Imagine a battery that doesn't rely on expensive or rare materials like lithium, using common salt-based elements instead. This project builds these batteries using sustainable wood-based carbon and safe materials sourced entirely within Europe. It's like switching from a rare, imported spice to a local, sustainable alternative that does the same job but costs less and is easier to find.
European battery manufacturers rely on unstable, expensive, and non-European supply chains for lithium-ion materials. This creates price volatility and strategic vulnerability for energy storage systems.
Pre-industrial scale sodium-ion battery modules (>2,5kWh) featuring biobased hard carbon, Co-free layered oxides, and an advanced BMS with Battery Passport.
If you are a grid-scale energy storage provider dealing with high costs and supply chain risks of lithium, this project developed sodium-ion modules of >2,5kWh that provide a cost-effective, Made-in-Europe alternative for stationary storage.
If you are a biomass processor dealing with low-value wood waste, this project developed a way to turn sustainably managed forests into biobased hard carbon for high-capacity batteries.
If you are a battery assembler dealing with complex recycling regulations and safety risks, this project developed a sustainable-by-design cell architecture with high reparability and a digital Battery Passport.
The project aims to create cost-effective storage by using sodium-ion technology and EU-sourced biobased materials, reducing reliance on expensive imported minerals.
The project is demonstrating technology at a pre-industrial scale (TRL 7), specifically manufacturing cells up to 80 Ah and modules exceeding 2,5kWh.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not listed, but the project focuses on establishing a competitive European manufacturing industry.
Integration is achieved through an advanced BMS with Battery Passport capabilities and SoC management, tested across 5 different real end-user operating conditions.
The project runs from 2025-01-01 to 2028-12-31, with the goal of accelerating commercialization post-project.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 57% industry ratio (8 industrial partners out of 14), including 2 SMEs. This strong industrial presence, combined with 5 research institutions across 8 European countries, suggests a high focus on commercial viability and manufacturing scalability rather than pure academic research.
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