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NEXT-GENERATION LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES THAT CAN HEAL THEMSELVES
Next generation of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) spans a number of diverse application areas extending from devices of industry and private households. These applications require safe systems (e.g. no danger of explosion, leakage or electrolyte crystallization/evaporation), capacitance stability during charge/discharge cycles, longer cycle and calendar lives. Electrochemical reactions in batteries taking place during charge and discharge cycles cause structural changes in materials and components of LIBs leading to drastic reduction in battery performance.
The innovative electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries are expected to degrade on interaction with greater amounts of lithium and thus undergo more drastic structural changes. The EU-funded BAT4EVER project focuses on self-healing mechanisms of the micro-damage and loss of material generated during repetitive cycles of charge and discharge. The self-healing material developments of the project are supported with advanced material characterization methods and extensive atomistic modelling of material and component behavior and simulation of battery cells. Further research involves the implementation of those into the prototype stage, compiling sophisticated cell-processes for validation of the self-healing lithium-ion battery components in cell phones through intensive testing.

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BAT4EVER is one of the six projects in the frame of BATTERY2030+ – the large-scale initiative in Europe which aims are:
– to invent ultra-high-performance batteries
– to provide new tools and breakthrough technologies to the European battery industry
– to enable long-term European leadership in both existing markets and future emerging applications
OUR Mission
Objective 1: Development of innovative nanostructured and self-healing polymer supported battery materials
Objective 2: Development of innovative Ionogels embedded, self-healing battery components
Objective 3: Advanced Characterization, Modelling and Simulation Techniques to define the battery component properties under the introduced self-healing influences
Objective 4: Development of innovative, self-healing and cost-effective, battery cell/prototype assembly and manufacturing techniques
Objective 5: Validation and tailoring of LIB properties to yield high performant self-healing cells.
Project participants


Vrije Universiteit Brussel


ENWAIR ENERJI TEKNOLOJILERI
ANONIM SIRKETI


Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg


Deutsches Zentrum Für LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.


IOLITEC Ionic Liquids Technologies GmbH


Universidad Complutense de Madrid


Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia


VESTEL ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI


CLEANCARB SARL


FAAM
Research Center S.r.l
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news & Events

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Finally a real-time meeting
NANO2022 conference
On 6-10 June 2022 part of the BAT4EVER consortium attended NANO 2022 conference in Sevilla with the presentation of first results in the frame of project.

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2nd BAT4EVER / SPARTACUS Workshop
took place online on 07 April 2021 to discuss collaboration opportunities during the ongoing projects.
Both projects presented an overview of the current situation and the results obtained so far, followed by a fruitful discussion of possibilities for further joint cooperation in detail.

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3rd General Assembly Meeting
took place online on 15 September 2021 by participation of the representatives of consortium members. The developments achieved in the past months within the WPs were reported by each relevant WP leader. The latest updates in subtopics within the BATTERY2030+ initiative were presented by appointed BAT4EVER officers. The overview on the project progress and results was discussed with Advisory Board on additional afternoon session.
Regular Events
Battery 2030+ Communicating Group Meeting
Collaboration board meetings take place every first Tuesday of a Month to discuss:
– Reports on attended meetings, presenting the BATTERY2030+ initiative and research projects
– Webinars and Workshops in the frame of the BATTERY2030+ initiative
– AoB
Steering Committee Meetings
Bat4Ever Steering Committe Meetings take place every second Tuesday of a Month to discuss:
– Overal updates
– WP progress updates
– BATTERY 2030+ updates
– AoB
BATTERY 2030+ bi-annual meetings
Each half of year the consortiums of the BATTERY 2030+ projects meet together with BATTERY 2030+ Initiative to discuss current progress of the H2020 Battery 2030 projects.
Calendar

The 5th International Forum on Progress and Trends in Battery and Capacitor Technologies
Student Award recognising outstanding graduate student research in the field of energy storage
A meeting on Lithium battery materials and systems in Sydney, Australia
CONTACTS
Prof. Dr. Maitane Berecibar
Project Coordinator
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussel, Belgium
Maitane.Berecibar@vub.be
+32 262 93855
Dr. Bilge Saruhan-Brings
Dissemination and Exploitation
German Aerospace Center
Cologne, Germany
Bilge.Saruhan@DLR.de
+49 2203 601-3228
Dr. K. Burak Dermenci
Technical Project Coordination
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussel, Belgium
Kamil.Burak.Dermenci@VUB.be
+32 2 629 28 01
Inès Boursot
Operational Management
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussel, Belgium
Ines.Boursot@VUB.be
+32 476 604585