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The HORTA project (High-performing Organic Redox flow bATteries) pioneers a new generation of long-duration energy storage (LDES) based on safe, sustainable, and fully metal-free organic redox flow batteries. As industry and the electricity grid shift toward large shares of wind and solar power, storage systems capable of delivering energy for many hours become essential. HORTA […]

To reach the target of the European Union to become climate-neutral by 2050, the defossilization of the industry and the transport sector is essential. Certain sectors, like aviation and chemical production, are hard to abate if no alternatives arise. In this respect, CO2 electrolysis is an interesting and quickly evolving alternative. While CO2 electrolysis is

The project’s goal is to develop, combine and understand two key novel strategies that will enable the usage of thick lithium-ion battery electrodes. The first strategy involves the structuring of electrodes by femtosecond laser ablation, giving rise to batteries with increased capacity retention and decreased lithium plating risks, allowing increased charging rates for thick electrodes

Flow batteries are an emerging technology for the stationary storage of intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. However, their widespread adoption is hindered by energy losses that occur during charging and discharging. This project aims to minimize these losses by enhancing mass transfer and reducing pumping losses through the integration of

To help achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R) is attractive as it can both reduce fossil fuel dependency and afford valuable industrial chemicals using renewable energy. While the low solubility of CO2 limits eCO2R viability in batch cells, flow cells using a gas diffusion electrode (GDE) boost mass transport of CO2 to

The EFFORT project seeks to advance the technologies necessary for the widespread adoption of CO2 electrolyzers, with a primary goal of developing high-performance devices capable of operating at 2.5 V and 200 mA cm-2. Central to this effort is the creation of non-fluorinated, highly selective Anion Exchange Membranes (AEMs) tailored to reduce (bi)carbonate crossover. Alongside,

The ALOHA project aims to develop an electrochemically assisted process for the selective oxidation of olefins, such as propene, at the allylic position to produce unsaturated acids like acrylic acid. This process replaces dissolved redox mediators with anode-incorporated mediators inspired by N-hydroxyphthalimide. Operating under mild conditions (<100 °C, low O2 content), the approach minimizes voltage