Projects

Currently, BLB scientists are working on over 60 publicly funded research projects. Hereby, BLB is a key actor in a number of competence clusters and innovation platforms funded as part of the umbrella concept of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for battery research. Clusters with participation of BLB include:

greenBatt

InZePro

Batt-Nutzung

FestBatt

AQua

BLB is an active contributor to the Cluster of Excellence Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Aviation

SE²A

Further, BLB researchers are shaping a network of European research pilot lines for the production of lithium battery cells within the project

LiPLANET

and participate in a number of EU-funded research projects.

Acceleration and energetic optimization of cell formation (OptiZellForm)

Digital Platform for Battery Material Data, Knowledge and Their Linkage (DigiBatMat)

Digitization Platform – Simulation for Battery Manufacturing (Sim4Pro)

Ecologically gentle dry coating of battery electrodes with optimized electrode structure (ÖkoTroP)

Enhancement of winding processes and cylindrical cells (RollBatt)

Environmental and Cost Assessment, Model and Communication Management (eKoZell)

Evaluation of process-quality-interdependencies of the formation and end-of-line-test for developing a functional intergration (FormEL)

High-throughput processes in the production of lithium-ion batteries (HoLiB)

Increasing the throughput rate in electrode production through innovative drying management (Epic)

Innovative Recycling Processes for New Lithium Cell Generations (InnoRec)

Multi-scale simulation for the description of carbon black fragmentation in an extrusion-based dispersion process (MultiEx)

Optimal electrode structure and density by design of mixing and calendering procedures (MiKal)

Pre-Lithiation of Electrodes (PräLi)

Process and system development for the process integrated inline structuring of Li-electrodes (ProfiStruk)

Process-Structure-Property Relationship for Filling and Wetting Processes of Large Format Lithium-Ion Batteries (Cell-Fill)

Production of high capacity, hierarchical structured Electrodes (HiStructures)

Accompanying project battery life cycle (greenBattNutzung)

Data-Mining in Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells (DiRectION)

Dev. of a stable process based on the process chains pyrometallurgy-slags processing-hydrometallurgy for the recovery of Li from Mn-containing slags (PyroLith)

Development of All-Solid-State Battery Recycling Processes (S²taR)

Development of an impurity-robust resynthesis process of active materials for Lithium-ion batteries (EVanBatter)

Development of design guidelines for the recycling-oriented design of battery systems in context of the circular economy (ReDesign)

Integrated multi-scale system simulation and sustainability assessment of primary and circular raw material supply chains for li-ion batteries (SIMTEGRAL)

Monitoring of low-volatile electrolytes in the mechanical recycling process chain (LOWVOLMON)

Recycling and resynthesis of carbon materials from lithium batteries: Recovery, processing, reuse and adapted cell design (ecoLiga)

Recycling of electrode production rejects (Action)

Development of an intelligent and autonomous slurry production process (IntelliPast)

Development of virtual production systems in battery cell production for cross-process production control (ViPro)

Guideline for the digitalization of battery cell production (BatterI4.0)

Intelligent Battery Cell Production - Formation (InForm)

Intelligent calendering (InteKal)

Tracking and Tracing in Battery Production (TrackBatt)

Battery design and manufacturing optimisation through multiphysic modelling (DEFACTO )

Development of ADVAnced next GENeration Solid-State batteries for Electromobility Applications (ADVAGEN)

Diagnostic glovebox line for examining battery aging mechanisms (EFRE-Project "diagnostic glovebox line")

Infrastructure for the sustainable production of large-format battery cells (EFRE-Project "sustainable production")

Li-ion cell pilot lines network (LiPlanet)

No volatile organic compounds (NoVOC)

Scalable and sustainable pilot line based on innovative manufacturing technologies towards the industrialisation of solid-state batteries for the automotive sector (SPINMATE)

Solid state sUlfide Based LI_Metal batteries for EV applications (SUBLIME)

Sustainable and digitalized GIGAfactory for BATtery production with made-in-Europe machinery (GIGABAT)

Towards a European-wide harmonised transport specific LCA approach (TranSensus LCA )

3D-structuring of solid-state cathodes to increase the power and energy density (3D-SSB)

All-solid-state cathodes for future high energy density batteries (FestKaBat)

