Bar-Ilan University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology said Israel’s energy ministry chose them as a new national energy storage research institute.
The institute will have a five-year budget of around NIS 130 million ($37 million), NIS 100 million of which will come from the energy ministry and the rest from Bar-Ilan and the Technion, they said.
Areas for research will include:
- improving fuel cell performance
- efficient production and storage of green hydrogen
- solid-state batteries
- flow batteries
- novel very high power density cables to convey electrical energy better
- high energy density metal-air-based batteries like iron and zinc
- sodium-ion batteries.
The state of Israel has set a national energy economy target free of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Bar-Ilan University President, Prof. Arie Zaban, an expert in renewable energy, said: “The transition to the use of renewable energy with significant storage capacity is a key component in dealing with the climate crisis. At the same time, it will bring the state of Israel energy independence and security.”
Prof. Doron Aurbach, Scientific Director of Bar-Ilan University’s Energy and Sustainability Centre, and Prof. Yoed Tsur, Director of the Grand Technion Energy Program, will head the institute
Photo: Prof. Doron Aurbach, Scientific Director of Bar-Ilan University’s Energy and Sustainability Centre, will co-lead the new national energy institute. Wikimedia Commons.
