Project Europe
Materials for Sustainable Sodium Ion Capacitors
Dates:
January 2023 – December 2026
Project coordinator:
CIC energiGUNE
Partner laboratories :
IMN, BatteryCare (ES), Beyonder (NO), EURIDA RM (AT), Cicenergigune (ES), IRT Jules Verne (FR), E-LYTE Innovation (DE), IPT (ES), KIT (DE), Patentes Talgo (ES), UFS JENA (DE), Nantes Université (FR), UPST III (FR), UP CATALYST (EST)
IMN staff involved:
Thierry BROUSSE, Camille DOUARD, Jean-Yves MEVELLEC, Olivier COSNIER, Laurence ATHOUEL, Jean LE BIDEAU, Bernard HUMBERT, Philippe POIZOT, Steven RENAULT
The MUSIC project aims to develop a new sodium-ion supercapacitor technology with an energy density comparable to that of power batteries.
These would recharge in a matter of seconds, offering long life and minimal loss of efficiency over time for applications in renewable energies such as wind turbines, industry and transport. In this way, the MUSIC project is part of a strong policy of sustainability and respect for the environment.
With the MUSIC project, Sodium-Ion Capacitor (SIC) technology is intended to be “eco-designed”, i.e. developed in a sustainable way right from the design stage, mainly by avoiding the use of so-called “critical raw materials” such as lithium.
Technical and economic impact :
The high energy and power density of MUSIC’s durable sodium-ion capacitors, together with their long cyclability, will help transform passenger electromobility (electric buses, streetcars), hydrogen mobility (heavy vehicles, trains, trucks, aviation) and reinforce renewable energies (harvesting, power electronics).
