On March 21, Silvio Fugattini, Process Development and Horizon Europe Project Coordinator at Manz Italy, was invited to participate at the workshop entitled Exploring Lithium-Ion Batteries by the Università degli Studi di Udine.
Over there, he presented the role Manz Italy has in the two projects they are involved in: GIGABAT and GIGAGREEN. In this last one, they are responsible for the design for giga manufacturing, among other tasks.
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The SPIDER project proposes a multidisciplinary approach to develop safe and long lifetime, high Energy density cells. This approach is based on new materials, improved chemistries, new industrially relevant manufacturing process steps and complimented by in-depth characterization, safety, modelling and Life-cycle-(cost) analysis studies.
SOLVIONIC is a company developing specialized chemistry in the field of ionic liquids. As part of sustainable chemistry, SOLVIONIC uses an innovative technology which consists in designing chemical processes to use less energy, fewer raw materials, and to generate less waste. Solvionic produces ionic liquids and develops their applications in the fields of catalysis, surface preparation and energy storage.
Sustainable Innovations is a Spanish consultancy firm that provides innovative services to a wide range of sectors across Europe: bio-based industry, energy, industry 5.0, circular economy and advanced materials, among others. The core competencies offered by Sustainable Innovations are structured in two main pillars which bridge the gap between the ideas and the market. On one hand, the R&D management area offers expertise in grant writing, project integration, and advisory services. On the other hand, we are involved in EU project execution, leading several tasks revolving around communication, exploitation, and project administration.
The greenSPEED project offers solutions for new sustainable electrode and cell manufacturing processes with reduced energy consumption, lower carbon footprint and ZERO Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emissions. To that aim, the project main target is developing a battery cell comprised of electrodes manufactured by innovative dry processes.
The innovations proposed in NoVOC centre on improvements of cell manufacturing process by integrating two novel electrode manufacturing processes into the currently available cell assembly process and demonstrate manufacturability of automotive cells in two formats (pouch and cylindrical) with no toxic organic solvent at the fraction of the cell manufacturing cost that is currently available today.
BatWoMan develops new sustainable and cost-efficient Li-ion battery cell production concepts, paving the way towards carbon neutral cell production within the European Union by energy-efficient, no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) processed electrodes, innovative dry room reducing concept with improved electrolyte filling; and low-cost and energy-efficient cell conditioning, namely wetting, formation and ageing.
The Università degli Studi di Parma, which boasts a thousand years of history, has now about 31,000 students and it is organized into 9 Departments among which Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability can be found. Research, attention, and innovation are the key elements to fully accomplish the university’s mission, that is to grant you a complete and authentic experience of personal, intellectual and professional growth.
The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science and technology. It was founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and became a university in 1971, but some of its schools are more than 100 years old. The UPV is organized into nine higher technical schools, two faculties and two higher polytechnic schools, which are responsible for organizing the teaching of 39 degrees and it has also 42 departments and 41 research centers and institutes.
Nanomakers is a company that develops, produces and sells patented silicon based nanometric powders in industrial quantity for disruptive reinforcement of materials (elastomers, polymers, ceramics, metals) and the improvement of energy density of the anode in Lithium-ion batteries.
Politecnico di Torino is one of the most important universities in Europe for engineering and architecture studies, strongly committed to collaboration with industry. Politecnico is a research university that participates at the highest levels of international scientific research. Research activities are structured in four macro-areas: Industrial Engineering; Information Technology; Management and Mathematical Engineering; Civil, Environmental, Architecture and Design Engineering.
CIC energiGUNE is an energy research center specialized in electrochemical storage (batteries), thermal energy solutions and hydrogen technologies that aims to generate disruptive scientific knowledge in materials and technological solutions related to energy, and contributing to improve industry competitiveness and sustainable development. The center, a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance-BRTA, is a strategic initiative of the Basque Government, and is also supported by the Provincial Council of Alava and the Basque Energy Agency.
DEFACTO aims to develop a multiphysic and multiscale modelling tool to improve the understanding of cell material behaviour and cell manufacturing process and to reduce the time and economic resources for the market uptake of cell innovations, facilitating new high capacity and high voltage Li-ion cell generation 3b batteries.
