Overview

• Federal and Lower Saxony authorities committed €65 million to the Center for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells, with total costs around €73 million.
• The research building at Forschungsflughafen Braunschweig is slated to open in 2027 with about 150 scientists working on production and recycling of batteries and fuel cells.
• Work will focus on recovering critical raw materials and refining them into high‑purity active materials to enable closed material cycles.
• The funding package includes €38.6 million from Lower Saxony, €26.4 million from the federal government, and €8 million from TU Braunschweig, according to project details.
• The site neighbors NFF, NFL and the Fraunhofer ZESS to connect energy‑storage work with vehicle and aviation research and feed results into product development.