Quotes: "The research project “SoLiS – Development of Lithium-Sulfur Solid State Batteries in Multilayer Pouch Cells”, which started in July 2021, aims to transfer a promising battery concept from basic research into an industrial application."
"Thanks to high storage capacities and low material costs of sulfur, this cell technology potentially enables the construction of very lightweight and cost-effective batteries."
"Under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding five partners from science and industry with a total of nearly 1.8 million euro."
"Solid electrolytes are currently the focus of battery research and are considered as a safer alternative to the conventional, highly flammable liquid electrolytes in lithium batteries."
Quotes: "Solid state batteries are the next generation of mobile energy storage."
"Theoretically, they offer greater safety and range than conventional lithium-ion batteries that are made with a liquid electrolyte which is highly flammable and corrodes quickly."
"A joint team from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, the Technical University of Munich and the Research Centre Jülich have been looking into ways to increase stability in crystal electrolytes and have come to the conclusion that the answer lies in the interface design or “boundary layers” between the crystals."
"The team also found that the interface layers could suppress the formation of lithium dendrites – tentacle-like structures which form when electrons and lithium ions meet in the battery which cause short-circuits by making connections between the anode and cathode – by forming a protective coating."
Quotes: "One option to enhance the safety as well as the energy and power density of future batteries is the shift from liquid or polymer electrolytes to ceramic ones."
"Research goal in this field is the development of high capacity cells, only containing solid state materials and working at room temperature."
Quotes: "The solid-state battery cell technology is regarded as the most promising approach to electromobility of the future."
"Compared to current batteries, this battery technology offers higher energy density, greater safety, better rapid charging capability and lower space requirements."
"With the same size of a current battery pack, the solid battery enables electrical ranges at the level of conventional drives."
Quotes: "Advances in lithium-ion battery technology in the 1980s and 1990s gave birth to Tesla Inc., the first commercially successful electric car maker."
"Since then, lithium-ion batteries using a liquid electrolyte have improved in the travel range they can deliver between charges and are significantly cheaper than when they first appeared."
"Industry executives and analysts say that using solid-state technology would make the batteries safer, because the core material is less likely to be combustible."
"“Solid-state technology is the game-changer,” Frank Blome, who leads battery development at VW, said in March."
Quotes: "...A lithium metal anode and a solid electrolyte ensure high safety and enhance energy density on cell level, thus increasing the range of electric cars."
"The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) founded by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Ulm University is involved in the project funded by the Federal Research Ministry."
"The new collaboration project ALANO (stands for: Alternative Anode Concepts for Safe Solid-state Batteries) deals with lithium batteries of the next generation and focuses on the lithium metal anode as the central component.
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