Get to know us

We at Fraunhofer Academy are looking forward to the journey into the world of batteries with you! Together with the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB, our Fraunhofer experts from numerous Fraunhofer Institutes and our university and industry partners, we are in the process of setting up the European Learning Lab Battery Cells ELLB and continuously expanding the range of courses. The outcome is an innovative, wide-ranging curriculum that offers the right course for every target group. The special feature: At the ELLB site in Münster, one of the most modern and largest research production facilities for battery cells is currently being built on a gigafactory scale - and the doors to this factory are open to participants in our training courses! This will give you unique insights that you won't find anywhere else in a similar form!

Explore our vision

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What is the European Learning Lab Battery Cells?

What can we as ELLB do about the shortage of skilled workers in the battery sector? The following video explains how we intend to meet this challenge together.

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Our trip to Münster

The Fraunhofer Academy battery team has made their way to Münster - A Throwback to our first trip to the FFB!

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Our values:

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Shared values are an essential component for successful cooperation and continuous development. 

We the ELLB Team, accompanied by the Fraunhofer CeRRI - Center for Responsible Research and Innovation - have developed a common set of values. In doing so, we asked ourselves questions such as, "How do we want to be? What do we and the ELLB stand for? What is the basis for our actions?"

 

On this page, you can learn more about what lies behind Our values.

The ELLB-Project Team:

Fraunhofer Academy

For more than 10 years, Fraunhofer Academy has been developing innovative training courses individually adapted to the needs of diverse target groups in cooperation with Fraunhofer scientists, renowned partners and partner universities. The most recent findings from science and research are directly incorporated into the learning content, resulting in innovative teaching and learning concepts and ensuring an effective and unique transfer of knowledge from Fraunhofer research. Therefore, Fraunhofer Academy leads and is responsible for the development of the European Learning Lab Battery Cells ELLB in all its dimensions.

 

Tina Schnepper

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Tina Schnepper

Project Lead

Fraunhofer Academy
Hansastraße 27c
80686 Munich, Deutschland

Phone +49 89 1205-1524

Mobile +49 (0)175 344 0645

Franziska Marie Purr

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Franziska Marie Purr

Smart Learning Shopfloor, Education Marketing

Fraunhofer Academy
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München

Phone +49 89 1205-1521

Alice Legelli

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Alice Legelli

Learning Professional

Fraunhofer Academy
Hansastr. 27c
80686 München, Deutschland

Mobile +49 (0)1515 311 7427

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Learning Professional

Bettina Tafertshofer (aktuell in Elternzeit)

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Bettina Tafertshofer (aktuell in Elternzeit)

Market research and user analysis, development of didactics and learning designs 

Zentrale der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München

Phone +49 89 1205-1530

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Working Student

Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB

The ELLB project is planned and implemented in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB. Fraunhofer FFB supports and is responsible for the exchange with all relevant stakeholders and the active integration of different interests and expectations as well as the establishment of a Europe-wide community. At the same time, Fraunhofer FFB provides fascinating and diverse production-related insights into the world of batteries on-site in Münster.

Phillip Suttmeyer

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Phillip Suttmeyer

Fraunhofer FFB
Bergiusstr. 8
48165 Münster, Deutschland

Phone +492418904-693

Mobile +491734535065

Lena Pillkahn

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Lena Pillkahn

Marketing Representative

Fraunhofer-Einrichtung Forschungsfertigung Batteriezelle FFB
Bergiusstraße 8
48165 Münster

Phone +49 241 8904-619

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Michael Wessels

Projektmanagement

Fraunhofer-Einrichtung Forschungsfertigung Batteriezelle FFB

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO

Fraunhofer IAO
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

In applied research, Fraunhofer IAO focuses on the area of work and organizational design and how digital technologies can be used profitably, for example in the area of networked production. The ELLB benefits from this expertise in the design of learning spaces and environments.

