Press releases 2013

In 2012 IWS industrial revenues increased by 30 per cent. Not only does this encouraging growth indicate positive economic development but it also shows the great trust the customers have in our work. Extraordinary growth has been seen in the working group “Carbon Coatings“. This group focuses research on the manufacture of carbon coatings in order to minimize losses due to friction.

The novel research project “Batterie-Stationär in Sachsen (BaSta)” was kick-started at an initial meeting in Dresden on February 5, 2013. The project is coordinated by the Fraunhofer IWS Dresden. It combines the competencies of four Fraunhofer institutes, the Leibnitz-Institut IFW, the TU Dresden and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg in a unique way to facilitate collaboration in research activities relevant to energy storage systems. The Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has provided €4.8 million to support this initiative, which has been developed within the context of the DRESDEN concept. As Professor Eckhard Beyer stated in his welcome address “Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich gave his personal support to promote this new innovation in Saxony”.