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European project to develop next generation cobalt-free batteries

The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications) project has been awarded with 11.8M euro grant to develop Next Generation Cobalt-free batteries. The project started earlier this year and will run until January 2024.

Most Li-ion batteries contain cobalt which has some major concerns regarding toxicity, environment, health and a questionable or unethical supply chain. COBRA is a collaborative research and innovation project on next-generation cobalt free batteries and co-funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program.

Electromobility has been recognized as one of the main solutions to decarbonize transport. A battery-electric vehicle can produce 50% less CO2 emissions over its lifetime than an average EU oil or diesel vehicle today. The global market is expected to reach 125 million electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 with an increase in battery production capacity, for which Li-ion technology will likely remain the preferred choice for the next decade.

This growing market and the knowledge that the vast majority of these EVs use cobalt-based lithium-ion batteries express the need for research into minimizing the negative impacts on the environment and society of this market, such as COBRA will perform.

COBRA aims to develop a novel cobalt-free Lithium-ion battery technology, while maintaining the high energy/power-density and lifetime performance we know from cobalt-based lithium-ion batteries. The proposed Li-ion battery technology will be demonstrated at TRL6 (battery pack) and validated on an automotive electric vehicle testbed.

The involvement of several leading organizations for battery manufacturing ensures easy adaptation to production lines and scale-up to contribute to a higher market adoption while helping to strengthen Europe’s position in the field.

COBRA objectives

Technical:
– >750 Wh/l cell energy densit
– Useful cycle life of >2000 cycles
– Voltage window >4.5V enabling stable SEI/CEI formation
– Battery pack 3C fast charging capability
– 50% battery pack weight reduction

Financial:
– to achieve a cost of no more than 90 €/kWh at pack level when entering commercial production

Safety:

– Reduced flammability in a temperature range from -40°C to 100°C
– Housing can contain Li-ion battery fire >800°C for at least 30 min
– Increase in housing tensile strength and impact resistance by 300%

Environmental:
– Eliminate the use of Cobalt
– Attain >95% recyclability of metals at large scale

Jun 29, 2020Blagojce Krivevski
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Blagojce Krivevski is physicist and green technology lover. Keep in touch with Blagojce through his email, web site, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Google+.

June 29, 2020 Electric Car Newscobalt-free batteries, cobalt-free battery, cobra
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