Large batteries could store surplus wind and solar power and be cheap and durable at the same time. But many of these batteries age too quickly. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have now looked into a red-hot battery with X-rays and found out why. | more
Major award for Saxon research: Chemnitz University of Technology has won one of the most important prizes in the materials industry worldwide with a new type of battery housing. It makes electric cars lighter and more climate-friendly. How does this work? With fiber-reinforced plastic instead of metal. The special feature: The housing can be produced in under two minutes and saves CO2. | more
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Saxony is gearing up for the production of the next generation of batteries. | more
Leag is planning a hydrogen and electricity storage center with the largest battery storage facility in Germany at the site of the former Boxberg I and II lignite-fired power plants. | more
A green power park with a data center, green hydrogen production and battery storage is being built on the site of a former briquette factory. | more
In jedem Verein, in jeder Straße, in jedem Treppenhaus gibt es diesen einen Menschen, der einfach da ist – ohne Bezahlung, ohne Applaus, oft ohne ein einziges Dankeschön. DIE SACHSEN NEWS startet eine neue Serie und sucht genau diese Menschen: Sachsens Alltagshelden. Und die Chancen stehen gut, dass Sie selbst schon eine oder einen kennen. | more
The establishment of companies like Altech promotes the development of battery production in Lusatia. Altech plans to build two factories in the Schwarze Pumpe industrial park in Brandenburg, with investments of over one billion euros and the creation of 1,000 jobs. | more
