Energy and Environmental research at Friedrich Schiller University combines basic research and application-oriented research in the field of energy storage and energy conversion by developing novel materials on the basis of polymers, carbon materials, ceramics or glasses.
Research activities in the area of Energy Storage concentrate on electrochemical energy storage systems based on harmless and environmental friendly resources (for instance, free from noxious metals).
Fuel cells, photovoltaics (polymer solar cells, intelligent facades) and hydrogen production (photocatalytic water splitting) are at the centre of Energy Conversion research at the University.
Research groups
- Applied Electrochemistry
Prof. Dr. Andrea Balducci - Applied Physical Chemistry & Molecular Nanotechnology
Prof. Dr. Andrey Turchanin - Carbon nanomaterials
Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm - Colloids, Surfaces and Interfaces
Prof. Dr. Frank A. Müller - Glass Science
Prof. Dr. Lothar Wondraczek - High Temperature Optical Conversion Measurement
Dr. Roland Ackermann - Technical and Environmental Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Michael Stelter - Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert - Organic Solar Cells
Dr. Harald Hoppe - Molecular Photonics
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Dietzek
Institutions
Profile-shaping centres of the University
Research institutes of the University
Non-university research institutes
Projects
- FELIZIA – Solid electrolytes as an enabler for lithium cells for automotive applications
- NovelFlow – Redox-flow batterie based on hyperbranched polymers for solar panels and wind turbines
- Solarbatterien – Solar batteries