Pio­nee­ring Elec­tro­che­mi­cal En­er­gy Sto­rage

Re­search and de­ve­lop­ment of fu­ture bat­ter­ies and cell con­cepts for the next ge­ne­ra­tion.

Latest news
23.09.2026Helmholtz Institutes strengthen battery research together
22.09.2026Welcome Prof. Dr. Laurence Hardwick
21.09.2026Recab MagBatt VI x ELLIPSE
10.08.2026Breaking News: Batteries lose lithium to the current collector
05.08.202615th Biennial Meeting at HIU
22.07.2026Science Award for HIU Research Group Leader Prof. Birgit Esser
06.07.2026Excellent Safety: PolySafeBatt
25.06.2026How Can We Navigate Transformation?
30.04.2026Battery Research Within Reach

Overview

Helmholtz Institutes strengthen battery research together

September 23rd 2026 Helmholtz Institutes strengthen battery research together On September 21 and 22, 2026, representatives of the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) and the Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI-MS) met for a m... Learn more

Welcome Prof. Dr. Laurence Hardwick

September 22nd 2026 Laurence Hardwick, new Professor (W3) for Electrochemistry at KIT, with research undertaken at HIU We are delighted to welcome Laurence Hardwick as Professor (W3) for Electrochemistry at the Karlsruhe Institute of ... Learn more

Recab MagBatt VI x ELLIPSE

September 14th, 2026 This was MagBatt VI x ELLIPSE 2026 Three days. Almost 50 talks. More than 35 science posters. A 10-year anniversary and the honouring of our famous director Prof. Maximilian Fichtner, who celebrated his 65th Learn more

Breaking News: Batteries lose lithium to the current collector

August 11th, 2026 Batteries lose lithium to the current collector Observations using atom probe tomography confirm the suspicion that in lithium batteries, lithium ions are lost to the copper current collector. This could limit their ... Learn more

15th Biennial Meeting at HIU

August 5th, 2026 Biennial Strategy Meeting of Principal Investigators A defining feature of the Helmholtz Institute Ulm is its broad spectrum of research topics, made possible by the close collaboration of dif... Learn more

Research Areas

The Helmholtz Institute Ulm addresses the fundamental questions of electrochemical energy storage and, building on this, develops fundamentally new battery materials and cell concepts. To this end, many research groups are active across five different research areas.

Research Areas
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NEWS ON BATTERY RESEARCH

Hands on Battery research: Our researchers are increasingly being called upon to discuss current scientific energy topics. Current articles, podcasts, videos and publications appear here in which they have their say.

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Self-driving, solar-powered cars that talk to each other? What vehicles might look like in 10 years.
Self-driving, solar-powered cars that talk to each other? What vehicles might look like in 10 years.
6 days ago
Researchers at Ulm University Identify Nickel Dioxide as Catalyst Surface
Researchers at Ulm University Identify Nickel Dioxide as Catalyst Surface
7 days ago
Chemists uncover the true active surface of nickel catalysts
Chemists uncover the true active surface of nickel catalysts
7 days ago
Welche Vorteile diese Antriebe bieten und welche Nachteile
Welche Vorteile diese Antriebe bieten und welche Nachteile
7 days ago
Catalytic Water Splitting: Researchers in Ulm Debunk Misleading Signals
Catalytic Water Splitting: Researchers in Ulm Debunk Misleading Signals
8 days ago
Elektrolyse unter der Lupe: Nickelelektroden überraschen mit anderer Oberfläche
Elektrolyse unter der Lupe: Nickelelektroden überraschen mit anderer Oberfläche
8 days ago
Katalytische Wasserspaltung Nickeloberfläche besteht unter Reaktionsbedingungen aus Nickeldioxid nicht Nickeloxohydroxid
Katalytische Wasserspaltung Nickeloberfläche besteht unter Reaktionsbedingungen aus Nickeldioxid nicht Nickeloxohydroxid
10 days ago
Natrium-Ionen-Batterien: Unterschätzte Alternative zu Lithium?
Natrium-Ionen-Batterien: Unterschätzte Alternative zu Lithium?
15 days ago
Weniger Platz, aber mehr Energie in der Batteriezelle
Weniger Platz, aber mehr Energie in der Batteriezelle
29 days ago
Fraunhofer ISE steigert Energiedichte von Batteriezellen
Fraunhofer ISE steigert Energiedichte von Batteriezellen
31 days ago
Energiespeicher für eine unabhängige Energieversorgung Europas
36 days ago
Eine Frage der Energie – Wie Unternehmer im Oldenburger Münsterland mit Krisen umgehen
Eine Frage der Energie – Wie Unternehmer im Oldenburger Münsterland mit Krisen umgehen
42 days ago
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The Battery

First batteries were developed about 200 years ago. Today, there are thousands of shapes, sizes and applications of and for batteries in our daily lives. When were batteries originally discovered and how exactly does a battery work?

The Battery