{"id":15529,"date":"2022-07-12T10:45:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T09:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=15529"},"modified":"2022-07-12T10:15:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T09:15:33","slug":"safelimove-safer-solid-state-batteries-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/safelimove-safer-solid-state-batteries-electric-vehicles\/15529\/","title":{"rendered":"SAFELiMOVE, safer solid-state batteries for electric vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SAFELiMOVE battery project is leading the way to develop safer solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. Led by CIC energiGUNE, here they explain their latest achievements.<\/h2>\n

The solid-state battery of the electric vehicle of the future is currently at a decisive stage. The different technologies competing to lead the electric mobility market are involved in a silent but definitive battle. In fact, the major vehicle manufacturers\u00a0<\/a>are taking part in this race, investing large amounts of resources (primarily financial) in the main technological players in the sector.<\/p>\n

It is difficult to know the outcome, but it seems clear that the winner will have to provide an efficient response to four major issues: safety, range, charging time, and, of course, price.<\/p>\n

CIC energiGUNE has been working for more than ten years – since it was launched in 2011 – taking steps in the identification of a technology that answers all the questions to the highest level of satisfaction. In this sense, the research centre\u2019s commitment to solid-state batteries<\/a> has led them to be one of the top three institutions in Europe in the field of energy storage. This was led by researchers such as Michel Armand<\/a>, the pioneer of today\u2019s lithium batteries and father of solid-state batteries with polymer electrolyte<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This experience and knowledge allow CIC energiGUNE to be one of the leading players in the research and development of the batteries of the future, being an active participant in some of the major international initiatives currently underway in this regard. One of the most outstanding, led by CIC energiGUNE itself, is the SAFELIMOVE<\/a> battery project.<\/p>\n

SAFELiMOVE battery: a project born from the European Union\u2019s commitment to electric vehicles<\/h3>\n

The European Union aims to be a benchmark in the battery sector for electric vehicles, aspiring to be responsible for 30% of battery production by 2030 and to have at least 30 million electric vehicles on its roads by the same year.<\/p>\n

In this context, a project like SAFELiMOVE appears, promoted by Europe under the umbrella of the Horizon 2020 program, to position the European industry in a global battery market that will generate \u20ac250bn per year, at continental level, from 2025.<\/p>\n

Through these types of initiatives, Europeans will be able to meet the challenges and needs of their automotive industry, which will need\u00a0gigafactories close to its production plants with the capacity to meet a demand of 400Gwh, by developing and building the batteries of the future in Europe.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, it should not be forgotten that transport is responsible for around a quarter of the European Union\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, more than two-thirds of which come from road transport. The development of advanced batteries to power electric vehicles, such as the one proposed by SAFELiMOVE, is essential to reduce carbon emissions and achieve European ecological and economic sustainability while, at the same time, strengthening the electric transport supply chain in Europe.<\/p>\n

SAFELiMOVE battery collaboration<\/h3>\n

Through this collaboration of some of the leading agents in the sector, SAFELiMOVE seeks to offer substantial competitive advantages, such as increasing driving range by an additional 300km on a single charge, reducing charging time, increasing safety by eliminating the potentially flammable liquid electrolyte, and lowering the cost of the battery by 50%, thanks to the use of highly efficient materials and processes.<\/p>\n

For this purpose, the SAFELiMOVE battery project counts on the participation of companies specialised in materials development, such as:<\/p>\n