The Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI) of UL Research Institutes (ULRI) has launched a new laboratory in Houston to study renewable energy technologies designed to mitigate climate change.
Dr. Judy Jeevarajan, ESRI’s executive director, said:
As the world transitions from fossil fuels to sustainable energy, we are working with research teams across several organizations to lay the scientific groundwork for safe and reliable energy storage alternatives.
“Since several of our research partners are based in Houston, the natural progression was to open our own laboratory in the area.”
ESRI’s new laboratory opened earlier this month within the University of Houston Technology Bridge (UHTB), a startup park adjacent to the university’s main campus.
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ESRI’s research scientists will explore the safety and performance limits of batteries and other renewable energy technologies, seeking ways to characterize and overcome the safety limitations and advance the UL Research Institutes commitment to address the global grand challenge of building resilience for a sustainable future.
Dr. Christopher J. Cramer, ULRI’s chief research officer, said:
We are significantly expanding both our capacity and scope to better meet today’s increasingly urgent safety challenges.
“Our new Houston facility is one element of that expansion. The lab will strengthen the synergies between ESRI and our research partners in the area and accelerate scientific discoveries to help create a safer, more sustainable world.”
ESRI already collaborates with other Houston area researchers on several key projects. The Houston laboratory will enable ESRI to strengthen its academic collaborations with the University of Houston on hydrogen research, solid-state batteries, and the synthesis of magnesium-ion separators.
It will also facilitate ESRI’s research partnership with Rice University on lithium-ion cell recycling and the research institute’s work with NASA’s Johnson Space Center on thermal runaway mitigation and micro-USB lithium-ion battery safety.
ESRI also collaborates with Stress Engineering Services Inc. on research into thermal runaway propagation in lithium-based cell packages for the G-7 and the United Nations Informal Working Group.
Dr. Chris Taylor, executive director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Innovation at the University of Houston, said:
We’re delighted to welcome the Electrochemical Safety Research Institute to its new home in Houston.
“Together, we can build upon our research culture of collaboration as we pursue innovations for the greater good.”
For more information, visit https://ul.org/research/electrochemical-safety
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The Electrochemical Safety Research Institute, part of UL Research Institutes, Opens New Lab in Houston, HOUSTON, November 16, 2022
