From 23 to 25 January 2019, the Kompetenznetzwerk Lithium-Ionen-Batterien (KLiB) organized the Batterieforum Deutschland with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). For the seventh time already, the interdisciplinary and cross-sector scientific-technical congress brought together scientists from university and non-university research institutions, industry and politicians to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of batteries through dialogue.
On the first day, invited speakers from industry, science and politics looked at the topic of batteries in Germany from different perspectives. On the following two days, current scientific and technical focal points were discussed. Prof. Maximilian Fichtner, Vice Director of the HIU, moderated the topic block “Raw materials – availability and market scenarios”. Dr. Timo Danner from the Electrochemical Multiphysics Modelling Group presented his results on the production and simulation of high-capacity, structured electrodes and Dr. Marcel Weil, Group Leader of Resources, Recycling, Environment & Sustainability, outlined scenarios for resource requirements for energy storage until 2050.