E-fuels - Sustainable Energy Systems - Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT)
Sustainable Energy Storage: batteries, hydrogen, bioenergy
Research Area
Sustainable Energy Storage: batteries, hydrogen, bioenergy
Battery for testing in the lab. Photo: Thor Nielsen/NTNU
Energy storage is the backbone for a renewable energy future.
As modern societies increasingly rely on variable renewable energy such as solar and wind, effective energy storage becomes essential for ensuring reliable and resilient energy systems. Batteries, hydrogen, and other storage technologies enable the balancing of supply and demand, reduce energy waste, and support the electrification of transport, industry, and buildings. By storing clean energy when it is abundant and releasing it when needed, sustainable energy storage plays a critical role in reducing emissions, enhancing energy security, and enabling the transition to a fully decarbonised and climate-neutral society.
Research activity
National partners
National partners
BatteriRetur
Bergen Carbon Solutions
Beyonder
Borregaard
Cealtech
Elkem
Elinor
Equinor
HTTech
Hydrovolt
Hystar
IFE
Layerone
Lithium 367
Morrow
Naukatek
Nordic batteries
Norsirk
Pixii
Rystad Energy
Shift materials
Sintef Energy
Sintef Industry
Skagarak energi
Statkraft
TioTech
Unibuss
Vianode
WAI environmental solutions
International partners
International partners
Fraunhofer
Greenectra
Imperial College London
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
