Fraunhofer Battery Alliance

Cutting-edge research along the entire battery value chain

Drawing on the comprehensive knowledge of over 750 experts from 26 member institutes, a unique infrastructure and the experience gained from hundreds of research projects, the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance develops innovative solutions for sustainable and high-performance electrochemical energy storage systems.  Fraunhofer’s battery researchers advise German and European committees and share their battery expertise in a variety of training programs.

For industrial customers, the extensive research infrastructure and cross-institute pooling of expertise offers numerous points of contact along the circular battery value chain, from materials and cell production through to battery systems and battery recycling, including overarching activities such as battery testing, simulations, digitalization and techno-economic assessments. The holistic approach, coupled with our applied battery research, bridges the divide between scientific findings and their practical application in industry.

Our research work focuses on lithium-based battery technologies – established or next-generation – such as lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur and solid-state batteries. In addition, sodium-based batteries such as sodium-ion and sodium high-temperature batteries, as well as redox-flow and metal-air batteries, are under research.