The goal of the EU research project TALISSMAN, which involves nine organisations from four countries, is to create safer and more potent lithium-sulphur batteries. Applications include heavy transportation, aircraft, and electric vehicles.
The development of safer, more sustainable, and more potent lithium-sulphur batteries for e-mobility is the focus of the recently launched EU research project TALISSMAN (Technologies for Advanced Lithium-Sulphur batteries towards Safe and Sustainable Mobility Applications). According to the project’s creators, the batteries will also have higher driving ranges, faster charging times, cheaper energy expenses, and a smaller environmental impact.
Technical performance, which aims for energy densities of up to 550 watt-hours per kilogram and cycle lifetimes of up to 700 complete cycles, is one of the four primary impact areas that Project TALISSMAN will concentrate on. With an emphasis on “achieving enhanced stability with non-flammable, quasi-solid, and solid electrolytes“, safety is the next pillar. The third impact area is cost-effectiveness; by 2030, the researchers hope to bring expenses down to less than €75 per kilowatt-hour. The project’s final impact area is sustainability, where eco-design, ethical sourcing, and end-of-life recyclability are used to reduce environmental impact throughout the lifecycle.
The project explains on its website why lithium-sulphur batteries were chosen as the main emphasis: because they store more energy than current lithium-ion batteries while being lighter and less expensive.
Nine partners from four nations—Spain, France, Germany, and Italy—are part of the project, which is led by CIDETEC Energy Storage. Airbus, the Fraunhofer Research Institute, ARKEMA France, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Politecnico di Torino, SAFT, Sustainable Innovations Europe, and Tecnalia Research & Innovation are among the partners.
The project was funded with 4.9 million euros from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
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