EUROLIS

“Advanced European Lithium Sulphur Cells for Automotive Applications”

Eurolis is a collaborative small to medium-scale focused research project funded by the European Union and coordinated by the National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The project started on October 1st, 2012, and will run for four years. The aim of the project is to develop an advanced and sustainable lithium sulphur (Li-S) battery for automotive use. Intense collaboration between seven research organizations (universities and research institutes) and four industrial partners (three large enterprises and one SME) will enable rapid progress from understanding to optimization of Li-S cells. The potential commercial use of Li-S cells will be tested within three generations of Li-S batteries.

The project includes basic research on various levels to help understand the mechanisms governing the Li-S cell in different electrochemical environments. The applied part of the research will focus on the optimization and integration of materials into 18650 cells and testing their suitability for automotive applications.