Locations

In the future, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will operate the Fraunhofer FFB in two newly constructed buildings at the Hansa-BusinessPark in Münster. Both the start-up and the gradual growth of the on-site infrastructure will be realized through multi-stage construction phases. The construction of the new facilities is the responsibility of the state of NRW, or its associated company NRW.URBAN.  

Office space in Münster-Hiltrup

Currently, the staff of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB is working on the necessary steps for the construction of our buildings, the technical facilities, and the related infrastructure. For this time until we move in, visitors will find us on the premises at

Bergiusstraße 8 in Münster-Hiltrup.

»FFB PreFab«

FFB PreFab is an open battery cell factory for research and development purposes, which was officially opened on April 30, 2024, as the first of two construction phases. Covering a research area of around 6,450 square meters, the Fraunhofer Research Production Battery Cell FFB facility is thus starting its research operations with the commissioning of innovative European machine technology. This is an important step toward establishing the FFB Fab, which will enable industry-oriented production research with plant technology on a large industrial scale in Münster. For electrode production, FFB PreFab will have a machine capacity of around 200 megawatt hours per year.

»FFB Fab«

In the second construction phase ("FFB Fab"), Fraunhofer FFB is commissioning a production line for large-scale battery cell production. This building will house a convertible manufacturing facility that will enable industrial companies along the entire value chain of battery cell production to test all or selected process steps and optimize them for their purposes. The usable floor space is around 20,000 square meters and the machine capacity for electrode production is around 6.8 gigawatt hours per year.