
Ultra-thick lithium-ion electrodes for efficient and low-cost manufacturingAward last edited on: 1/16/2015
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
NSFTotal Award Amount
$150,000Award Phase
1Solicitation Topic Code
-----Principal Investigator
Bryan HoCompany Information
Ballast Energy Inc
626 Bancroft Way Suite 3C
Berkeley, CA 94710
Berkeley, CA 94710
(617) 671-0851 |
info@ballastenergy.com |
www.ballastenergy.com |
Location: Single
Congr. District: 13
County: Alameda
Congr. District: 13
County: Alameda
Phase I
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Phase I year
2013Phase I Amount
$150,000The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is to develop low-cost manufacturing processes that will disrupt the cost curve of lithium-ion battery production, enabling widespread adoption in large, price-sensitive markets. Furthermore, successful efforts will advance the science of thick electrode architectures and promote structure-based engineering approaches to lithium-ion electrodes that complement current work on advanced materials. Lowering the manufactured cost of lithium-ion cells opens up new opportunities in markets, which include segments of existing deep-cycle lead-acid battery markets, totaling $1.4B, and emerging applications in grid-level distributed energy storage, with $7B of potential in the US alone. In lead-acid replacement applications, this technology will reduce opportunities for lead to reach landfills. In emerging applications on the grid, economical, long-life batteries can help build a more flexible electrical distribution network and enable increased renewable energy integration. As this technology is chemistry-agnostic, it will also be able to exploit future improvements in lithium-ion chemistry. This flexible platform of energy, labor, and capital efficient production will contribute greatly to the American advanced battery manufacturing base.
Phase II
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