LiPLANET’s overall objective is to create a European innovation and production ecosystem by building a more competitive Lithium battery cell manufacturing ecosystem and increase the production of Lithium cells towards industrial scale. LiPLANET’s project brings together the most relevant European Lithium battery cell pilot lines and the main stakeholders of the battery sector.
BATTERY 2030+ brings together the most important stakeholders in the field of battery research and development to work on concrete actions that support the implementation of the European Green Deal, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the European Action plan on Batteries and the European SET-plan.
The Battery Interface Genome – Materials Acceleration Platform (BIG-MAP) project relies on the development of a unique R&D infrastructure and accelerated methodology that unites and integrates insights from leading experts, competences and data across the entire battery (discovery) value chain with Artificial Intelligence (AI), High Performance Computing (HPC), large-scale and high-throughput characterization and autonomous synthesis robotics.
BATT4EU is a Co-programmed Partnership established under Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union- that aims to achieve a competitive and sustainable European industrial value-chain for e-mobility and stationary applications.
It is a contractual public-private Partnership gathering – on the public side – the European Commission; and – on the private side – BEPA, which regroups all the battery stakeholders from the European Research community.
ASTRABAT aims to develop optimal Lithium-ion battery solutions for the increasing demands of the electric vehicle market in particular. The goal is to fulfil Europe’s need for a safe, high-energy, sustainable and marketable battery for green mobility that could be manufactured in Europe on a massive scale.
HYDRA brings together leading industry and research partners to develop the next generation of lithium-ion batteries and support the growing European battery industry. Through the development of sustainable and high-performance Li-ion cells, HYDRA will contribute to the future of electric mobility and help support the Green Transition.
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3beLiEVe aims to strengthen the position of the European battery and automotive industry in the future xEV market by delivering the next generation of battery cells, designed and made in Europe, for the electrified vehicles market of 2025 and beyond.
CoFBAT is a strategic project in achieving the EU energy transition targets through the development of an innovative battery storage solution. Therefore, CoFBAT project aims to develop the next level of battery storage with a modular technology, suitable for different applications that can meet the need for decentralised energy production and supply for private households and industrial robotised devices.
CETIM is a private R&D Technology Center established with the mission of promoting research, technological development and innovation in different economic sectors and activities through key areas of expertise like Advanced Materials, ECO BIO Technologies, and Digital Industry. Its activity is oriented towards industrial support through applied research, both at a collaborative and individual level.
With a focus on the automotive industry and electromobility, battery production, electronics, energy, and medical technology, Manz develops and builds innovative and efficient production solutions: from customized single machines for laboratory production or pilot and small series production, to standardized modules and systems, to turnkey lines for mass production.
ALPhANOV, the Technology center of the ALPHA-RLH competitiveness cluster (Photonics & Microwaves French cluster) supports innovation from its optics and lasers expertise. Created in 2007, ALPhANOV aims to help the creation and development of businesses by bringing innovative technological solutions; to assist in the valorization of research laboratories and in the technology transfer process; to build-up collaborative projects, bring technologies to maturity and accelerate products to market; and provide resources and services in the field of optics and lasers.
Arlanxeo is one of the world’s largest producers of synthetic rubber and a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest energy and chemical group. The company develops, produces and markets high-performance rubbers that are used for a wide range of applications: from the automotive and tire industries to the electrical, construction and oil and gas industries.
INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is a Research and Technology Organisation (RTO), founded in 1986, focused on research and technology-based innovation activities, technology transfer, consulting, and technological services, oriented to the development of industry and economy in general.
SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organisations. As an R&D partner, SINTEF contributes to value creation and increased competitiveness within the public and private sectors by applying a multidisciplinary approach in a wide range of projects, from small test and verification projects and expertise evaluations, until multinational research programmes with several partners.
ABEE is supporting the industries in the development of tailored made solutions from battery materials to recycling for automotive and stationary applications through the development of dedicated multiscale simulation tools and functions integrated in various platforms.
Leclanché SA is a world leading provider of high-quality energy storage solutions based on lithium-ion cell technology. With more than 100 years of battery and energy storage innovation, powered by German engineering and Swiss quality, the company is committed to accelerating progress towards a cleaner energy future.