Electrochemical energy technologies

• Explain key functionalities and materials requirements for electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies
• Utilize key concepts of electrochemistry
• Relate electrochemical functionality with materials chemistry and micro-structure
• Apply thermodynamic and kinetic governing equations behind energy conversion and storage devices
• Apply relevant electrochemical methods to determine key characteristics and measure the performance of electrochemical devices
• Analyze materials and device properties using computational and experimental tools
• Apply key sustainability and techno-economic concepts across multiple energy conversion and storage technologies
• Apply technical research methods to solve real-life challenges
• Apply technical and research-relevant presentation techniques

The course introduces several electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies and links their functionality with the specific material composition, microstructure, and physical/chemical operating conditions. The course is organized in three connected blocks. 1) Short lectures with open discussion and exercises of different theoretical and experimental methodologies connected with electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices. 2) A lab project in which electrochemical devices are tested using relevant electrochemical methods such as cyclic voltammetry, chronopotentiometry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, employing 3-electrode cells and button cells. 3) A 3-week long group project where the students will address current energy challenges using experimental, computational, or techno-economic analysis methods.

47202/10041

Lectures, exercises, assignments, laboratory exercises, group-based projects

Students from BSc in General Engineering will be given priority to the course.
This is a specialization course following course 47202 (Introduction to future energy) with emphasis on electrochemistry, materials, processes, design, techno-economics, and experimental/computational methods for fuel/electrolysis cells and batteries.

Minimum: 10, Maximum: 40.

Please be aware that this course has a minimum requirement for the number of participants needed, in order for it to be held. If these requirements are not met, then the course will not be held. Furthermore, there is a limited number of seats available. If there are too many applicants, a pool will be created for the remainder of the qualified applicants, and they will be selected at random. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether you have been allocated a spot.