Our Mission:
The Energy Storage of the Future.
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Three strong partners
pooling their efforts and competences
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CELEST pools the know-how of 31 institutes of its partner institutions: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ulm University, and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW).
CELEST is aiming at enhancing communication and cooperation among the scientists involved and will pave the way for new, interdisciplinary collaborations. CELEST coordinates joint activities with other universities and research institutions as well as with industry in Germany and abroad.
“Scientists in Ulm and Karlsruhe have complementary expertise extending from basic research on elementary processes at the atomic scale to multi-scale modeling of relevant processes over development of new storage materials and laboratory cells up to the largest pilot plant for battery cell manufacture in Europe at the ZSW,” says Professor Maximilian Fichtner, Vice-Director of the Helmholtz Institute Ulm, who was elected scientific spokesperson of CELEST. CELEST covers the research areas of “Lithium-ion technology,” “Energy storage beyond lithium,” and “Alternative technologies for electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices,” i.e. all highly relevant topics in the area of electrochemical energy storage.
Another focus lies on collaboration with industry partners for technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization of new technologies.
News
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Workshop „Future Skills for the Battery Industry“
For the first time, a joint workshop was organized by Cluster Electric Mobility South-West c/o e-mobil BW GmbH & CELEST - Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage | Ulm & Karlsruhe during the Battery… Read more
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New Deputy Director CELEST
Prof. Dr. Arnulf Latz has been elected Deputy Director CELEST. Since 2012 he is Professor in Ulm, head of department for Computational Electrochemistry at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and… Read more
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CELEST at Hannover Messe 2024
For the second year in a row, the Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe (CELEST) participated at Hannover Messe as co-exhibitor at the Baden-Württemberg Pavilion in the Energy… Read more
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CELEST hosts successful follow up event on H2
CELEST hosts successful follow up networking event on H2, water electrolysis and alternative electrochemical energy storage systems and converters. We had a very successful get together and networking… Read more