Acronimo: TRUST
Titolo: Towards sustainable, high-performing, all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries
Responsabile scientifico: Prof. Enrico NEGRO - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale-Università degli Studi di PADOVA
Coordinatore: Università degli Studi di PAVIA
Bando: Prin 2017- Decreto Direttoriale n. 3728 del 27 dicembre2017
Durata: 05/05/2019 - 05/05/2022 (36 mesi)
Budget totale progetto: € 858.402,00
Partner-Unità di ricerca: Politecnico di TORINO Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale-Università degli Studi di PADOVA, Università degli Studi "Mediterranea" di REGGIO CALABRIA, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Abstract del progetto

Electrochemical energy storage is of increasing importance to allow large-scale integration of intermittent renewable sources. State-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries suffer from relevant problems, including strategic materials supply (Li), high environmental impact, high cost, low safety. Cheaper and safer batteries based on sodium-ion chemistry can answer to these issues. TRUST aims at developing new materials for next-generation, highly performing and sustainable, all-solid-state, secondary Na-ion batteries. TRUST will explore the entire value chain including: i) computationally-assisted investigation of new materials for both the electrode and the electrolyte compartments; ii) application of advanced in situ and operando characterization tools; iii) "green" fabrication of electrode/electrolyte materials; iv) their assembly to obtain a 100 mAh full-cell prototype in pouch configuration. The project is intended to start at TRL-2/3 and reach TRL-4 in 36 months, and its targets are in sound consonance with EU call HORIZON 2020. TRUST consortium joins six research units from university (UNIMIB-leader, UNIPV, UNIPD, UNIRC, POLITO) and CNR (ICMATE). Great attention will be devoted to the training of young researchers, as well as to gender balance.