Versatility of Wet-Chemical Synthesis for Lithium Ion Battery Electrode Materials

摘要

Improvements and scaling benefits in battery technology are causing a paradigm shift in the automotive industry. This is for example driven by the EU's commitment to pursue a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy. In its 2011 Transport White Paper, the European Commission has foreseen a reduction of 60% of greenhouse gas emissions, relative to those of 1990, by 2050. Moreover, the goal has been set to halve the use of conventionally fuelled cars in urban transport by 2030, while even phasing them completely out in cities by 2050. For reaching these targets, electric cars have an essential role. EnergyVille is a collaboration between the Flemish research partners KU Leuven, VITO, imec, and Hasselt University, in the field of sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems, in the urban environment, including battery systems, for stationary storage and for automotive applications (mainly lithium ion batteries (LIB's)). The current expansion of its R&D facilities in Genk, Belgium includes a ?100m2 dry room and state of the art pilot-scale pouch cell production line.