Pio­nee­ring Elec­tro­che­mi­cal En­er­gy Sto­rage

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

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21.10.2026Nuremberg: Future and Past
14.10.2026Different surface than assumed for decades
09.10.2026From Lab to Venture
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

Overview

Nuremberg: Future and Past

Anyone entering the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) on October 15, 2026 is searching the empty labs in vain for scientists. More than half of the HIU staff are already sitting on a bus to Nuremberg at 7:00 a.m. We heard, that few months ag... Learn more

Different surface than assumed for decades

October 14th 2026 Nickel catalyst shows a different surface than assumed for decades If we want to use hydrogen as a climate-neutral energy carrier, we need plants that use electricity to split water into hydr... Learn more

From Lab to Venture

October 12th 2026 From Lab to Venture. Startup Discovery Worskhop at Helmholtz Institute Ulm Germany is strong in research quality and patents. However, there is still considerable room for improvement when it... Learn more

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

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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Was jetzt noch gegen das E-Auto spricht | Studio Q
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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.
13 days ago
Researchers at Ulm University Identify Nickel Dioxide as Catalyst Surface
Researchers at Ulm University Identify Nickel Dioxide as Catalyst Surface
13 days ago
Chemists uncover the true active surface of nickel catalysts
Chemists uncover the true active surface of nickel catalysts
14 days ago
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Welche Vorteile diese Antriebe bieten und welche Nachteile
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Riesige Lithiumvorkommen: Im Oberrheingraben schlummert großes Potenzial
Riesige Lithiumvorkommen: Im Oberrheingraben schlummert großes Potenzial
14 days ago
Catalytic Water Splitting: Researchers in Ulm Debunk Misleading Signals
Catalytic Water Splitting: Researchers in Ulm Debunk Misleading Signals
15 days ago
Elektrolyse unter der Lupe: Nickelelektroden überraschen mit anderer Oberfläche
Elektrolyse unter der Lupe: Nickelelektroden überraschen mit anderer Oberfläche
15 days ago
Katalytische Wasserspaltung Nickeloberfläche besteht unter Reaktionsbedingungen aus Nickeldioxid nicht Nickeloxohydroxid
Katalytische Wasserspaltung Nickeloberfläche besteht unter Reaktionsbedingungen aus Nickeldioxid nicht Nickeloxohydroxid
17 days ago
Natrium-Ionen-Batterien: Unterschätzte Alternative zu Lithium?
Natrium-Ionen-Batterien: Unterschätzte Alternative zu Lithium?
21 days ago
Weniger Platz, aber mehr Energie in der Batteriezelle
Weniger Platz, aber mehr Energie in der Batteriezelle
35 days ago
Fraunhofer ISE steigert Energiedichte von Batteriezellen
Fraunhofer ISE steigert Energiedichte von Batteriezellen
37 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