" (MEET) institute at the University of Münster, which focuses on researching rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries. The work of the HI MS is also carried out in close cooperation with the Helmholtz Institute Ulm for electrochemical energy storage.

The basic financing of the HI MS has been provided since 2015 with a nominal amount of around 5.5 million euros through the program-oriented funding of the Helmholtz Association, with ten percent being provided by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and 90 percent by the federal government.

The HI MS provides the spokesman for the Battery Research Germany Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the spokesman for the Battery2020 project initiative of the BMBF, the spokesman for the acatech project "Energy Systems of the Future" and coordinates several national and international research associations.

building

The architectural office Gerber Architekten in Dortmund is planning a new building for the HI MS for 2021. It is being built next to the MEET on Corrensstrasse in Münster.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Helmholtz Institute Münster / IEK-12. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Helmholtz Association. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Battery 2020. Accessed May 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Energy systems of the future. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
  5. ^ Gerber Architects: Architecture. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .