Helmholtz Institute Ulm
| Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) for Electrochemical Energy Storage | |
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 Helmholtz Institute Ulm |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Facility location: | Ulm |
| Type of research: | Basic research |
| Subjects: | Natural sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | Battery research |
| Management: |
Managing Director : Stefano Passerini Board members : Maximilian Fichtner / Deputy Director (Univ Ulm.), Oliver Kraft (KIT), Joachim Ankerhold, Arnulf Latz (DLR), Margret welfare-Mehrens (ZSW), (Univ Ulm.) Management : Heribert Wilhelm |
| Employee: | approx. 130 employees |
| Homepage: | www.hiu-batteries.de |
The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) is a research institute founded by KIT in Ulm in 2011 for the research and development of electrochemical energy storage devices.
founding
The institute was founded in January 2011 as a “National Center of Excellence” for application-oriented basic research in the battery sector; it is part of the Helmholtz Association . It was founded jointly by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Ulm , together with two other associated partners, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Stuttgart, also a member of the Helmholtz Association, and the Center for Solar energy and hydrogen research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) in Ulm. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is responsible for this. The new institute building, inaugurated in October 2014, is located on the campus of Ulm University and offers space for around 120 employees.
research
The HIU takes up the fundamental issues of electrochemical storage and, based on this, develops fundamentally new materials and cell concepts. The aim of the HIU is to develop future-proof electrochemical energy storage systems of the next generation and the one after that, i.e. storage systems that store more energy and are more powerful, lighter, more durable, safer and cheaper than conventional systems. Batteries of this type are an answer to the pressing question of better storage for portable electrical devices and for electric vehicles. They also help to solve the problem of the fluctuating availability of renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve the stated goals, the HIU concentrates the specialist knowledge of four leading research organizations under one roof. With the expertise of the partners, it covers almost all fields in battery research.
KIT is considered to be a leader in the development of fundamentally new storage concepts and the synthesis and investigation of the storage materials and electrolytes required for this. It also has recognized expertise and the most modern methods for the structural, chemical and electrochemical characterization of materials and cells as well as for higher-level system analyzes. The focus of the groups from the University of Ulm is on the investigation of electrochemical principles and the modeling of elementary processes on electrode surfaces as well as inside the material. For decades, the ZSW has been conducting successful and application-oriented research on battery materials, developing new cells and testing the suitability of batteries for everyday use in close cooperation with industry. DLR has a high level of competence in the development of new storage materials, in the development and application of mathematical models and simulations on the scale of entire battery cells, and in system development.
The HIU connects excellent basic research with the application level. In addition, it is expanding teaching and the promotion of young talent together with the Universities of Ulm and Karlsruhe in order to train highly qualified young scientists in this strategically important field for research and business.
building
The new HIU building, planned by the architects Nickl & Partner Architekten AG and opened in October 2014 after two years of construction, won the “best 16 architects” award in the educational buildings category in the 2015 competition.
The HIU building, with its three floors and a complete basement covering 2,400 square meters, offers space for around 120 employees. The research building is clearly divided into the various areas of use - chemistry and physics laboratories are connected to the inside of the atrium and the offices are on the outside. In the basement there are additional special laboratories, which are naturally lit either via skylight walls or a light trench in front. Architecturally characteristic is the facade of the building, which consists of perforated sheet metal elements that form optical patterns through different sized perforations. The elements can be folded up in front of the office windows and used as sun and glare protection.
Web links
Single references
- ^ Helmholtz Institute Ulm. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: KIT - HIU. March 5, 2018, accessed on June 11, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Helmholtz Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage Nickl & Partner Architects. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
- ↑ BAUWELT - Helmholtz Institute of Ulm University. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .