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The University of Bayreuth is participating in the project SIB:DE FORSCHUNG, which aims to accelerate the industrial implementation of sodium-ion batteries. Bringing together expertise from academia and industry, 21 national institutions are collaborating to fast-track the application of research discoveries with approximately €14 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Currently, lithium-ion batteries are the most commonly used energy storage technology. However, dependence on raw materials and resource scarcity pose significant challenges. As a result, alternative solutions for both mobile and stationary energy storage are urgently needed. One promising approach is a battery technology based on sodium, which is readily available, cost-effective, and highly safe. Thus, sodium-ion batteries (SIB) could play a key role in ensuring a stable and sustainable European energy supply.
The SIB:DE FORSCHUNG project brings together 21 German institutions to evaluate the suitability of SIB for the energy and mobility transition and to facilitate its swift industrial implementation. One crucial aspect of this initiative is identifying SIB active materials that can be produced on a scalable basis while offering competitive cell performance. Within the research project, Professor Dr. Matteo Bianchini, Chair of Inorganic Active Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage at the University of Bayreuth, is focusing on the development of new active materials for cathodes and anodes, which are critical for SIB performance. Bianchini and his team are assigned to the "Materials" subproject, where he leads the "Anodes" subteam. The University of Bayreuth is receiving approximately €700,000 from the BMBF’s funding programme to support research on the synthesis, characterisation, and optimisation of electrode materials. The newly developed active materials will subsequently be made available to project partners for integration into complete sodium-ion battery cells. Feedback from the partners regarding the compatibility of active materials with electrolytes will be incorporated to further enhance their performance.
The project includes seven industrial partners and 14 academic partners. Additionally, an extended consortium of 42 associated partners from academia and industry is involved, making it the largest consortium of its kind in Germany. The project is coordinated by BASF and runs from 2025 until the end of 2027.
Prof. Dr Matteo Bianchini
Chair of Inorganic Active Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage
University of Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4900
E-Mail: matteo.bianchini@uni-bayreuth.de
https://www.bianchini.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
https://www.baybatt.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
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