Specific programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) – European Training Network
UPV/EHU Partner Status: Beneficiary
UPV/EHU PI: David Mecerreyes
Project start: 01/11/2019
Project end: 31/10/2023
 

Brief description: POLYSTORAGE ETN aims to develop high quality training opportunities for 15 +1 ESRs (one financed with Australian funds) in the area of “Polymers for Next Generation Electrochemical Energy Storage”. The final objective is to train materials scientists who will be the future leaders to face some of the upcoming European energy and environmental challenges. Well-balanced combination of fundamental and basic material & polymer science with applied research in advanced energy storage devices is a key aspect of this training network.

A comprehensive training programme has been designed at two levels including local activities such as enrolment in PhD programmes, local courses, etc., and network-wide activities such as sectorial secondments, 6 workshops, 2 schools and one final conference. The goal is to exploit the high number of potential synergies between innovative polymers and next generation energy storage technologies such as post-lithium batteries, redox flow batteries, and all-polymer batteries.