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Fuel cells and batteries offer immense potential
The CUTEC Research Centre at Clausthal University of Technology is organising the 13th Lower Saxony Summer School on this topic, this time at the DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems in Oldenburg
What prospects do fuel cell systems open up in a renewable energy system? What challenges will future battery technologies for mobile applications face? - When the 13th Lower Saxony Summer School ‘Fuel Cells and Batteries’ takes place at the Institute of Networked Energy Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oldenburg from 19 to 23 September, everything will revolve around application-oriented specialist knowledge for young scientists. During the event, which has brought together 42 participants from all over Germany, around 25 experts from research and industry will provide in-depth insights into their work with fuel cell and battery technologies.
The Lower Saxony Summer School ‘Fuel Cells and Batteries’ was first held in 2008. It is organised by the Clausthal Environmental Technology Research Centre (CUTEC) at Clausthal University of Technology in cooperation with the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (EFZN) and this year hosted by the DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems.
‘With the successful Lower Saxony concept of the Summer School, we want to raise awareness of the immense potential that fuel cell and battery research opens up for future fields of application in the energy system,’ says Dr Alexander Dyck, Head of the Urban and Building Technologies Department at the Institute of Networked Energy Systems. ‘With this in mind, we want to show young researchers from the technical-scientific field the diversity of topics and contribute to practical career preparation.’
This approach has long since borne fruit: ‘Many participants from previous events are now working in industry and research on solutions to issues that were discussed at the Summer School,’ says Dr Andreas Lindermeir, Head of the Chemical Energy Systems Department at the CUTEC Research Centre at Clausthal University of Technology.
In terms of content, this year's Summer School will focus on the fundamentals of electrochemistry, materials research and electrode production, among other things. Insights into selected DLR laboratories and an excursion to the EWE test field in Huntorf will provide practical impressions. Building on this, specialist presentations will illustrate how, for example, energy storage systems can intelligently stabilise the energy system or how low-voltage batteries can be used for efficient vehicle electrical systems. Environmental impacts and life cycle analyses will also be evaluated from a system analysis perspective. Several speakers will be discussing fuel cell applications, including possible uses in cars and the maritime sector.
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The participants of the 13th Lower Saxony Summer School "Fuel Cells and Batteries", which runs until September 23. Photo: Summer School