Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology

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Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology ( MEET ) is a central research facility at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster. At the MEET battery research center, around 150 employees work in the research and development of electrochemical energy storage devices . This includes both lithium-ion technology and alternative battery systems, for example lithium-metal systems.

organization

The MEET was founded in 2009 as an institution of the Institute for Physical Chemistry of the WWU and has existed as the central research institution of the WWU since 2013. The founding took place with the participation of many scientists, with the founding directors Martin Winter , professor of physical chemistry at the WWU and scientific director of MEET and Gerhard Hörpel as commercial director. In 2011 the MEET building with around 2,500 m 2 of laboratory and research space was moved into. Funding is mainly provided through publicly funded research projects, including the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , the European Union , the German Research Foundation (DFG) and through research collaborations with industrial partners.

research

Research goals are the design and further development of electrochemical energy storage devices with higher energy density , improved performance, higher security, longer service life and lower costs. The main research areas include lithium-ion batteries and alternative battery systems, in particular: energy material research , which involves the development of new materials for all components of the battery cell ( cathode , anode , separator , electrolyte , inactive materials), electrochemistry , cell aging , Cell analysis, recycling and safety, as well as cell design and development.

The laboratories have a modular structure, with the following modules: functional material synthesis, electrode and cell production, cell testing, safety tests, (surface, speciation and routine) analysis and electrical measurement technology. In the technical center with a dry and clean room , the production of battery cells is standardized and upscaled so that the suitability of the developed battery materials and battery cells for industrial production can be evaluated. Using a portfolio of methods, MEET carries out post-mortem analyzes of aged lithium-ion cells. Abuse tests are carried out in the BaSiL safety laboratory, which provide information on how battery cells react to mechanical or thermal loads.

Battery Campus Münster

The competencies in the field of electrochemical storage solutions and the infrastructure of the locally based research institutions are bundled under the roof of the "Battery Campus Münster". In addition to MEET, the facilities included include several professorships in the Chemistry and Pharmacy Department of the WWU and the Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS) "Ionics in Energy Storage", a department at Forschungszentrum Jülich that has been dealing with design and the Developing new battery technologies based on innovative electrolytes.

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Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, MEET - Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology: Visit of Minister Pinkwart. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
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  5. ↑ Forschungszentrum Jülich - press releases - battery research: German-Taiwanese research project starts work. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
  6. ↑ MEET battery research center at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster | Electromobility NRW. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
  7. ^ Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, MEET - Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology: The MEET. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
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