Area: Recycling
ReUse. Efficient direct Recycling for low-value LFP battery for circular and sustainable waste management
The goal is to develop recycling processes for LFP batteries and focus on direct recycling and reuse of CRMs. Additionally, it will establish a monitoring framework and an online databased to optimise battery reuse and support a circular, competitive EU battery ecosystem. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137774. The project is co-funded by the European Union and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Visit their website for more information.
Click Here REVITALISE. Recycling of low value components using high purity pre-treatment, direct recycling and green hydrometallurgical approaches for recycling of lithium ion and sodium ion batteries
The goal is to achieve recycling rates of 89% or more for post-production scrap and EoL materials. Innovative pre-treatment technologies will ensure high material purity, enabling the recycling of low-value parts, including 40% of cathode and anode active parts. Additionally, smart reformation, hydrometallurgical recycling, and water remediation techniques will help achieve these rates. Recycled components will be assessed for use in closed-loop battery and other applications. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137585. Additional funding has been provided by Innovate UK through their Horizon Europe Guarantee Fund. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here REVITALISE. Recycling of low value components using high purity pre-treatment, direct recycling and green hydrometallurgical approaches for recycling of lithium ion and sodium ion batteries
The project aims to optimize the entire battery lifecycle, from design and manufacturing to second-life applications and recycling, while promoting circular economy principles. Through collaboration, cutting-edge research, innovative business models, and strategic integration, the project seeks to enhance environmental sustainability, reduce reliance on critical raw materials, and empower Europe’s transition to cleaner energy solutions and global competitiveness. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101192383 Visit their website for more information.
Click Here Area: Raw materials
CICERO. MSA-based circular hydrometallurgy for sustainable, cost-effective production of NMC cathode materials
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137560. The project aims to develop a sustainable and cost-effective processing and refining model for Ni, Co and Mn, and their downstream conversion into “made-in-Europe” NMC materials for Li-ion batteries. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137560. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here Li4LIFE. Novel domestic battery grade lithium carbonate value chain for green life
The goal is to create an efficient technology for the extraction of lithium from poor or complex ores of underutilised deposits, as well as post-mining tailings, as the basis for the development of future clean energy. This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137932. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here STREAMS. Sustainable technologies for reducing Europe’s battery raw Materials dependence
The goal is to strengthen the domestic battery materials supply chain, reduce the EU’s dependency on imported raw materials, and elevate its resilience, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy in the global battery manufacturing industry. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137771. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here INERRANT. Integrating novel materials with scalable processes for safer and recyclable Li-ion batteries
The goal is to revolutionise battery safety and sustainability by developing innovative materials, advanced electrolyte formulations, and eco-friendly recycling methods, particularly for Gen 3 li-ion batteries. This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101147457. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here Area: Battery functionality
SALAMANDER. Smart sensors and self-healing functionalities embedded for battery longevity with manufacturability and economical recyclability
The goal is to develop and integrate embedded sensors and self-healing functionality in Liion batteries (LIB) to enhance their quality, reliability, and lifetime. This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101104028. Additional funding has been provided by UK funding agency. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here PHOENIX. Building more reliable and performant batteries by embedding sensors and self-healing functionalities to detect degradation and repair damage via advanced Battery Management System
The goal is to integrate advanced Battery Management System (BMS) to smart functionalities in terms of self-healing, sensing, and triggering. This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101103702.
Additional funding has been provided by the Swiss funding agency. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here HealingBAT. Advanced technologies for high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries
The goal is to develop and implement self-healing materials and healing strategies in key battery components, used in the conventional lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery, and extrapolate the designs and concepts to develop a new class of self-restoring Li-S batteries. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101104006. Additional funding has been provided by UK and Swiss funding agencies. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here SAFELOOP. Securely advancing future EVs with Li-Ion batteries through optimised pathways
The goal is to secure CRMs feedstock, reducing reliance on non-EU supply chains, optimising environmental sustainability and energy-efficient processing technologies. The focus point is on GEN 3 EU li-ion batteries. This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101147342. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here SaGeLi. Advanced safer materials and high performing cells for the next generation of li-ion batteries suitable for mobility applications
The project will develop advanced safer materials and high performing cells for the next generation of Li-ion batteries suitable for mobility applications to meet BATTERY 2030+ targets for safety, performance, lifetime, sustainability and cost – pillars to strengthening European competitiveness in the battery sector.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101147312 Visit their website for more information.
Click Here Area: Battery interface
OPINCHARGE. Operando analyses and modelling of interface dynamics and charge transport in lithium-ion batteries
The goal is to advance the lithium-ion battery technology via the development of a set of effective operando nano-scale and sub-nano-scale techniques and methodologies. This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101104032. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here UltraBat. Capturing ultrafast electron and ion dynamics in batteries
The goal is to develop ultra-bright and ultra-fast X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) scattering and spectroscopy techniques together with visible ultrafast spectroscopy to study charge transfer between different redox centres in Li-rich layered intercalation compounds and at the solid/liquid interface. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101103873. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here OPERA. Development of operando techniques and multiscale modelling to face the zero-excess solid-state battery challenge
The goal is to improve the novel approaches of computational methods and experiments on zero excess solid-states battery technologies. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101103834. Addtional funding has been provided by UK funding agency. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here ANGeLIC. ALD-protected Next Generation Lithium-Sulphur Battery Cell
The project is developing Generation 5 lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery technology specifically designed for heavy-duty vehicles. By replacing metal-rich cathodes with abundant sulphur and protecting lithium-metal anodes with advanced coating techniques, we’re creating a pathway to batteries that are lighter, cheaper, safer, and fully recyclable, addressing the supply chain vulnerabilities and performance limitations of current lithium-ion technology.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101202842. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here Area: Manufacturability
BATTWIN. Flexible and scalable digital-twin platform for enhanced production efficiency and yield in battery cell production lines
The goal is to integrate a novel Multi-level Digital Twin platform towards Zero-Defect Manufacturing in battery production, that will reduce defect rates in battery production lines. The approach will be tested in two industrial pilots producing different battery chemistries and geometries, validating the flexibility and scalability of the approach towards Zero Defect European Gigafactories. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137954. Visit their website for more information.
Click Here BatCAT. Battery Cell Assembly Twin, creating a digital twin for battery manufacturing that integrates data-driven and physics-based method
The goal is to develop a cross-chemistry data space for two technologies, (1) Li-ion and Na-ion coin cells and (2) redox flow batteries, addressing a triple challenge in digital manufacturing: (i) Design, (ii) operation, and (iii) tmst models on machine learning. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101137725. Visit their website for more information.
Area: Accelerated materials discovery
FULL-MAP. FULLy integrated, autonomous & chemistry agnostic Materials Acceleration Platform for sustainable batteries
The project aims to reinvent the way we discover new materials and interfaces, it proposes a paradigm shift in battery innovation by developing a Materials Acceleration Platform (MAP) that redefines the limits of what is possible. This transformative approach will revolutionise the way batteries are researched, designed, developed, processed, and characterised.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s research and innovation programme Horizon Europe under the grant agreement No. 101192848. Visit their website for more information.
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