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT / Fraunhofer Battery Alliance

Fraunhofer ICT Batterien
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

The applied research focus of Fraunhofer ICT is in the field of electrochemical energy storage, in particular advanced battery safety testing. At the same time, it has the main responsibility for coordinating the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance, a pool of several Fraunhofer institutions involved with battery research. This synergy is instrumental in defining the target groups of the ELLB. In addition, they provide central support in the content development, conceptualization and implementation of the webinar series as well as in the seminars for a first insight into the battery sector on site in Münster.

Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM

Fraunhofer IFAM
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

Fraunhofer IFAM is involved in the development of the learning content.  Fraunhofer IFAM's expertise lies primarily in the areas of solid-state batteries, metal/oxygen batteries and future lithium-ion batteries. The focus is on material and process engineering aspects. In addition to the topic of suitable material selection, the focus is also on the design of battery cells.

Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV

Fraunhofer IGCV
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

Fraunhofer IGCV combines expertise from the fields of engineering, production and multi-material solutions. In particular, it focuses on the areas of production system design, flexible automation as well as layout and logistics planning. As part of the ELLB curriculum, Fraunhofer IGCV supports the integration of first-hand experiences.

Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA

Fraunhofer IPA
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

Fraunhofer IPA has expertise in the field of production and automation technologies. In particular, in the development of strategies with the tools of digitalization, modelling and simulation for sustainable production and the lifecycle-optimized use of modern energy storage systems. Within the project, Fraunhofer IPA supports the visual marketing of the ELLB as well as the conceptualization and implementation of the webinar series for a first insight into the battery cosmos. For the curriculum, Fraunhofer IPA will develop selected learning videos around the topic of battery cell production as well as they will support the implementation of "Smart Learning in production".

Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

Fraunhofer IPT
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

Fraunhofer IPT has expertise in the areas of precision engineering and automation, production quality and measurement technology as well as technology management. At the same time, it is leading the implementation of the FoFeBat project. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer IPT, the curriculum is complemented by engaging learning content such as demonstrative simulation models.

Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC

Fraunhofer ISC
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

Fraunhofer ISC developes individual material solutions for a wide range of applications on the basis of a unique combination of materials, processing, application and analytical know-how.
For the production of the future, researchers are working on energy- and resource-efficient processes. Fraunhofer ISC supports the ELLB in content development for the first learning events. The focus is on material and component development for current and future batteries as well as storage systems. A main emphasis is on lithium-ion batteries, both polymer and solid-state systems, lead-acid (LAB) batteries and high-energy batteries.

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Fraunhofer ISI
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

Fraunhofer ISI has expertise in the field of innovative research and builds on synergies from technical, economic and social science knowledge. At the same time, it can refer to project experience in the field of battery development, implementation and application in a techno-economic, ecological, social and political sense. Fraunhofer ISI is responsible for the well-founded market analysis of the industry's need for specialists, managers and experts. Based on this, target group-specific qualification profiles, learning needs/skills and existing skill gaps will be developed according to the industry needs. Building on this, a well-founded proposal for positioning the European Learning Lab Battery Cells ELLB on the overall European market.

Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology (MEET) at the University of Münster

Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology (MEET) at the University of Münster
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

MEET is the battery research centre of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Its expertise lies in the research and development of innovative electrochemical energy storage systems with higher energy density, longer durability and maximum safety. In particular, the focus is on electromobility and stationary energy storage systems. MEET's scientists are  involved in the development and implementation of the curriculum.

Chair Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen

PEM Aachen University
Together with our partners, we create an innovative curriculum that has the perfect program for every target group.

The chair PEM RWTH Aachen supports the ELLB project with a focus on battery cell production of lithium-ion battery technology. The emphasis is on the design of battery systems and the investigation and optimization of battery production for both automotive and stationary applications. In particular, the experts support the development and enhancement of the ELLB's learning offer in terms of a 3D learning environment and "Smart learning in production".