CIC energiGUNE

Research centre specialising in electrochemical and thermal energy storage and conversion.

Groups and lines of research:

• Electrochemical storage and conversion
  
  • Research groups:
    • Computational Modelling and Simulation
    • Organic and hybrid materials
    • Inorganic materials
    • Cell Design & Manufacturing
    • Post-Mortem Analysis of Batteries, and Ageing
  • Lines of research:
    • Lithium Batteries
    • Redox Flow Batteries
    • Solid Polymer Batteries (SSB)
    • Solid Ceramic Batteries
    • Sodium Batteries
    • Metal-air Batteries
    • Lithium-Sulphur Batteries
    • Metal-ion capacitors
  • Other activities transversal to lines
    • Life Cycle Analysis
    • Raw materials and recycling
• Heat storage and conversion
  
  • Research group:
    • Solid State Chemical Reactions
    • Phase Transitions and Critical Behaviours
    • Interfacial Phenomena and Porous Media
    • Intensification of Heat Transfer
    • Systems Engineering and Technology Transfer
  • Lines of research:
    • Thermal energy storage technologies
    • Thermal Conversion Pathways for Sustainable Fuels
    • Thermal Management Technologies
• Hydrogen Technologies
  
  • Research activities:
    • Emerging technologies for electrochemical H2 production
    • Emerging technologies for thermochemical or thermo-catalytic H2 production
    • Catalysts and catalytic supports for the production of new energy vectors and the enhancement of electrolysers and fuel cells