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At BATTECH we address the sustainability of electric batteries anchored in a global approach to current and future needs in consumer electronic devices, autononomous systems, electric vehicles of all types (scooters, bikes, mopeds, cars, etc) and stationary batteries to support the electricity grid.
As a research unit, BATTECH covers the entire battery value chain from cell chemistry to end-of-life battery recycling and including developing testing and validating new batteries or their second use to address the circular economy of any new battery.
- In operando measurements combining electrochemical and diffraction techniques.
- Electrode (porous, fluidic, etc.) formulation and coating. Ionic liquid cell electrolytes and polymeric electrolyte membranes.
- Post-mortem analysis of materials for fluidic electrodes and electrolytes.
- Synthesis-structure-properties correlation of energy materials.
- Battery modelling and simulation. Electrochemical and thermal simulations and identification of parameters and algorithms for BMS design and thermal management.
- Developing and characterising PVD (physical vapour deposition) and CVD (chemical vapour deposition) coatings on metals, plastics and ceramics and surface functionalisation.
- Accelerated ageing for developing BMS.
- Electronics built into plastic materials (plastronics) and applied to batteries.
- Recovery and valorisation of metals in additive manufacturing.
- Hydrometallurgical cell recycling strategies.
- Safe and automated dismantling strategies.
- Energy management and predictive maintenance.
- Renewable energy integration strategies.
- Artificial intelligence applied to battery management, big data and blockchain technology approaches.
- Manufacturing components (electrodes) and at the cell level.
- BMS development. Energy conversion and control design. Energy system hybridisation.
- Thermal management design and development.
- Selecting, developing and integrating innovative multi-materials in batteries to reduce weight.
- Advanced manufacturing processes. Material, component and process optimisation.
- Design for circularity and eco-design. Battery prototype assembly.
- Efficient industrial production by embedding 4.0 technology.
- Smart charging point design. Integration of V2G and SGE (including electromobility services).
- Morphological, structural and compositional characterisation of electrodes and (nano)materials.
- Comprehensive electrical and electrochemical characterisation of energy storage systems with different cell configurations.
- Quality characterisation, validation and control.
- Functional and safety testing of cells, modules and batteries.
- Mechanical abuse testing following both stringent and user-defined standards.
- Fire tests such as thermal runaway.
- Second-life battery characterisation and classification.
- Expertise in flow batteries, lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, lithium-sulphur batteries, semi-solid flow batteries and supercapacitors.
- Strategies for optimal reuse of second-life batteries
- Preliminary assessment and benchmarking. Comparing and selecting chemicals, cells and configuration proposals for energy storage systems.
- Deployment scenarios for electric vehicles and charging points.
- Pre-certification support.
- Life cycle assessment and cost calculation. Levelised cost of electricity (LCOE).
- Avaluació del cicle de vida i càlcul de costos. Cost anivellat de l'energia (LCOE, en anglès).
- Electric and hybrid vehicle architectures.
- Cell and battery types.
- Battery management systems.
- Vehicle charging systems.
- Battery risk management.
- Technological challenges. New business models and opportunities.
- Circularity applied to batteries.
- Standards and regulations (management, transport, classification, etc.).
- Characterisation and classification. Strategies for a second life.
- Dismantling battery assemblies and preparation for component recycling.
- Key raw materials and other valuable components.
- Cell recycling: pyrometallurgy versus hydrometallurgy.
Product innovation and development success stories
VERDE project
VERDE was a Spanish project which brought together SEAT and Spain’s two largest energy utilities, Endesa and Iberdrola.
The main objectives of VERDE were to address the efficient use of energy transport, design control and safety strategies for charging electric vehicles, conduct research on batteries for smart infrastructures and electric motors, and connect everything through smart grids.
EURECAT coordinated the VERDE project. During four years of research, over 800 professionals from 16 companies and 14 public agencies from a range of fields teamed up to develop sustainable alternatives in the automotive, infrastructure and energy industries. IREC was also one of the project partners.
TORROT
TORROT, a Spanish collaborative spin-off firm in which Eurecat has a stake, has developed and is currently producing state-of-the-art electric motorbikes for urban and suburban mobility. These vehicles are equipped with innovative removable modular batteries developed with Eurecat.
