Project description
Game-changing battery technology for energy storage
The EU-funded MeBattery project aims to lay the foundations of a next-generation battery technology that will potentially help overcome the critical limitations of established flow and static battery systems in energy storage. The proposed battery technology will leverage the intrinsic benefits of a redox flow battery system. It will rely on a combination of radically new thermodynamical concepts that should enable achieving an excellent balance between all key performance indicators: sustainability, cycle life, recyclability, energy and power decoupling, cost and energy density. MeBattery brings together a team of specialists who will contribute their complementary expertise in computational science, materials science, organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, electrochemistry and battery prototyping.
Objective
Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) have become key elements for achieving a sustainable energy and transportation system. Among the EESs, different battery technologies hold great promises for enabling the necessary transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources. However state-of-the-art flow (All-Vanadium and Zinc – Br2) and static (Na-ion and Li-ion) battery technologies fail to satisfy all key performance indicators, e.g. sustainability, cycle life, recyclability, energy and power decoupling, cost or energy density.
The overall objective of the MeBattery project is to lay the foundations of a next generation battery technology, which will overcome critical limitations of state-of-the-art battery technologies exhibiting an excellent balance among these key performance indicators. The radically new vision of this novel battery technology relies on a combination of unconventional thermodynamically-driven concepts that will lead to a paradigm shift in energy storage. The proposed new battery technology relies on a flowing configuration system that i) possess the intrinsic benefits of flowing systems (energy conversion reactor separated from energy storage reservoir), ii) boost the energy density by storing energy in solid materials confined in the external reservoirs, and iii) guarantee the stability of the systems over long periods of time by using immiscible liquids.
Using the complementary expertise of the highly qualified partners of MeBattery consortium (including 3 ERC awardees) in computational science, materials science, organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, electrochemistry and battery prototyping, the final prototype aims to demonstrate a long-life, safe and eco-friendly flow battery technology based on non-critical materials with an energy density of > 60 Wh L-1, projected lifespan of 10.000 cycles, energy efficiency of > 75 % and thermal stability up to 50 ºC.
Fields of science
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectric batteries
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational science
- engineering and technologychemical engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsenergy conversion
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Funding Scheme
HORIZON-EIC - HORIZON EIC GrantsCoordinator
09001 Burgos
Spain