• 2026-07-27

    July 2026 - Team meeting at Gdańsk University of Technology

    ASCEND project partners met at the Gdańsk University of Technology to review and discuss the project's progress. During the meeting, the Principal Investigator presented the deliverables and milestones achieved so far, as well as those planned for the coming months. The partners then discussed the challenges they had encountered during the project and agreed on measures to improve the...

  • 2026-07-01

    July 2026 - carbon and oxygen analyzers were installed at Gdańsk University of Technology

    As part of the ASCEND project, the laboratory at Gdańsk University of Technology has been equipped with new carbon and oxygen analyzers. These instruments will support the characterization of materials developed within the project, in particular SiOC/SiOxCy ceramic matrices and composites intended for use as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries. Precise determination of carbon and oxygen...

  • 2026-06-10

    June 2026 - selected results from the project

    The ASCEND project is progressing as planned, with Work Packages 1–5 currently running in parallel. Promising silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) matrices with excellent electrochemical performance have been successfully developed, with some already meeting the target milestone values. Additionally, SiOC materials incorporating tin nanoparticles have been synthesised and are...

  • 2025-11-12

    November 2025 - scientific visit at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) at Institut for Applied Materials Energy Storage System (IAM-ESS)

    Scientific visit of the Principal Investigator to the research group of Prof. Dr. Helmut Ehrenberg. The visit was focused on networking and exploring opportunities for collaboration in the field of energy storage. The ASCEND project objectives were presented, and potential areas for cooperation with the KIT group were discussed, particularly in the area of operando characterization techniques,...