Fraunhofer ICT Flow Battery Day 2027

Conference / March 09, 2027

Advanced characterization and testing for flow batteries

Electrochemical methods • Operando diagnostics • Accelerated testing • Degradation diagnostics • Benchmarking

Dear colleagues,

it is my pleasure to welcome you to the first Fraunhofer ICT Flow Battery Day, taking place on 9th March 2027 at Fraunhofer ICT in Pfinztal.

Redox flow batteries are attracting increasing attention as a technology for stationary and long-duration energy storage. Alongside the development of new electrolytes, electrodes, membranes and cell concepts, the ability to characterize these materials and systems reliably is ever more important. Meaningful comparison of results requires advanced experimental methods and a clear understanding of measurement conditions, degradation mechanisms, uncertainty and reproducibility.

For this reason, the 2027 Flow Battery Day is dedicated to “Advanced Characterization and Testing for Flow Batteries”.

The meeting will bring together researchers from academia, research institutes and industry to discuss electrochemical characterization methods, advanced in-situ and operando diagnostics, accelerated testing and lifetime assessment, degradation and failure analysis, as well as approaches toward improved benchmarking and reproducibility.

The scope extends from fundamental material and electrolyte characterization to the testing and validation of electrodes, membranes, cells, stacks and complete systems. By bringing these perspectives together, we aim to encourage discussion not only about how flow batteries perform, but also about how that performance is measured, interpreted and compared.

A distinctive feature of this conference is that it is organized entirely by the doctoral researchers in the Fraunhofer ICT flow battery group. They take full responsibility for the scientific program, including the selection of contributions and the design of the sessions. This approach gives the next generation of scientists the opportunity to shape the conference according to their scientific perspectives and priorities.

In addition to keynote and contributed presentations, the program will provide opportunities for poster discussions and scientific exchange across different levels of flow battery development. We hope to stimulate new collaborations, identify common challenges and advance characterization and testing practices.

This conference also marks the beginning of an annual Fraunhofer ICT event for the redox-flow battery community. We look forward to building on the discussions initiated in 2027 and developing the meeting further in the years ahead.

On behalf of Fraunhofer ICT and the organizing committee, I warmly invite you to join us in Pfinztal for a day of scientific discussion, exchange and collaboration.

Dr Jens Noack

Conference Chair
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT

Event details

Program

8:30 Registration and coffee

9:00 Welcome – Fraunhofer ICT

9:15 Opening keynote

9:50 Session I – Advanced electrochemical characterization and reproducibility

11:05 Coffee and posters

11:35 Session II – Operando and in-situ diagnostics

12:50 Lunch and posters

13:50 Keynote II – Testing, Degradation, Lifetime or Benchmarking

14:25 Session III – Accelerated Testing, Lifetime and Degradation

15:25 Coffee

15:50 Session IV – Benchmarking and validation from materials to systems

16:50 Panel discussion – How should we benchmark redox flow batteries?

17:35 Conclusions and poster/presentation award

18:00 Fraunhofer ICT RFB laboratory tour

Costs

Students, PhD candidates, academia and public research institutes: 60 Euros (VAT free)
Industry and commercial organisations: 100 Euros (VAT free)

Location

Fraunhofer-Institute for Chemical Technology ICT
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse 7
Pfinztal, Germany

Date

March 09, 2027

Language

Englisch

Call for papers

Please send your abstract as a one page document based on this template to sritama.chakraborty@ict.fraunhofer.de.

Primary topics

Electrochemical characterization
Operando and in-situ diagnostics
Accelerated testing and lifetime prediction
Degradation and failure analysis
Benchmarking, reproducibility and standardization
Electrolytes and redox materials
Electrodes, membranes and components
Cell, stack and system testing
Modelling and data-driven diagnostics

Abstract requirements

Abstract length: 250–300 words, excluding title, author names, affiliations and keywords
Each submission must include a title, full author names, affiliations (institution, city and country), presenting author, corresponding email address, 3–5 keywords and one primary topic category
Authors must indicate a presentation preference: Oral / Poster / No preference. The Scientific Committee may assign an accepted contribution to either an oral or poster presentation irrespective of the stated preference
Figures are not required and references are optional. Submissions will be in English through the ICT online submission/registration route
Abstract deadline: 15 January 2027
Acceptance notification: by 29 January 2027
Registration deadline: 22 February 2027. Places are limited, registrations will be accepted in their order of entrance.

Funding and disclaimer

PREDICTOR and SPACER are Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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