APPLES
Advanced, high Performance, Polymer Lithium
batteries for Electrochemical Storage
The APPLES project aims to optimize and scale
up a novel lithium ion polymer battery which
combines a nanocomposite, tin-carbon, Sn-C,
anode with a nanostructured, lithium nickel
manganese spinel, LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, cathode,
separated by a gel-type lithium conducting
membrane. The battery was originally
developed at Sapienza University of Rome
and the preliminary results included excellent
electrochemical behavior in terms of cycling
life, rate capability and energy density.
Project Partners:
•• Consorzio Sapienza Innovazione, Italy
•• Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB, Sweden
•• Chemetall GmbH, Germany
•• ENI S.p.A., Italy
•• ETC Battery and FuelCells Sweden AB,
Sweden
•• HYDRO-ECO, Research centre of Sapienza
University of Rome, “Idrogeno quale
vettore energetico-ecologico alternativo
HYDRO-ECO”, Italy
•• SAES Getters S.p.A., Italy
The main goal of APPLES is to complete the
development of this unique battery starting
with a further optimization of the electrode
and electrolyte materials, to continue with
their scaling up to large quantities and
fabrication and testing of high capacity battery
cells, and, finally, to define their recycling
process. During the first six months of the
project, the laboratory preparation of battery
materials and the determination of their
structural, morphological and electrochemical
properties have been achieved.
•• Stena Metall AB, Sweden
•• Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und
Wasserstoff-Forschung, Germany
Project Coordinator or Contact Person:
Riccardo Carelli - Project Coordinator,
Consorzio Sapienza Innovazione
[email protected]
Bruno Scosati, Scientific Coordinator, Sapienza
University of Rome
[email protected]
www.applesproject.eu