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Batteries are everywhere. But their production can be energy-intensive and relies on chemicals that are under environmental scrutiny. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden are working with colleagues from Taiwan to change this. Their goal is a new manufacturing method that reduces the need for problematic chemicals and lowers energy consumption.

When the wind blows too much: HZDR Dresden researches battery solution

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

Chemnitz idea for battery housings: more range for electric cars

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

Late-Night-Shopping: Starke Eröffnungsrabatte bei PUMA und ONLY & SONS

Beim Late Night Shopping am Freitag, 7. August 2026, warten in den Marken-Outlets Schwarzheide-Mitte besonders attraktive Preisvorteile. Bis zu 50 Prozent Rabatt bei PUMA, zahlreiche 2er- und Mehrfachkauf-Angebote bei ONLY & SONS und viele weitere Sonderaktionen warten auf die Besucher. Die Besucher können bis 21 Uhr entspannt shoppen, sparen und den Sommerabend bei Musik und kulinarischen Angeboten vom Food Truck genießen. | more

Saxony invests in battery production for the future

Saxony is gearing up for the production of the next generation of batteries. | more

Leag plans hydrogen and electricity storage center in Boxberg

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

Green Power Park planned on site of former briquette factory south of Leipzig

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

Warum Führung ohne die richtige Haltung nicht gelingen kann

Die meisten Führungskräfte wissen, was gute Führung ausmacht. Sie kennen Kommunikationstechniken, besuchen Seminare und haben zahlreiche Managementbücher gelesen. Und doch geraten viele im Alltag immer wieder in Situationen, die sie verunsichern: schwierige Mitarbeitergespräche, Konflikte im Team, weitreichende Entscheidungen oder der Spagat zwischen wirtschaftlichem Druck und menschlicher Verantwortung. | more

Lusatia develops into a focal point for battery production

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

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