The official signing ceremony of the Polish scientific consortium PolStorEn agreement was held on February 21, 2018 in the premises of Ministry of Energy. Formation of the Consortium is an expression of cooperation of three sectors: government, science and business in the face of electromobility challenges. The Polish scientific consortium PolStorEn was founded by 6 following universities: Warsaw University of Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Jagiellonian University, Warsaw University, University of Science and Technology, Gdansk University of Technology and one research institute – Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals. Professor Andrzej Czerwiśki (University of Warsaw Faculty of Chemistry) became a President of the Consortium Council.
The main goal of forming this scientific and industrial Consortium is developing and implementing innovative solutions in the field of energy storage with the use of primarily Polish intellectual and economic capital. The organizational structure of the Consortium assumes participation of scientific centres, investments funds and industrial partners interested in the development and implementation of the designed technological solutions.
The PolStorEn Consortium is an essential element to create in Poland a competitive value chain aiming to produce modern battery cells (among others lithium-ion batteries) and super capacitors. It will form a bridge between science and economy. It will unlock the potential of Polish science so that the achievements of Polish scientists could even better serve the economic and social development of the country (partners of the Consortium are in possession of 56 identified solutions in this field that are protected by 31 patents and 29 patent applications both in Poland and abroad). This perfectly fits into the initiatives taken by polish government both on national and European level.
Representatives of Ministry of Energy Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Ministry of Energy and Polish industry took part in the signing ceremony.
The plans for signing the Consortium agreement had been announced a week earlier by Deputy Minister of Energy Michał Kurtyka in Brussels (link youtube).
Source: www.ch.pw.edu.pl