GR4PHITE3

Energy Storage

Graphite Resilience For lithium-Ion baTtery anodes through a sustainable European End-to-End supply chain.

The project:

The project GR4FITE3 aims to reach graphite resilience for lithium-ion battery anodes through a sustainable European end-to-end supply chain. This supply chain includes environmentally responsible mining of natural crystalline flake graphite from Europe’s largest natural graphite resource, and innovative, continuous, and low energy input upgrading of the mined ore. GR4FITE3 will not only source battery-grade graphite with a lower environmental impact, but it will also deliver novel silicon-based composites made from natural and recycled graphite materials.

Partners will ultimately compose a unique anode active material’s particle architecture, make the high-density anodes, create the cells, develop battery modules, and certify the lithium-ion batteries for safety and viability. This will lead to the development and commercialisation in Europe of more sustainable, improved batteries for use in electric vehicles and energy storage applications for solar and wind facilities.

CIDETEC’S role in the project:

CIDETEC Energy storage will develop the following activity within GR4PHITE3 project:

Collaboration in Li-ion graphite specification definitions, purification method (WP2) and particle post-treatment (shaping, coating) assessment (WP3) by physico-chemical and electrochemical characterization.
Screening of graphite anode formulations (WP3) and optimization of slurry formulations and electrode processing parameters towards upscaled electrode manufacturing and pouch cell prototyping with selected GR4FITE3 anodes (WP4).
Manufacturing of larger-format anode electrodes and pouch cells (> 5 Ah) for testing & benchmarking (WP5).
Provide inputs to sustainability/LCA (WP6) and support result dissemination & exploitation (WP7)