Supply Chain Accelerator for Li-ion Electrode materials in UK (SCALE-Up)

随着电动汽车的增加和内燃机的慢慢淡出。汽车行业对储能设备的需求不断增加。为了满足这一关键需求，并为英国创造价值，我们必须发展从材料到电池再到模块再到包装的供应链。确保为电池生产提供高质量的负极和阴极材料，并建立更紧密的供应链，以支持英国在该领域的未来。该项目旨在解决英国电池制造供应链的关键问题之一：材料供应。如果我们要最大化英国研究基地的研发产出，并将新电池技术商业化，材料制造是必不可少的。作为该项目的一部分，我们将寻求为现有的和新型的电池材料建立供应链和进入市场的途径。PV3和Talga技术将分别扩大高能量密度阴极和阳极材料的经济和成本效益制造工艺。这将在已知的阳极和阴极(石墨和NMC)的改进基础上创造出一种新的电池化学。材料制造的扩大将使高能锂离子电池的规模扩大，并将导致材料制造和电池制造知识的进一步进步。电池材料处于电池供应链的前沿，目前英国的制造基地有限。这些材料的质量和控制对于电极的一致性和锂离子电池固有的良好性能至关重要。确保高质量的材料供应，以及良好的传统，将支持在英国制造电池。该项目将展示英国在这一领域的潜在能力，最终帮助提升英国在电池技术和生产方面的竞争地位，更重要的是，向低碳经济过渡。

"With the increase in electric vehicles and the slow fade out of combustion engines. There is an ever-increasing demand for energy storage devices for the automotive industry. To answer this critical need, and create value for the UK we must develop the supply chain for materials to cell to module to pack. Ensuring the supply of good quality anode and cathode materials for cell production and establishing a more connected supply chain to support the future for the UK in this sector.This project aims to solve one of the key issues of the supply chain for battery manufacture in the UK; material supply. Material manufacturing is essential if we are to maximise the research and development outputs from the UK research base, and commercialise new battery technologies. As part of this project we will seek to establish a supply chain and route to market for existing and novel battery materials. PV3 and Talga technologies will scale-up an economical and cost effect manufacturing processes for high energy density cathode and anode materials respectively. This will create a novel cell chemistry based upon improvements of a known anode and cathode (graphite and NMC). Scale-up of the materials manufacturing will enable the scale-up of a high energy lithium ion battery, and will lead to further advancement in knowledge for materials manufacture and cell manufacture.Battery materials are at the forefront of the battery supply chain, and currently the UK manufacturing base is limited. The quality and control of these materials is essential for consistency of electrodes and inherently the good performance of a lithium ion battery. Ensuring a good quality material supply, with a good heritage, will support the move to manufacturing batteries in the UK. This project will look to demonstrate the UK's potential capability in this field, ultimately assisting to advance the UK's competitive position in battery cell technologies and production, and importantly, the transition to a low-carbon economy."