Artificial intelligence for systematic and efficient production of battery materials (KIBa)

Battery Safety Simulation (BaSiS)

Battery Safety Standardization (BaSS)

Bipolar stacking of solid state sulfide batteries (BiSSFest)

Circular production for highly integrated electromobility components (ZIRKEL)

Compensation of pressure fluctuations inside battery cells (KoDI)

Data mining as basis for cyber-physical systems in the production of lithium-ion battery cells (DaLion 4.0)

Development, assembly and finalization of the prismatic hardcase and pouch cell (FoFeBat2)

Development of optimized lithium-sulfur batteries for aviation and aerospace applications (SulForFlight)

Digitalisation as key for the Circular Economy for innovative vehicle systems (Recycling 4.0)

Ecologically and economically sustainable materials for cathode and anode coating in the lithium-ion battery (ÖkoMatBatt)

Enhancing the performance and stability of lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries with hybrid polymer electrolytes by structure elucidation and spectroscopic ex-situ and operando analysis (FestPoLiS)

Evaluation of Processes for the Production of Solid-State Battery Components (EProFest)

Evaluation of the techn. and economic benefits of the Open-Cell-Module for Li-Ion and Li-Sulfur Batteries in stationary and mobile applications (EVOLi2S)

Expansion of the BLB recycling infrastructure to create and digitalize an optimized material cycle for lithium batteries (OptiMaL)

GHz nanoscale electrical and dielectric measurements of the solid-electrolyte interphase and applications in the battery manufacturing line (NanoBat)

HighEnergyMaterials cost-efficient and ecologically processed (HEMKoop)

HV Battery Recycling and Resynthesis Processes for Sustainable and Functionally Preserved Material Cycles (HVBatCycle)

Increasing the safety of lithium-ion batteries through metal-polymer composite current collectors (PolySafe)

Increasing throughput in lithium-ion battery production through continuous sub-processes (DuLiPro)

Intensive post-drying of components for lithium ion cells in discontinuous drying ovens (InTenZ)

Interfaces in Composite All-solid-state Cathodes: Improving the Performance and understanding of the Protective Coating (InCa²)

Laser-based fabrication of ceramic Li-S batteries (KeraLiS)

Learning factory for circular battery cell production (LEBAZ)

Lithium Battery Concepts with High Energy Density, Power and Safety (LiBEST²)

Lithium Battery with High Electrochemical Performance and Safety Technologies (LiBEST3)

Lithium-Ion Battery with High Electrochemical Performance and Safety Technologies (LiBEST)

Manufacturing technology for battery cell concepts based on aluminum-ion cell chemistry (BALU)

Next generation power Batteries (NEWBIE)

Norwegian Giga Battery Factories (NorGiBatF)

Operando surface analytics for batteries with 3D-structured anodes with high performance and long usage (OsabanPlus)

Optimal design for rechargeable and recyclable alkaline Zn-MnO2 batteries as flexible energy storage (ORRCABATT)

Process and material development of lithium-ion battery cathodes for large-scale dry-coating (ProLiT)

Process development for scalable material structuring and calender-based dry electrode production for lithium-ion batteries with liquid and solid electrolytes (GUTBatt)

Quality assessment of electric vehicle Li-Ion batteries for second use applications (LiBforSecUse)

Scalable, cost-effective production technologies for composite kathodes and electrolyte separators in all-solid-state batteries (Artemys)

Silicon-Based Composite Anodes for Sulfidic All-Solid-State Batteries (SilKompAs)

Silicon Composite Anode Materials: Tailored Materials and Processes with respect to Performance and Costs (SiKo)

Simulation based safety assessment of an uncontrolled thermal runaway in aged battery cells (SimDural)

Sustainable production of sodium-ion batteries (NaNaBatt)

Sustainability Modelling and Analysis of Future Aircraft Systems (SUMAFly)

Sustainable, flexible additive manufacturing technology for solid-state sodium-ion batteries (3DPrintBatt)

Sustainable and transparent battery materials value chains for a circular battery economy (SUSTRAB)

Variant-flexible and automated separation of connections in the dismantling process of battery systems (VaTreBat)

Zink-Air-Accumulators as safe electrochemical storage for low emission and explosion proof industrial applications (ZiLsicher)