ALISE- Advance Lithium Sulphur Batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicle
ALISE is a pan European collaboration focused on the development and commercial scale-up of new materials and on the understanding of the electrochemical processes involved in the lithium sulphur technology. It aims to create impact by developing innovative battery technology capable of fulfilling the expected characteristics from European Automotive Industry needs, European Materials Roadmap, Social factors from vehicle consumers, and future competitiveness trends, positioning European companies. The project is focused to achieve 500 Wh/Kg stable LiS cell.
The project involves dedicated durability, testing and LCA activities that will make sure the safety and adequate cyclability of the battery being developed and available at competitive cost. Initial materials research will be scaled up during the project so that pilot scale quantities of the new materials will be introduced into the novel cell designs, giving the following advancements over the current state of the art.
The project approach will bring real breakthroughs regarding new components, cell integration, and associated architecture. New materials will be developed and optimized for the anode, cathode, electrolyte, and separator. Complete panels of specific tools and models associated will be developed from the unit cell to the battery pack. Activities are focused on the elaboration of new materials and processes at TRL4.
Demonstration of the lithium sulphur technology will be done at battery pack levels with validation onboard. Validation of prototype (17 kWh) with its driving range corresponding to (100 km) will be done on a circuit. ALISE is more than a linear bottom-up approach from materials to cell. ALISE shows strong resources to achieve a stable unit cell, with a supplementary top-down approach from the final application to the optimization of the unit cell.
ALISE Kick off Meeting took place the 8th and 9th of June 2015 in newly built facilities of LEITAT in Barcelona for the First day and at LEITAT’s headquarter for the second day. Fifteen Consortium members participated in the meeting. The project has been funded by the European Commission GA: 666157 and is led by LEITAT.
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