LABOHR aims to develop Ultra High-Energy battery systems for automotive applications making use of lithium or novel alloy anodes, innovative O2 cathode operating in the liquid phase and a novel system for harvesting O2 from air, which can be regenerated during their operative life without need of disassembling. LABOHR has 5 key objectives: (i) development of a green and safe electrolyte chemistry based on non-volatile, non-flammable ionic liquids (ILs); (ii) use of novel nanostructured high capacity anodes in combination with ionic liquid-based electrolytes; (iii) use of novel 3-D nano-structured O2 cathodes making use of IL-based O2 carriers/electrolytes with the goal to understand and improve the electrode and electrolyte properties and thus their interactions; (iv) development of an innovative device capable of harvesting dry O2 from air; and (v) construction of fully integrated rechargeable lithium-Air cells with optimized electrodes, electrolytes, O2-harvesting system and other ancillaries.
Accordingly, LABOHR aims to overcome the energy limitation for the application of the present Li-ion technology in electric vehicles with the goal to: 1- perform frontier research and breakthrough work to position Europe as a leader in the developing field of high energy, environmentally benign and safe batteries and to maintain the leadership in the field of ILs; 2- develop appropriate electrolytes and nano-structured electrodes which combination allows to realize ultra-high energy batteries; 3- develop a battery system concept as well as prototypes of the key components (cell and O2-harvesting device) to verify the feasibility of automotive systems with: A) specific energy and power higher than 500 Wh/kg and 200 W/kg; B) coulombic efficiency higher than 99% during cycling; C) cycle life of 1,000 cycles with 40% maximum loss of capacity, cycling between 90% and 10% SOC; and D) evaluate their integration in electric cars and renewable energy systems.
Coordinator
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster (Germany)
Other participants
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
- Dip. di Chimica "G. Ciamician"
- Resp. Scientifico: Prof.ssa Marina Mastragostino
Kiev National University Of Technologies And Design (Ukraine)
Chemetall Gmbh (Germany)
European Research Services Gmbh (Germany)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (Spain)
Avl List Gmbh (Austria)
Volkswagen Ag (Germany)
University Of Southampton (UK)
Saes Getters S.p.A. (Italy)
Tel Aviv University (Israel)
Start date 01/04/2011
End date 31/03/2014
Duration 36 months
Project Reference 265971
Project cost 4.492.107,21 EURO
Project Funding 2.930.728 EURO
Area FP7-COOPERATION-GC-ELECTROCHEMICAL-STORAGE
Subprogramme Area GC.NMP.2010-1 Materials, technologies and processes for sustainable automotive electrochemical storage applications
Contract type Collaborative Project