NAnoCarbon materials for sustainable Battery technology - NACAB
Project summary
Lithium is a scarce resource on the Earth's crust and very difficult to recycle, which limits the future scalability of standard battery technologies. The NACAB project seeks to advance the science and technology of carbon-based anode and cathode materials for battery applications beyond Li-ion designs. We will study the intercalation/deintercalation mechanisms for both cations and anions in nanoporous carbon-based materials synthesized from sustainable organic precursors, as well as integrated hybrid nanocarbon materials, using a tight combination of experiment and simulation: synthesis, electrochemical characterization and machine-learning-driven molecular dynamics. NACAB aims to pave the way for next-generation sustainable and scalable energy-storage solutions beyond current Li-ion technology. This will enable cheap and efficient electrical energy storage and lower our reliance on fossil fuels, bringing us one step closer to the objective of carbon neutrality.Project Details
Call
Call 2021
Call Topic
Modelling for materials engineering, processing, properties and durability
Project start
01.09.2022
Project end
31.08.2025
Total project costs
1.022.333 €
Total project funding
774.734 €
TRL
3 - 5
Coordinator
Dr. Miguel Caro
miguel.caro@aalto.fi
Aalto University (Caro), Maarintie 6, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Partners and Funders Details
Consortium Partner | Country | Funder | |
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Aalto University (Caro) |
University | Finland | FI-AKA |
Aalto University (Laurila) |
University | Finland | FI-AKA |
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
Research org. | Finland | FI-AKA |
University of Iceland |
University | Iceland | IS-RANNIS |