Project description
Lighter European batteries for safer, more sustainable transport
Europe requires a new generation of batteries that are durable, safe from overcharging, and can be manufactured sustainably. This need arises from the growing use of off-the-shelf battery systems across various applications. The EU-funded TEMPEST project aims to address this demand by developing and upgrading batteries that prioritise safety in their design, are lightweight and recyclable, and exhibit high-performance capabilities. These batteries will find suitability across a wide range of transportation applications. The project’s approach involves advanced chemistry methods and AI algorithms to optimise and innovate module-free battery systems with integrated health monitoring and thermal management. Multiple types of demonstrator batteries will be created as representative of key European transport sectors. Through the TEMPEST project, significant enhancements in module-free battery manufacturing systems will be achieved.
Objective
To date, most modern, off-the-shelf battery designs targeting lightweight application use lithium-ion technology. This is due to the fact that other existing technologies such as NiMH and Pb:Acid are often too heavy, leading to energy densities inferior to those of Li-Ion technologies. New technologies must improve upon energy density, whilst also employing green, recyclable designs and avoiding the use of critical raw materials.
In addition, the rapid increase in the number of electrified vehicles, especially those employing fast-charging systems, has lead to an increasing load on energy generation systems. During periods of mass travel (for example, during the summer vacation season), this can lead to severe loading. It is therefore important to consider the whole of the electric vehicle system not only at the vehicle level, but also at the infrastructure level.
Europe is very strong in terms of its capacity to produce final products (such as EVs and stationary storage systems), but is weaker when considering its capacity to produce and use raw materials, advanced materials, and equipment for manufacturing cells. The overarching of goal of the TEMPEST project is to develop and mature a new generation of safe-by-design, recyclable, high-performance, and lightweight batteries for the largest possible swath of transport applications.
TEMPEST will bring to TRL5 advanced, module-free battery systems, optimized using AI algorithms, and based on both LIC and SSC cell chemistries through three different demonstrator batteries types (compact, large-scale, and stationary) selected as representative batteries for the range of use case applications targeted (automotive, aircraft, maritime, rail, and stationary). TEMPEST has access to direct capacity to scale results.
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- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectric batteries
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinator
33600 Pessac
France