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SOLID-STATE LITHIUM METAL BATTERY WITH IN SITU HYBRID ELECTROLYTE

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Ongoing
Geo-spatial type
Infrastructure Node
Total project cost
€8 252 035
EU Contribution
€8 252 035
Project Acronym
SEATBELT
STRIA Roadmaps
Transport electrification (ELT)
Transport mode
Road icon
Transport policies
Environmental/Emissions aspects
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01
Link to CORDIS
Background & Policy context

Electric vehicles are powered by batteries, which are the most important part. But the demand for electric vehicles is increasing so fast that it will soon outpace battery cell production. The EU-funded SEATBELT project will help to pave the road towards a cost-effective, robust all-solid-state lithium battery comprising sustainable materials by 2026. Specifically, it will achieve the first technological milestone of developing a battery cell that meets the needs of the electric vehicle industry. The low cost cell will be safe by design with sustainable and recyclable materials, reaching high energy densities and long cyclability in line with the 2030 EU targets. The project will be the start point of the first EU all solid-state battery value chain.

Objectives

As of 2025, new generations of Li batteries based on silicon/carbon (Gen. 4a) and Li metal (Gen. 4b) anode, where flammable liquid electrolyte is replaced by a non-flammable solid-one, will take over the current Li-ion device. However, only all-solid-state Gen. 4b Li batteries are expected to fulfil the needed cell gravimetric energy density specifications demanded by electromobility and stationary applications. Therefore, SEATBELT ambition is to generate a local EU industry that revolves around a cost-effective, robust all-solid-state Li battery comprising sustainable materials by 2026. SEATBELT intends to achieve the first technological milestone of developing a battery cell (TRL5) meeting the needs of Electric Vehicle (EV) and stationary industry. The low-cost SEATBELT cell is safe-by-design with sustainable and recyclable materials, reaching high energy densities (>380 Wh/kg) and long cyclability (>500 cycles) by 2026 in line with the 2030 EU targets. The cells are produced by low-cost solvent-free extrusion process comprising a combination of innovative materials: thin Li metal, hybrid electrolyte, a safe cathode active material without critical materials and thin Al current collector. The cell design being optimized by interface (operando and atomistic modelling) and process (machine learning) methodologies. In addition, new in situ imaging instrumentation will be developed to investigate safety properties and mechanical deformation to assess cell safety in real conditions. An innovative recycling cycle from materials to cell level will be also established. Thus, SEATBELT will be the start point of a first EU all-solid-state battery value chain, whose main players in RTD and Industry sectors are within the consortium. So, cells and modules will cycle using industrially relevant protocols dedicated to EV and stationary applications. SEATBELT consortium is composed of 14 beneficiary partners and 3 affiliated entities, and one associated partner, from 7 European countries with an overall budget of 7851448.50€.

Funding

Specific funding programme
HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.9 - Energy Storage
Other Programme
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-03 Advanced high-performance Generation 4a, 4b (solid-state) Li-ion batteries supporting electro mobility and other applications (Batteries Partnership)

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
Address
RUE MICHEL ANGE 3, 75794 PARIS, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 394 786
Partner Organisations
Organisation
INSTITUT MAX VON LAUE - PAUL LANGEVIN
Address
71 AVENUE DES MARTYRS, 38000 GRENOBLE, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€165 000
Organisation
WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER
Address
SCHLOSSPLATZ 2, 48149 MUENSTER, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€478 838
Organisation
RENAULT SAS
Address
122-122B AVENUE DU GENERAL LECLERC, 92100 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€219 630
Organisation
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Address
RUE LEBLANC 25, 75015 PARIS 15, France
EU Contribution
€783 043
Organisation
POLYKEY POLYMERS SL
Address
AVENIDA TOLOSA 72, 20018 SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain
EU Contribution
€240 813
Organisation
Centro De Investigacion Cooperativa De Energias Alternativas Fundacion, Cic Energigune Fundazioa
Address
CALLE ALBERT EINSTEIN 48 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE ALAVA, 01510 MINANO ALAVA, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€303 520
Organisation
LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING SPA
Address
VIA TENENTE MORELLO 13, 10081 CASTELLAMONTE TO, Italy
EU Contribution
€313 125
Organisation
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Address
CALLE SERRANO 117, 28006 MADRID, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€304 896
Organisation
Centre De Recherches Metallurgiques Asbl
Address
RUE RAVENSTEIN 4, 1000 BRUXELLES, Belgium
EU Contribution
€716 176
Organisation
ZENTRUM FUR SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG BADEN-WURTTEMBERG
Address
MEITNERSTRASSE 1, 70563 STUTTGART, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€513 988
Organisation
BLUE SOLUTIONS
Address
ODET, 29500 ERGUE GABERIC, France
EU Contribution
€1 308 125
Organisation
EURO SUPPORT ADVANCED MATERIALS BV
Address
LIESSENTSTRAAT 9 F, 5405 AH UDEN, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€397 375
Organisation
Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Address
Barrio Sarriena S N, 48940 Leioa, Spain
EU Contribution
€525 110

Technologies

Technology Theme
Electric vehicle batteries (and energy management)
Technology
Lithium-ion batteries with novel anode/cathode materials
Development phase
Demonstration/prototyping/Pilot Production

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