Objective This project is aimed to the identification and development of nanostructured electrode and electrolyte materials to promote the practical implementation of the very high energy lithium-sulfur battery. In particular, the project will be directed to the definition and test of a new, lithium metal-free battery configuration based on the use of lithiated silicon as the anode and a nanostructured sulfur-carbon composite as the cathode. It is expected that this battery will offer an energy density at least three times higher than that available from the present lithium battery technology, a comparatively long cycle life, a much lower cost (replacement of cobalt-based with a sulfur-based cathode) and a high safety degree (no use of lithium metal). All the necessary steps for reaching this goal are considered, starting from material synthesis and characterization, exploiting nanotechnology for improving rate capability and fast charging, the fabrication and test of large scale prototypes and to the completion of the cycle by setting the conditions for the recycling process. A team of experts have been selected as partners of the project, including a number of academic laboratories, all with worldwide recognized experience in the lithium battery field, whose task will be that of defining the most appropriate electrode and electrolyte nanostructures. The project will benefit by the support of a laboratory expert in battery modeling to provide the theoretical guidelines for materials’ optimization. Large research laboratories, having advanced and modern battery producing machineries will be involved in the preparation and test of middle size battery prototypes. Finally, chemical and battery manufacturing industries will assure the necessary materials scaling-up and the fabrication and test of large batteries and particular attention will be devoted to the control of the safety and to definition and practical demonstration of its most appropriate recycling process. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectric batteriesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkali metalsengineering and technologynanotechnology Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) GC.NMP.2012-1 - Innovative automotive electrochemical storage applications based on nanotechnology Call for proposal FP7-2012-GC-MATERIALS See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator SAPIENZA INNOVAZIONE CONSORZIO EU contribution € 210 400,00 Address Viale regina elena 295 pal uff complesso regina elena 00161 Roma Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Stephen Trueman (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA Italy EU contribution € 399 645,00 Address Piazzale aldo moro 5 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefania Panero (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO DI CHIETI-PESCARA Italy EU contribution € 251 957,00 Address Via dei vestini 31 66013 Chieti See on map Region Sud Abruzzo Chieti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fausto Croce (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Sweden EU contribution € 288 412,00 Address - 412 96 Goteborg See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Annika Hofling (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 37 523,66 Address Schlossplatz 2 48149 Muenster See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Münster Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefano Passerini (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ZENTRUM FUR SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Germany EU contribution € 369 652,00 Address Meitnerstrasse 1 70563 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHEMETALL GMBH Participation ended Germany EU contribution No data Address Trakehner strasse 3 60487 Frankfurt am main See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Burkhard Mengel (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 243 350,00 Address Berliner ring 2 38440 Wolfsburg See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Hoffmann Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CELAYA,EMPARANZA Y GALDOS INTERNACIONAL SA Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 98 780,00 Address Calle artapadura 11 01013 Vitoria See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Igor Cantero (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF HANYANG UNIVERSITY Participation ended South Korea EU contribution No data Address Haengdang-dong seongdong-gu 17 133-791 Seoul See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yang-Kook Sun (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 136 338,00 Address Linder hohe 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Matthias Maurer Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STENA RECYCLING INTERNATIONAL AB Sweden EU contribution € 23 034,00 Address Fiskhamngsgatan 8b 400 40 Goteborg See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marta Bergfors (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC United Kingdom EU contribution € 204 181,50 Address Farringdon street 25 5th floor EC4A 4AB London See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Zane (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROCKWOOD LITHIUM GMBH Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 13 693,50 Address Trakenhner strasse 3 60487 Frankfurt am main See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Thomas Blechschmied (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 302 973,34 Address Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Daniela Ott (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data