Partners of the FELIZIA (Solid Electrolytes Enabling Lithium Cells for Automotive Use) joint project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research met at HIU to present latest research results and coordinate further activities.
So far, the insufficient range and high costs have prevented wide market penetration of electric vehicles. According to current prognoses, increasing requirements on electromobile energy storage systems will require innovative solutions to overcome technical limits of conventional lithium-ion cells.
FELIZIA focuses on investigating ceramic materials, by means of which energy density of battery cells will be enhanced significantly compared to conventional materials. As a result, the range of electric cars and integration of electric mobility will be increased. The consortium plans to study a solid-state battery and to check its suitability for automotive use. The partners pursue a novel approach that does not only concentrate on a single component of the cell, but on parallel investigations of anode, cathode, and solid electrolyte to obtain an adjusted cell configuration. Using appropriate solid electrolytes, a novel cathode technology (conversion and high-voltage materials), and lithium-based, high-capacity anodes, safe lithium battery cells of long service life and significantly enhanced energy density will be produced. The cells to be developed under the FELIZIA project are to meet at least the requirements for conventional lithium-ion batteries for 2020+ defined by the National Electric Mobility Platform.
The project partners are the six research institutions and universities HIU, KIT, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Technical University of Munich, and Gießen University and the four industrial companies of BMW, BASF, VW, and Schott. Thanks to this wide scope of scientific and economic competencies, a holistic approach will be ensured. The project is scheduled to have a duration until late 2018.
