13 Jul 2012
The German Federal Ministries of Economics and Technology (BMWi), of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), and of Education and Research (BMBF) have launched 60 innovative research projects in energy storage.
These include lighthouse projects on wind?hydrogen generation, exploring the production of hydrogen or methane using surplus wind power to split water. The challenge is to achieve the electrolytic decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen at the highest possible efficiency.
For example, the ?ekolyser? project will develop improved components for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers, optimising service life and reducing cost. The J?lich Research Centre, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI), SolviCore, FuMA-Tech, and Gr?bener Maschinentechnik are all partners in this project. A project at the Technical University of Berlin is also researching novel, highly active catalysts for electrolysis with the aim of reducing catalyst loadings and cost. In the ?LastElSys? project, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Hydrogenics GmbH will investigate various combinations of membranes and catalysts for PEM electrolysers to adapt them to fluctuating loads (typical of renewable energy sources such as wind).
Other projects are looking at the use of batteries in distributed energy storage, hybrid storage systems and thermal energy storage. In order to foster the skills needed for the long-term conversion of Germany?s energy system the initiative will also fund Junior Research Groups at five German universities, for interdisciplinary research on various storage technologies.
Germany has committed to a target of 80% of its electricity to come from renewable energy by 2050, and effective, high-capacity energy storage will be critical in achieving this target.
Source (in German): BMU press release and further information.
Photo: Dirk Ingo Franke
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