GENESIS (Generating Energetic Novel cells and Systems Inspired by Software)

除非英国能够建立一个蓬勃发展的锂离子电池供应链，包括电动汽车的批量生产，否则英国将面临失去汽车业的局面。BritishVolt目前是唯一一家有意在英国建立欧洲最大的锂离子电池制造厂之一的公司。为了实现这一目标，Britishvolt正在与Johnson Matthee(JM)合作，后者将提供先进的高能阴极材料研究的分析；Entek将整合英国制造的新型隔膜技术；帝国理工学院(Imperial)将使用其最新型号来帮助电池设计；以及一名经验丰富的分包商将作为最终用户提供技术要求和用例规格。Genesis项目将是新一代BEV电池的开始，这种电池将能够提供高能量密度和快速充电。热管理将变得更容易，通过最大限度地减少热量产生和最大限度地减少散热，以减少系统级别的质量和体积。该项目将开发建模工具，帮助设计和演示新一代高度优化的大尺寸锂离子袋电池。电池经过高度优化，既能提供高能量密度，又能保持快速充电。电池的设计将优化散热，以减少系统级别的质量和体积，最大限度地减少热管理系统，并增加退化的可预测性。联盟将把先进的高能阴极材料和新的分离器技术整合到一个定制的电池中，使用创新的建模技术来设计，以最大限度地提高性能。原型单元将被制造以完善和验证建模技术，具有生产设计意图，并提供一条加速商业化的途径。

The UK faces losing its automotive industry unless it can establish a thriving lithium ion battery supply chain including volume production for electric vehicles. BritishVolt is currently the only company with the intention to establish in the UK one of the largest lithium ion battery manufacturing plants in Europe. To achieve this, Britishvolt is partnering with Johnson Matthey (JM) who will provide analysis on advanced high energy cathode material investigations, ENTEK who will integrate novel separator technology manufactured in the UK, Imperial College London (Imperial) who will use their latest models to help with cell design, and an experienced subcontractor who will provide technical requirements and use-case specifications as the end user. The GENESIS project will be the beginning of a new generation cells for BEVs which will be capable of delivering both high energy density and fast charging. Thermal management will be made easier, by minimising heat generation and maximising heat rejection to reduce the system level mass and volume.The project will develop the modelling tools which aid the design and demonstration of a new generation of highly optimised large format li-ion pouch cells. Cells which are highly optimised to deliver both high energy density and sustain fast charging. Cells will be designed to optimise heat rejection to reduce the system level mass, volume and minimise the thermal management system and increase the predictability of degradation.The consortium will integrate both advanced high energy cathode materials and novel separator technology into a bespoke cell designed using innovative modelling techniques in order to maximise performance. Prototype cells will be fabricated to refine and validate the modelling techniques, be of production design intent and provide an accelerated route to commercialisation.