Project description
New battery drives motorists away from filling stations
Batteries that charge faster and run longer are needed to pave the way for the transition to electric vehicles. The EU-funded Nessox project is developing a new class of eco-friendly batteries that allow for fast recharge and extended autonomy. Specifically, it combines the lightness and high performance of lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries with the modularity of flow batteries. It also has a proprietary semi-solid catholyte based on carbon nanoparticles that assure flexibility and high performance. The anode is based on lithium metal and the cathode is an O2-rich flowable electrode. By bringing this green liquid battery to market, the project will change the paradigm in energy storage and distribution for a new sustainable circular energy economy.
Objective
Electric vehicles are poised to replace the high-polluting gasoline transport, driven by international policies aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Nonetheless, market uptake of electric cars is still low, less than 1% of automotive sales in 2016. The adoption of electric vehicles is hindered by long recharging times (on average 4 hours) and limited autonomy (max 300 km), due to performances constraints of the Li-ion batteries, the state-of-art in e-vehicles.
After 4 years of research, BETTERY has developed NESSOX, a patented new class of batteries that allow for fast recharge of the battery and outstanding performances in terms of autonomy, size and weight.
The core technology is the patented design NESSOX, based on combining the lightness and high performances of the Li/O2 technology with the modularity of flow batteries, and a proprietary semi-solid catholyte based on a carbon nanoparticles, which assure flexibility and high performances.
NESSOX intend to introduce a new paradigm in electric vehicle transportation, by finally freeing e-drivers from the inconvenience of long recharging stops and limited duration of the battery, thus unleashing the market adoption of e-vehicles.
BETTERY plans to initially target the small vehicles market (e-bikes and e-scooters), and then move to the automotive sector. Global leaders in the automotive supply sector expressed their interest in collaborating for product development and distribution.
BETTERY is a high-tech start-up founded in 2018 by engineers and chemists with extensive experience in research, product development and project management.
The Phase 1 project will be a launch pad for the future commercialization of the system, enabling BETTERY to validate the Nessox performances and the market opportunity in key areas, assess the process’ economic performance indicators, and refine the business plan to attract the future investment needed for scaling up the production.
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels liquid fuels
- natural sciences chemical sciences electrochemistry electric batteries
- social sciences social geography transport electric vehicles
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering automotive engineering
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
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Funding Scheme
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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74016 MASSAFRA (TA)
Italy
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