Novel Energy Storage Solutions Win Open Innovation Contest

December 2, 2015 By IdeaConnection

basf2Finding new ways of storing energy from renewable energy sources was the theme of BASF’s recent open innovation contest on energy storage, and the winners have just been announced.

The competition sought innovative ideas for sustainable technologies capable of storing power from the grid and feeding back into it.

A total of 122 submissions were sent into the contest platform and from this a jury of BASF experts and external specialists selected four winning concepts.  The brains behind them will each receive €100.000 (approx. USD $106,000) to help bring their solutions to fruition.

The winning concepts were:

1) A molten air battery that uses a molten salt electrolyte at elevated temperature – Professor Stuart Licht from George Washington University

2) A novel rechargeable zinc battery – research group of Professors Paul Wright and James Evans from the University of California, Berkeley

3) Use of abundant aluminum for a sustainable battery technology – Professor Patrik Johansson from Chalmers University

4) High-performance sodium-ion batteries with special electrode preparation method – Research group of Professor Xiangwu Zhang from North Carolina State University

Solving Important Issues with the Crowd

The open innovation contest was part of the German’s multinational’s co-creation program.  It is called Creator SpaceTM and is a hub for new ideas and discussions about energy, food and urban living.  There are virtual and live discussions and symposia to engage people in these conversations.

This is BASF’s push to get people talking about and solving important issues that face society today and in the future.


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