Low Cost Na-Ion Batteries LOCO-NIBS
Lead Participant:
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Abstract
Due to their outstanding energy and power density, lithium-ion batteries have become the main technology for
today’s electrical energy storage, from small portable electronics up to large electrical grid storage. However,
the lithium-ion bateries are not suitable for small scale energy storage because of their relatively high cost and
increasingly higher strain on lithium resources. Recently, sodium-ion batteries started to receive significantly
more attention as a low cost and affordable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. This collaboration between
School of Materials Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Johnson Matthey
(JM) will advance the development of low cost and highly performing anodes based on abundant and
renewable resources and cathode development based on reduced use or substitution of critical raw materials
with more abundant, lower cost, elements while maintaining performance. This will accelerate the
development of sodium ion batteries which could be later integrated into battery modules, creating a new
generation of affordable stationary battery systems.
Finance Summary Table – How to complete this section
today’s electrical energy storage, from small portable electronics up to large electrical grid storage. However,
the lithium-ion bateries are not suitable for small scale energy storage because of their relatively high cost and
increasingly higher strain on lithium resources. Recently, sodium-ion batteries started to receive significantly
more attention as a low cost and affordable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. This collaboration between
School of Materials Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Johnson Matthey
(JM) will advance the development of low cost and highly performing anodes based on abundant and
renewable resources and cathode development based on reduced use or substitution of critical raw materials
with more abundant, lower cost, elements while maintaining performance. This will accelerate the
development of sodium ion batteries which could be later integrated into battery modules, creating a new
generation of affordable stationary battery systems.
Finance Summary Table – How to complete this section
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON | £101,802 | |
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Participant |
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QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON | ||
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | £162,875 | £ 81,438 |
INNOVATE UK |
People |
ORCID iD |
Maria-Magdalena Titrici (Project Manager) |