Fossil energy sources have enabled the rapid development of human civilization in recent centuries. Their finite nature and the massive negative impact on our planet's climate make it inevitable that we will soon have to move away from fossil fuels.

On the one hand, the huge hunger for energy must be drastically reduced - and more efficient systems can help with this. In addition, energy must be provided, distributed and stored from renewable sources across the board.

At the Department of Materials Science, we are researching, among other things, new battery systems that can be charged quickly and have an extremely high energy storage density. The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is researching efficient power electronic systems and optimal strategies for energy distribution.

 

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