Press releases

Europe's largest vanadium redox flow battery – located at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology - has achieved an important research milestone: In a controlled test, it was possible to successfully demonstrate for the first time how renewable energies such as wind and solar power can be fed into the power grid in a targeted and predictable manner, regardless of current weather conditions.

The international research network »PREDICTOR« aims to establish rapid, highthroughput methods to identify and develop materials for electrochemical energy storage.

Pfinztal, Germany, September 24, 2024 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal, Germany, will investigate the Proxxima™ resin system developed by Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary Materia Inc. over the next few years on behalf of the company and explore possibilities for industrial applications.

Pfinztal, Germany - July 12, 2024 - The Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT congratulates the Dutch company Aerospace Propulsion Products (APP), as part of the Ariane Group, on the successful first launch of the Ariane 6 rocket on the evening of July 9th, 2024 from the European Spaceport in French Guiana. Fraunhofer ICT supplied phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate as a fuel to ignite the liquid propellant.