Master Battery and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid create the Chair in Intelligent Energy Storage Systems Research
• The initiative will boost scientific and technological development in the field of energy storage and batteries.
Madrid (Spain) november 2024. The Rector of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Guillermo Cisneros, and the CEOs of the Spanish company Master Battery, Juan Carlos Hernández and Héctor Plaza, have signed a collaboration agreement for the creation of the Master Battery-UPM Chair in Intelligent Energy Storage Systems Research.
Based at the UPM's School of Engineering and Industrial Design (ETSIDI), the Chair's main objective is to promote scientific and technological progress in the field of energy storage, a key technology for accelerating the transition to renewable energies, reducing carbon emissions and guaranteeing electricity stability.
The Chair will contribute to placing energy storage at the heart of the electrification of the economy. With the aim of reducing CO2 emissions, especially in urban environments, and promoting the sustainability of the energy sector. All of this within the current framework of a transition towards more efficient and intelligent systems of generation, transport and consumption of renewable energies.
University-business knowledge transfer
The Chair will focus its efforts on basic and applied research on battery storage and energy storage. Master Battery will provide advanced equipment that will be used for training, research and dissemination of energy storage and conversion technologies.
In addition, academic activities will be carried out such as internships for UPM students at Master Battery's facilities, awards for Master's theses related to energy storage and the organisation of conferences and seminars.
According to Juan Carlos Hernández, CEO of Master Battery, the collaboration with UPM is a ‘pride and privilege’. ‘Joining our brand to a public university like the UPM, a world reference and leader among Spanish polytechnics, reinforces our mission to generate a positive impact on society’, he said.
For his part, Rector Guillermo Cisneros stressed that the Chair is part of ‘one of the most dynamic technological sectors with the greatest growth prospects in the short term’. He also stressed the importance of close collaboration between companies, teaching staff and students, as well as the relevance of the advanced technological equipment that will be used in this project.
Hector Plaza, also CEO of Master Battery, added: ‘This chair will contribute to finding more efficient and sustainable solutions for energy storage, an essential part of the transition to renewables’.
ETSIDI training and innovation
The director of the School of Engineering and Industrial Design, Isabel Carrillo, highlighted the Master Battery - UPM Chair ‘the importance of its specialisation in energy storage and its contribution to strengthening the relationship between the ETSIDI and the business sector, which will result in better training in this area for students at the School and in general at the UPM’.
Professor Julio Amador, director of the new chair, pointed out that the alliance between Master Battery and the UPM seeks to develop projects of mutual interest for society and the university, contributing to technological progress in an essential area for the energy transition.
For his part, Professor Alberto Abanades, Director of the UPM Department of Energy Engineering and member of the Chair's Committee, praised Master Battery as ‘a national company of reference with a direct impact on the UPM environment’. He also agreed that ‘energy storage is key for economic development and decarbonisation’.
About the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
The UPM is a reference in research and teaching in areas such as architecture, engineering, sports science and fashion design in Spain. According to the QS World University Ranking 2024, it is among the 75 best universities in the world in Engineering and Technology.
About Master Battery
Master Battery is a Spanish company with international reach, specialising in the production and distribution of autonomous energy systems, intelligent renewable energy storage and battery manufacturing. In 2024, it received the Madrid SME of the Year Award for its work in innovation, sustainability and respect for the environment.
Master Battery's goal is to move towards efficient and sustainable energy storage to contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy.
In the centre, the rector of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Guillermo Cisneros. Héctor Plaza and Juan Carlos Hernández, CEOs of Master Battery
In the centre, the rector of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Guillermo Cisneros. Héctor Plaza and Juan Carlos Hernández, CEOs of Master Battery at the signing of the constitution of the Chair at the Rectorate of the UPM
In the centre, the rector of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Guillermo Cisneros. Juan Carlos Hernández and Héctor Plaza, CEOs of Master Battery