On February 10, 2022, the State Minister of Science Theresia Bauer (Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg, MWK) visited the energy research institutes of the City of Science in Ulm. At the ZSW in Lise-Meitner-Staße 24, the focus was on applied research on electrochemical energy technologies. During the laboratory tour, near-series research production facilities for batteries in various cell formats were viewed, as well as the ZSW's capabilities for testing batteries for safety. Another stop was the 3000 square meter new building "HyFaB" in which the fuel cell test center will go into operation by summer 2022.
// Minister Theresia Bauer visited the ZSW in Ulm
State Science Minister Theresia Bauer at the ZSW in Ulm. From left: Prof. Dr. Frithjof Staiß (ZSW Board of Directors), Minister Bauer, Prof. Dr. Markus Hölzle (Board of Directors & Director of the ZSW in Ulm).
Pilot plant for lithium-ion batteries. From left: Dr.-Ing. Ronny Feuer (MWK), Prof. Dr. Frithjof Staiß, Prof. Dr. Markus Hölzle (ZSW board members), Minister Bauer, Dr. Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens (head of battery research).
Close-to-production research facility for building battery cells. State Science Minister Bauer and Dr. Wolfgang Braunwarth (Head of Production Research, ZSW).
Lab tour with the state science minister Bauer at the ZSW in Ulm. Stop at the HyFaB new building with 3300 sqm for the fuel cell test center.
Aerial view of the new building for the fuel cell test center, the so-called HyFaB (research factory for hydrogen and fuel cells). Photo taken on 9.11.21.
Pilot plant for lithium-ion batteries in various cell formats. From left: Frithjof Staiß and Markus Hölzle (ZSW board members), Minister Bauer, Dr. Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens (head of battery research).