Sustainable ALuminium-Sulfur battery and its upscaling for mobility Application (SALSA)
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - RISE |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 499 344 |
| Project duration | May 2024 - November 2024 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Global cooperation 2024 |
| Call | Planning grant for international proposal 2024 |
Important results from the project
The consortium NaS-Up consisted of 13 partners came from 9 different European countries aims to develop room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. This battery developed in NaS-up aims to achieve a specific energy of at least 511 Wh/kg, a volumetric energy density of 727 Wh/l, a discharge rate of at least 3C, and a life cycle of more than 500 cycles at 80% Depth of Discharge (DoD), all while complying with EUCAR Hazard Level 2 requirements (for aviation) and maintaining a cost below 75 euros/kWh.
Expected long term effects
If NaS-Up project is founded and successfully implemented, it will have following impact: Scientific impact: New knowledge in Generation 5 technologies and applications for aerospace and other mobility sectors. Economic/technological: Uptake of Na-S technologies in the EU market; Increased electrification of the aerospace sector; Creation of new revenue models along the battery value chain (and UCs); Reduction of reliance of foreign critical raw materials.
Approach and implementation
Project is implemented mostly according to the plan. However, at the beginning of the consortium formation we had an issue to identify Al-anode developer. Therefore, shifted from Al-S battery to Na-S chemistry to be able to develop a competitive proposal. Title of the project has changed from ´Sustainable ALuminium-Sulfur battery and its upscaling for mobility Application (SALSA)´ to ´Sustainable sodium-sulfur battery at room temperature and its upscaling for mobility applications (NaS-Up)´.